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Finance minister says Lisbon will not let rearmament costs threaten budget surplus secured after years of austerityView the full article

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro likely to lose confidence vote on Tuesday over consultancy he transferred to his familyView the full article

Investors fearful of political turmoil following a period of relative calm in UK marketsView the full article

Central bank chief vows to ‘focus on the data’ rather than get dragged into political debatesView the full article

Letter seen by FT appears to undermine claims that chair of US central bank misled Congress over renovation View the full article

Federal Reserve chair says inflation expectations are close to central bank’s 2% goalView the full article

Powell testimony live: Senate panel to quiz Fed chair on monetary policyView the full article

Also in today’s newsletter, political violence in the US isn’t just rising — it’s broadeningView the full article

Spiralling electricity demand threatens to hold the US back in its technological race with ChinaView the full article

Loyalty has worn thin because of the PM’s lack of interest in making the difficult decisions his job requiresView the full article

Tremors felt hundreds of miles away in BangkokView the full article

Medical equipment company linked to Michelle Mone breached state contract during pandemic, judge saysView the full article

Audio recordings reveal Tom Harper told contractor to destroy material about an investigation into journalistsView the full article

Financial gamification has upended traditional patterns of trust and oversightView the full article

DraftKings and Flutter shares slide as investors fret about threat posed by apps such as KalshiView the full article

As new bettors flock to platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, some make easy prey for trading firms and professional gamblers View the full article

It is too soon to conclude that the wave that began in 2016 with The President and Brexit has subsidedView the full article

David Kogan warns ‘clock is ticking’ for divisions to agree how money should be redistributed from top level of the gameView the full article

High-end brands shrug off volatile cocoa prices to enjoy a boom in demand as buyers ‘trade up’ View the full article

Prime minister accused of failing to engage effectively with the appointment processView the full article

Some senior Labour figures want the party to drop promises not to rejoin customs union or single marketView the full article

Multiple MPs in Labour Party question Morgan McSweeney’s judgment as revelations shake WestminsterView the full article