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FirstFT: Trump hints at diplomatic end to Iran war
Also in today’s newsletter: EU-Australia trade and European tech independence
Federal Reserve will stay on hold if energy shock is protracted
Read the March forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
Hormuz fertiliser block will upend world’s food production
Any ceasefire negotiations must include a humanitarian carve-out for such shipments
War sparks ‘panic buying’ of aluminium among global carmakers
Disruption to power supplies and shipping bottlenecks have affected key sources of production in Gulf
Netanyahu’s rivals try to outdo him over Iran
Israel’s opposition parties criticise prime minister’s management of war even as they express strong support for offensive
Dubai’s Indian expatriates hunker down
Deep historic links and economic necessity underpin immigrants’ desire to see out the war
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A View from the Bridge - February 2026
With political turmoil or “Polycrisis” inside Downing Street being the more dominant theme for sterling markets over the past couple of sessions, market participants were not primed for a pronounced shift in bias from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)at their first meeting of the year.
PegasusCapital - 06/02/2026





