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<title>The white&#45;collar defence lawyers with nothing to do</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/the-white-collar-defence-lawyers-with-nothing-to-do</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Trump administration’s approach to justice has made life quieter for those who defend alleged financial criminals ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s approach to justice has made life quieter for those who defend alleged financial criminals]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Data centre delays threaten to choke AI expansion</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/data-centre-delays-threaten-to-choke-ai-expansion</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/data-centre-delays-threaten-to-choke-ai-expansion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Almost 40% of such builds in US risk hold-ups, including projects tied to Microsoft and OpenAI ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Almost 40% of such builds in US risk hold-ups, including projects tied to Microsoft and OpenAI]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump says Iran war should end ‘pretty soon’ as Lebanon truce begins</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/trump-says-iran-war-should-end-pretty-soon-as-lebanon-truce-begins</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ President says US-Iran talks could be held this weekend ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[President says US-Iran talks could be held this weekend]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Mandelson vetting scandal shows Starmer isn’t up to the job</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/mandelson-vetting-scandal-shows-starmer-isnt-up-to-the-job</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Something has gone badly wrong in communication between Downing Street and government departments ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Mandelson, vetting, scandal, shows, Starmer, isn’t, the, job</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Something has gone badly wrong in communication between Downing Street and government departments]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Wall Street banks start trading derivatives to bet on pain in private credit</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/wall-street-banks-start-trading-derivatives-to-bet-on-pain-in-private-credit</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/wall-street-banks-start-trading-derivatives-to-bet-on-pain-in-private-credit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ JPMorgan and Barclays are among those offering CDS on Apollo, Ares and Blackstone funds ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Wall, Street, banks, start, trading, derivatives, bet, pain, private, credit</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[JPMorgan and Barclays are among those offering CDS on Apollo, Ares and Blackstone funds]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation in stake sale after death of owner</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/onlyfans-tops-3bn-valuation-in-stake-sale-after-death-of-owner</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/onlyfans-tops-3bn-valuation-in-stake-sale-after-death-of-owner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Discussions with Architect Capital come less than a month after Leonid Radvinsky died ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Discussions with Architect Capital come less than a month after Leonid Radvinsky died]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Welcome to the age of hoarding</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/welcome-to-the-age-of-hoarding</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/welcome-to-the-age-of-hoarding</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As global economic uncertainty mounts, stockpiling is back ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Welcome, the, age, hoarding</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As global economic uncertainty mounts, stockpiling is back]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Macron and Starmer to hold summit on plan to secure Strait of Hormuz</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/macron-and-starmer-to-hold-summit-on-plan-to-secure-strait-of-hormuz</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/macron-and-starmer-to-hold-summit-on-plan-to-secure-strait-of-hormuz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ French and UK leaders are expected to brief Donald Trump after meeting on Friday ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Macron, and, Starmer, hold, summit, plan, secure, Strait, Hormuz</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[French and UK leaders are expected to brief Donald Trump after meeting on Friday]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>US’s status as lowest&#45;cost dollar borrower challenged as investors shun Trump risk</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/uss-status-as-lowest-cost-dollar-borrower-challenged-as-investors-shun-trump-risk</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Concerns over erratic White House policymaking have driven investors to ‘very stable’ development bank issuers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Concerns over erratic White House policymaking have driven investors to ‘very stable’ development bank issuers]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Starmer blames ‘unforgivable’ Foreign Office for vetting fiasco</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/starmer-blames-unforgivable-foreign-office-for-vetting-fiasco</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/starmer-blames-unforgivable-foreign-office-for-vetting-fiasco</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ PM facing calls to resign after Peter Mandelson revealed to have failed security officials’ checks ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[PM facing calls to resign after Peter Mandelson revealed to have failed security officials’ checks]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Ceasefire with Israel expected ‘soon’, say Lebanese officials</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/ceasefire-with-israel-expected-soon-say-lebanese-officials</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/ceasefire-with-israel-expected-soon-say-lebanese-officials</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Deal to halt war between Israel and Hizbollah could boost efforts to reach a US-Iran peace accord ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ceasefire, with, Israel, expected, ‘soon’, say, Lebanese, officials</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Deal to halt war between Israel and Hizbollah could boost efforts to reach a US-Iran peace accord]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Gulf states turn to private deals in $10bn wartime borrowing spree</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/gulf-states-turn-to-private-deals-in-10bn-wartime-borrowing-spree</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/gulf-states-turn-to-private-deals-in-10bn-wartime-borrowing-spree</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Kuwait avoid public markets for fundraising as Iran conflict delivers economic hit ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Gulf, states, turn, private, deals, 10bn, wartime, borrowing, spree</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Kuwait avoid public markets for fundraising as Iran conflict delivers economic hit]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>How the Strait of Hormuz will change Iran’s regime</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/how-the-strait-of-hormuz-will-change-irans-regime</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/how-the-strait-of-hormuz-will-change-irans-regime</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A system fixated on building up military deterrents has discovered its most important point of leverage over the world ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[A system fixated on building up military deterrents has discovered its most important point of leverage over the world]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The pope versus the president: how Leo became Trump’s fearless foe</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/the-pope-versus-the-president-how-leo-became-trumps-fearless-foe</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/the-pope-versus-the-president-how-leo-became-trumps-fearless-foe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, pope, versus, the, president:, how, Leo, became, Trump’s, fearless</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The tax&#45;focused hedge fund craze taking over Wall Street</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/the-tax-focused-hedge-fund-craze-taking-over-wall-street</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/the-tax-focused-hedge-fund-craze-taking-over-wall-street</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New breed of products from firms such as AQR and Quantinno has soared in popularity, raising regulatory concerns ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, tax-focused, hedge, fund, craze, taking, over, Wall, Street</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[New breed of products from firms such as AQR and Quantinno has soared in popularity, raising regulatory concerns]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Russia hits Ukraine with largest air attack this year</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/russia-hits-ukraine-with-largest-air-attack-this-year</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/russia-hits-ukraine-with-largest-air-attack-this-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Missiles and drones killed and injured residents in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Russia, hits, Ukraine, with, largest, air, attack, this, year</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Missiles and drones killed and injured residents in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Appetite for PepsiCo’s cheaper snacks boosts foods group</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/appetite-for-pepsicos-cheaper-snacks-boosts-foods-group</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/appetite-for-pepsicos-cheaper-snacks-boosts-foods-group</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Company is focusing on price cuts and more products with natural ingredients ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Appetite, for, PepsiCo’s, cheaper, snacks, boosts, foods, group</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Company is focusing on price cuts and more products with natural ingredients]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>EU to relax merger rules in bid to create ‘European champions’</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/eu-to-relax-merger-rules-in-bid-to-create-european-champions</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/eu-to-relax-merger-rules-in-bid-to-create-european-champions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Draft reforms stress benefits of scale and investment in competition regulator’s assessment of proposed deals ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>relax, merger, rules, bid, create, ‘European, champions’</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Draft reforms stress benefits of scale and investment in competition regulator’s assessment of proposed deals]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Shares at world’s biggest chocolate maker plunge as cocoa prices collapse</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/shares-at-worlds-biggest-chocolate-maker-plunge-as-cocoa-prices-collapse</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/shares-at-worlds-biggest-chocolate-maker-plunge-as-cocoa-prices-collapse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Company warns of effect of falling cocoa prices, industry overcapacity and supply disruptions ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Company warns of effect of falling cocoa prices, industry overcapacity and supply disruptions]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>‘Bifs’ replace ‘Piigs’ as Europe’s bond market whipping boys</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/bifs-replace-piigs-as-europes-bond-market-whipping-boys</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/bifs-replace-piigs-as-europes-bond-market-whipping-boys</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Britain, Italy and France have borne the brunt of a sovereign debt sell-off sparked by the Iran war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Britain, Italy and France have borne the brunt of a sovereign debt sell-off sparked by the Iran war]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The mix of chaotic politics and a resilient economy can’t last</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/the-mix-of-chaotic-politics-and-a-resilient-economy-cant-last</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/the-mix-of-chaotic-politics-and-a-resilient-economy-cant-last</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world’s economy has managed to withstand a great deal of chaos, but new IMF forecasts show that things could get worse ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[The world’s economy has managed to withstand a great deal of chaos, but new IMF forecasts show that things could get worse]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>US hotels slash summer room rates as World Cup demand falls short</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/us-hotels-slash-summer-room-rates-as-world-cup-demand-falls-short</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/us-hotels-slash-summer-room-rates-as-world-cup-demand-falls-short</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Industry executives say fans are being put off by expensive match tickets, inflation fears and anti-American sentiment ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Industry executives say fans are being put off by expensive match tickets, inflation fears and anti-American sentiment]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>US military says blockade of Iranian ports is ‘fully implemented’</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/us-military-says-blockade-of-iranian-ports-is-fully-implemented</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Six vessels turned around when ordered to do so in the first 24 hours of the blockade, Centcom says ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Six vessels turned around when ordered to do so in the first 24 hours of the blockade, Centcom says]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>The weird resilience of the EU</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/the-weird-resilience-of-the-eu</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A decade into the age of nationalism, the idea of quitting the club is still remarkably taboo ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[A decade into the age of nationalism, the idea of quitting the club is still remarkably taboo]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Banks’ soaring exposure to trading firms creating ‘inherent fragility’, warns S&amp;amp;P</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/banks-soaring-exposure-to-trading-firms-creating-inherent-fragility-warns-sp</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/banks-soaring-exposure-to-trading-firms-creating-inherent-fragility-warns-sp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Large investment banks have become increasingly reliant on markets financing, report says ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Large investment banks have become increasingly reliant on markets financing, report says]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>European airports warn new border system causes up to three&#45;hour delays</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/european-airports-warn-new-border-system-causes-up-to-three-hour-delays</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/european-airports-warn-new-border-system-causes-up-to-three-hour-delays</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Operators in 15 countries report disruption as new EU electronic entry/exit system fully comes into force ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Operators in 15 countries report disruption as new EU electronic entry/exit system fully comes into force]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump’s push to cut US rates akin to ‘banana republic’, says Yellen</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/trumps-push-to-cut-us-rates-akin-to-banana-republic-says-yellen</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/trumps-push-to-cut-us-rates-akin-to-banana-republic-says-yellen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh will lack ‘credibility’ in arguing rates should fall, says former Treasury secretary ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh will lack ‘credibility’ in arguing rates should fall, says former Treasury secretary]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if US blockade succeeds</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/iran-faces-halt-to-oil-production-within-weeks-if-us-blockade-succeeds</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tehran has a maximum of 16 days of storage before it will need to curtail its output ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tehran has a maximum of 16 days of storage before it will need to curtail its output]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/iran-used-chinese-spy-satellite-to-target-us-bases</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/iran-used-chinese-spy-satellite-to-target-us-bases</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Iran, used, Chinese, spy, satellite, target, bases</media:keywords>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Trump warns he could rip up trade deal with UK</title>
<link>https://capitalindexers.space/trump-warns-he-could-rip-up-trade-deal-with-uk</link>
<guid>https://capitalindexers.space/trump-warns-he-could-rip-up-trade-deal-with-uk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Threat comes as tensions rise between Washington and London over Iran war ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vice-president returns to Washington empty-handed after twin failures on Iran talks and in Hungary ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead ]]></description>
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<title>The ever&#45;shrinking JD Vance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After a series of setbacks, the vice-president is no longer Trump’s obvious successor ]]></description>
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<title>US pushing Iran to agree 20&#45;year moratorium on nuclear activity</title>
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<title>JPMorgan profits surge to $16.5bn in second&#45;best quarter on record</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jamie Dimon warns economy faces ‘complex set of risks’ even as war in Iran boosts bank’s trading division ]]></description>
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<title>Shadow&#45;fleet tanker tests US naval blockade of Iran</title>
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<title>Israel poised to seize Hizbollah’s ‘capital of liberation’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Twenty-six years ago a Lebanese militant leader stood in Bint Jbeil to hail a landmark Israeli retreat. Now the IDF is set to take the town ]]></description>
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<title>PwC plans overhaul of global consulting business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shake-up spurred on by rise of AI and threat of major upheaval across the industry ]]></description>
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<title>Iran threatens to hit back against Middle East ports ahead of US blockade</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump tells US navy to ‘interdict’ ships that pay Iran to pass through Strait of Hormuz ]]></description>
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<title>EU ties €35bn fund release to Hungary’s break with Orbán era</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Brussels links unfreezing of funds to 27 conditions it expects incoming prime minister Péter Magyar to deliver on ]]></description>
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<title>Why time is on Iran’s side</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A global energy crisis is only just beginning. Political turmoil will follow ]]></description>
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<title>The risks of Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade plan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Naval embargo designed to cut off Iran’s exports threatens to destabilise global energy markets ]]></description>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Naval embargo designed to cut off Iran’s exports threatens to destabilise global energy markets]]> </content:encoded>
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<title>Sotheby’s offers to pay sellers interest as art market struggles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Patrick Drahi-owned auction house contends with heavy debt burden in shrinking market ]]></description>
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<title>Bets against US stocks will have ‘wind at their backs’, says Carson Block</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Muddy Waters founder says bets against US stocks will have ‘wind at their backs’ as technology upends markets ]]></description>
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<title>Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ CEO is training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop ‘personal superintelligence’ ]]></description>
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<title>Pope Leo says he has ‘no fear’ of Trump administration</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Comments from Catholic Church head come hours after US president launched scathing attack on him ]]></description>
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<title>Goldman reports best quarter in 5 years even as fixed&#45;income traders disappoint</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Equities traders powered bank’s earnings, while fixed-income, currencies and commodities business fell well short ]]></description>
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