The Financial Times
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Nicolle Liu in Hong Kong and Yuan Yang in Beijing
– Jun 30, 2020, 10:57 AM
China has passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong, increasing its power over the territory in a move that drew swift condemnation from the US and Europe. The legislation was introduced after the territory was rocked by anti-government…
The Financial Times
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Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington
– Jun 30, 2020, 9:31 AM
Anthony Fauci has questioned American Airlines's decision to book passengers in middle seats, adding the voice of a leader of the White House coronavirus task force to a growing criticism of the move. Dr Fauci's warning, delivered at a Capitol Hill…
The Financial Times
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Erika Solomon in Berlin
– Jun 30, 2020, 10:44 AM
Germany's defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will dissolve part of the country's special forces and restructure the elite military division, after some of its members were found to have radical rightwing sympathies. The second company…
The Wall Street Journal
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Nick Timiraos
– Jun 30, 2020, 4:30 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to tell lawmakers Tuesday that the reopening of the U.S. economy—and the accompanying upturn in spending and hiring this spring—came sooner than central bank officials had expected. But he…
The Financial Times
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Martin Wolf
– Jun 30, 2020, 9:52 AM
The IMF's World Economic Outlook Update for June is not a cheerful document. Yet it does contain a cheerful point: the second quarter of 2020 should be the nadir of the Covid-19 economic crisis. If so, the challenge is to produce the best possible…
