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There is now clarity on what the Fed will do at its December meeting

DR Congo to give US buyers mineral access after peace deal

Washington and Swiss trader Mercuria announce up to $1bn each in funding as Trump seeks to end long-running conflict

Delayed PCE data for September will not derail December rate cut

Personal consumption expenditure inflation is above target but the release contained little the Fed did not already know

StanChart settles £1.5bn lawsuit over Iran sanctions breaches

Investors alleged the UK-headquartered bank had issued misleading statements about compliance

Drop the gloom if you want to change public behaviour

We are deeply influenced by what others do, so emphasising kindness is the way to tackle littering, pilfering and abuse

US national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe

Policy document blasts traditional allies while failing to criticise Russia

Utility group Telecom Plus in deal talks with energy provider Ovo

Owner of Utility Warehouse vies with others to buy into the household retail business with 4mn customers

Kroger pays Ocado $350mn for paring back automated warehouses partnership

UK group’s shares rise after compensation agreed with US retailer

Netflix agrees $83bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

As part of the deal, WBD will continue with plan to spin off its cable television networks

Political Fix: Deals, donations and damage limitation

Did Farage float a Tory pact? Plus, Starmer staves off Budget backlash

Deals, donations and damage limitation

Did Farage float a Tory pact? Plus, Starmer staves off Budget backlash

India’s airports in chaos as largest airline cancels over 1,000 flights

Crisis at IndiGo forces government to suspend pilot rest rules

Europe’s fateful moment

The EU faces a historic choice: whether or not to unlock frozen Russian assets and save the Ukrainian war effort

German parliament approves pension bill as Merz quells rebellion

Chancellor had faced defections in his own ranks that had raised doubts over his coalition’s viability

Reeves’ salary sacrifice changes to hit 3.3mn pension savers

HMRC data points to impact of UK government’s crackdown on tax advantages of workplace schemes

Merz jets to Belgium to secure frozen Russian assets plan

German chancellor has been driving force behind EU plans for reparations loan to Kyiv

In future ‘books could respond’ says winning author Stephen Witt

Writer of ‘The Thinking Machine’ about Nvidia’s rise believes in the vast potential of AI

‘Systemic failure’: fury as tap water in Tunbridge Wells runs dry after outage

South East Water faces mounting criticism over latest supply failure

What should I be reading — or gifting — over the holidays? You asked, we answered

The FT’s books editors Frederick Studemann and Maria Crawford replied to reader questions

Upstart hedge fund launches fresh attack on US regional banks

HoldCo takes on KeyCorp in its fifth activist campaign of the year

A sweeping history of capitalism; Jeanette Winterson’s impassioned essay collection; a searing account of slave resistance in the Americas; biographies of Carole King and Jessica Mitford; new novels from Bryan Washington and Mircea Cărtărescu; short stories by Joy Williams — plus the winner of the F