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Rhine drought strands ships and forces German production shutdowns

Crucial trade river near its lowest level in eight years as temperatures head towards 40C
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What Warsh is (probably) up to
FirstFT: Europe vows World Cup boycott in Fifa protest
The Fed will face a pivotal meeting in September unless there is a durable ceasefire
We’ve moved from income world to wealth world
China is smarter about subsidies than everybody else
China’s factory activity falls for first time in five months
Apple forecasts slower growth as AI build-out strains tech supply chains
China is not the solution to the US chipflation problem
BoE holds rates at 3.75% as it waits to see impact of Iran war
Income investors enjoying Q2 record dividends
Income investors enjoying Q2 record dividends
Declining PCE inflation in June likely to be reversed in July
US economy grew less than expected at 1.5% rate in second quarter
Bank of England holds rates amid volatile energy prices
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