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Votes in England, Scotland and Wales, New York hosts the Met Gala and broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100
London seeks to repair US-UK links, monetary policy has a significant moment, and Big Tech and Big Pharma lead results
Plus, Middle East ceasefire deadlines, Trump attends press dinner and Fed nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate committee
Plus, Wall Street lenders kick off earnings season, Chinese GDP and European inflation figures
Plus, Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline nears, NHS doctors set to strike and Taiwan opposition leader visits China
Markets wind down for Easter break, Japan hosts Macron and UK regulator to outline stance on £11bn car finance mis-selling
Telling PMI, consumer confidence and inflation updates, plus Denmark goes to the polls, Anglicans anoint first female leader
Plus, Nvidia talks AI chips, Rachel Reeves makes a pitch for closer EU ties and Japan’s prime minister heads to Washington
Inflation and Q4 GDP updates, results from Lego and Oracle, and ‘Wealth of Nations’ reaches 250th anniversary
Plus, British chancellor Rachel Reeves likely to play it safe in her Spring Statement
Trump gives first State of the Union address of second term, Labour in by-election fight and Ukraine war enters a fifth year
Plus, miners report earnings, inflation data and China sets interest rates
Japan digests election results, Hong Kong protester Jimmy Lai sentenced and Bangladeshis vote in a pivotal election
Plus, Thailand goes to the polls, ECB and BoE set interest rates, and Winter Olympics begin in Milan
Plus, UK’s Starmer heads to Beijing, and Apple and Tesla in focus as earnings season builds steam
Plus, Japan’s prime minister to reveal election date, IMF updates on growth, and Netflix and Rio Tinto report earnings
Talks over Arctic island’s future, Le Pen in court again, Wall Street bank results season kicks off and UK gets a GDP update
Ukraine allies convene in France, Chinese AI start-ups list in Hong Kong and UK retailers update on Christmas sales
US midterms, a crunch poll for the UK PM, plus questions of nuclear arms treaties and the risk of an AI bubble burst
Inflation and employment updates, plus three of the big central banks set interest rates
US sets interest rates, Magnum Ice Cream Company starts trading and Australia’s under-16 social media ban begins
Plus, BoE Financial Stability Report published, Zara owner Inditex reports results and 2026 Fifa World Cup draw is made
Trump seeks Ukraine deal before the US holiday, while UK chancellor Reeves delivers a make-or-break fiscal statement
Plus, COP30 struggles to finish in the heat, no-shows hinder South Africa’s G20 summit and retailers report earnings
Plus, Syria’s new president makes historic White House visit, Armistice Day remembrances and US inflation data published
