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City watchdog rules out market abuse probe into Rachel Reeves

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The City watchdog has dismissed Conservative requests for a market abuse probe into Rachel Reeves over claims the UK chancellor gave misleading information about the public finances ahead of last week’s Budget. Nikhil Rathi, head … Read more

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AJ Bell boss warns over ‘absolutely bonkers’ Isa charge

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The chief executive of AJ Bell said that pre-Budget uncertainty prompted large withdrawals from pensions and labelled certain changes to the Isa regime as “absolutely bonkers”. Michael Summersgill told the Financial Times that even though … Read more

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Steve Witkoff to meet Ukrainian officials after fruitless talks with Vladimir Putin

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Jared Kushner, left, with Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff before their meeting at the Kremlin on Tuesday © Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner … Read more

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UK universities restricting recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

UK universities are shutting out applicants from Pakistan and Bangladesh because of concerns over visa abuse and tougher Home Office rules. At least nine higher education institutions have restricted recruitment from “high risk” countries as they face increased pressure to ensure they are enrolling genuine students. It follows a surge of asylum claims from international … Read more

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Stocks’ irrational rate-cut rally

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more

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Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK received a £9mn donation from businessman Christopher Harborne in August, pushing the party’s fundraising far ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives. The money is the biggest single donation to a … Read more

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