2. 自由奔放的香港效仿中国,制定首个五年计划 Freewheeling Hong Kong takes cue from China with first five-year plan (www.ft.com)
3. 冯德莱恩将把欧盟描绘成全球地缘政治风暴中的唯一避风港 Von der Leyen to paint EU as the only port in a global geopolitical storm (www.ft.com)
6. 全球表现最佳的主权财富基金预计股市将出现回调 World’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund expects equities pullback (www.ft.com)
8. 英国计划“引进无人机”,以改造饱受困扰的“阿贾克斯”战斗车 UK looks to ‘land drones’ to transform beleaguered Ajax fighting vehicles (www.ft.com)
14. “购买英国产品”的军事采购方式并非捍卫国家安全的良策 ‘Buy British’ military procurement is a poor way to defend the realm (www.ft.com)
15. 英国财政大臣正考虑在预算案中对高赌注老虎机加征税收 UK chancellor considering Budget tax raid on higher stake slot machines (www.ft.com)
16. 奥斯特首席执行官表示,欧洲必须针对“不公平”的中国风力涡轮机制造商采取行动 Ørsted boss says Europe must act on ‘unfair’ Chinese wind turbine makers (www.ft.com)
17. 美国亿万富翁们纷纷出手,为共和党的竞选活动提供资金支持 US billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election push (www.ft.com)
23. 美国指控五名与俄罗斯“暗杀网络”有关联的人员 US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’ (www.ft.com)
24. 日产将投资1.7亿英镑,在桑德兰工厂生产一款新型混合动力SUV Nissan to invest 170mn to build a new hybrid SUV at Sunderland plant (www.ft.com)
25. 英国政府顾问警告称,希思罗机场扩建计划与气候目标不相容 Heathrow expansion incompatible with climate goals, UK government advisers warn (www.ft.com)
27. 贝森特将在特朗普与习近平峰会前于纽约会见何立峰 Bessent to meet He Lifeng in New York ahead of Trump-Xi summit (www.ft.com)
28. 特朗普表示,肯尼迪中心的翻新工程取决于是否以他的名字命名 Trump says Kennedy Center renovation depends on whether his name is on it (www.ft.com)
30. 一个时代的终结:撒切尔最青睐的市议会支持将税率提高94% End of an era as Thatcher’s favourite council backs 94% tax rise (www.ft.com)
31. OpenAI在IPO前考虑进行新一轮融资,估值达1.2万亿美元 OpenAI weighs funding round at 1.2tn valuation before IPO (www.ft.com)
32. 美国众议院一个委员会投票决定,因埃普斯坦传票一事认定莱昂·布莱克藐视国会 US House panel votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein subpoena (www.ft.com)
33. 美国一项具有里程碑意义的加密货币法案因参议院在特朗普的道德问题上意见分歧而未获通过 Landmark US crypto bill fails as Senate splits over Trump ethics concerns (www.ft.com)
34. 英伟达首席执行官称,围绕人工智能创新与安全的争论是“虚假的选择” Nvidia CEO says battle over AI innovation and safety is ‘false choice’ (www.ft.com)
35. 英国正在“积极”探讨加入由加拿大牵头的全球防务银行 UK ‘actively’ exploring joining Canada-led global defence bank (www.ft.com)
36. 西方官员称,伊朗利用伪装成核磁共振扫描结果的间谍软件入侵批评者的设备 Iran uses spyware disguised as MRI scan results to hack critics, say western officials (www.ft.com)
37. 如果英国雇主拒绝员工居家办公的请求,就必须与员工“坐下来”商谈 UK bosses must ‘sit down’ with staff if they block WFH requests (www.ft.com)
39. 埃克森美孚获得得克萨斯州批准,将实施一项50亿美元的碳捕获项目 Exxon wins Texas approval for 5bn carbon capture project (www.ft.com)
40. 拉里·埃里森表明,即便是亿万富翁也会面临流动性问题 Larry Ellison shows even billionaires struggle with liquidity (www.ft.com)
41. 苏格兰威士忌生产商对英格兰威士忌获得法律保护一事怒不可遏 Scotch producers fume over legal protection for English whisky (www.ft.com)
42. 美国检方称,中国团伙利用币安(Binance)洗钱6100万美元,这些资金来自伊朗石油交易 US prosecutors say Chinese groups used Binance to launder 61mn from Iranian oil deals (www.ft.com)
43. “改革英国”党威尔士地区负责人因涉嫌殴打他人被捕后辞职 Reform UK’s leader in Wales steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault (www.ft.com)
44. 五角大楼监督机构称,伊朗战争导致美国弹药出现“短缺” Iran war has left US with munitions ‘shortfall’, Pentagon watchdog says (www.ft.com)
45. 随着与胡塞武装的战事升级,沙特领导人访问埃及进行安全磋商 Saudi leader visits Egypt for security talks as war with Houthis intensifies (www.ft.com)
47. 特朗普与习近平峰会的最大成果,就是这场峰会能够如期举行 The main Trump-Xi summit achievement will be it happening at all (www.ft.com)
48. 桑坦德银行就PPI不当销售赔偿案的法律上诉胜诉,获赔6.77亿英镑 Santander wins 677mn legal appeal over PPI mis-selling bill (www.ft.com)
49. 调查发现,露西·莱特比医院的管理人员报警行动迟缓 Managers at Lucy Letby hospital too slow to call police, inquiry finds (www.ft.com)
52. 苏利文·克伦威尔律所聘请柯克兰律所的一支合伙人团队,以推进私募股权业务 Sullivan & Cromwell hires team of Kirkland partners in private equity push (www.ft.com)
55. 随着化肥出口商填补了伊朗战争留下的缺口,对粮食危机的担忧有所缓解 Food crisis fears ease as fertiliser exporters fill gap left by Iran war (www.ft.com)
56. 一艘俄罗斯军舰在波罗的海上向一架丹麦直升机发射了信号弹 Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter over Baltic Sea (www.ft.com)
58. 梅洛尼力推一项选举法,该法将助长其极右翼对手的势头 Meloni presses ahead with election law that boosts her far-right rival (www.ft.com)
59. 这位前摩根大通银行家正面临华尔街最艰巨的重整任务 The ex-JPMorgan banker facing Wall Street’s toughest turnaround job (www.ft.com)
64. 随着夏季劳动力市场持续疲软,英国雇主纷纷裁员 UK employers cut jobs as labour market remains weak over summer (www.ft.com)
65. 官方评估报告称,“购房援助计划”具有“极高的性价比” Help to Buy scheme was ‘very high value for money’, says official review (www.ft.com)
67. 对于欧洲被做空最多的股票之一BoneSupport而言,现在到了关键时刻 It’s crunch time for BoneSupport, one of Europe’s most shorted stocks (www.ft.com)
68. 卡尼呼吁与欧盟建立“独特联盟”,以期加强贸易联系 Carney calls for ‘unique alliance’ with EU in plea for closer trade ties (www.ft.com)
71. 波兰如何在试图用加密货币购买委内瑞拉石油时损失了2.3亿美元 How Poland lost 230mn trying to buy Venezuelan oil with crypto (www.ft.com)
72. 本·德洛:这位为“改革英国”党提供资金支持的加密货币亿万富翁 Ben Delo: the crypto billionaire helping to bankroll Reform UK (www.ft.com)
78. 美国制造商遭受新一轮供应链成本通胀冲击 US manufacturers hit by fresh burst of supply chain cost inflation (www.ft.com)
80. 欧洲央行工作人员要求就拉加德可能提前离职一事作出明确说明 ECB staff demand clarity over Lagarde’s potential early exit (www.ft.com)
81. 随着债务担忧加剧,外国投资者更青睐美股而非美国国债 Foreign investors prefer US stocks to Treasuries as debt worries grow (www.ft.com)
82. 英国和日本力求充分利用“欧洲制造”汽车行业规则带来的好处 UK and Japan seek to fully benefit from ‘Made in Europe’ car sector rules (www.ft.com)
83. 捷豹路虎瞄准北约军事预算,推出焕新版卫士 Jaguar Land Rover targets Nato military budgets with revamped Defender (www.ft.com)
86. 桑坦德银行敞开其金库大门——大卫·奇珀菲尔德为此贡献了一份力量 Banco Santander opens its vaults — with some help from David Chipperfield (www.ft.com)
88. 埃马纽埃尔·卡雷尔的《集体农庄》——一位文学界巨擘的非凡人生 Kolkhoz by Emmanuel Carrère — the remarkable life of a literary grande dame (www.ft.com)
89. 那个秘密的德国“游击队”正在为乌克兰大量采购武器 The secretive German ‘guerrilla unit’ buying up arms for Ukraine (www.ft.com)
90. 扎克·戴尔认为,电池车队可以解决美国在人工智能领域面临的电力短缺问题 Zach Dell bets a battery fleet can solve America’s AI power crunch (www.ft.com)
95. 一名俄罗斯商人资助了唐纳德·特朗普 Jr. 在巴哈马举行的婚礼庆功宴 Russian businessman bankrolls Donald Trump Jr’s Bahamas wedding after-party (www.ft.com)
100. 苏格兰和威尔士再次推动独立——并援引了伯纳姆本人的言论 Scotland and Wales renew push for independence — using Burnham’s own rhetoric (www.ft.com)
102. 特朗普将废除拜登时期针对发电厂污染制定的气候保护措施 Trump to scrap Biden-era climate protections on power plant pollution (www.ft.com)
103. 卡尼敦促欧盟巩固贸易协议,而渥太华正寻求摆脱对美国的依赖 Carney urges EU to cement trade deal as Ottawa seeks pivot from US (www.ft.com)
105. 奈杰尔·法拉奇拒绝透露“英国改革党”收到的7200万英镑捐赠是否符合新设的限额规定 Nigel Farage refuses to say if Reform UK’s 72mn gifts would comply with new cap (www.ft.com)
108. 德国要求安德烈亚·奥塞尔在收购后保留德国商业银行的法兰克福总部 Germany tells Andrea Orcel to keep Commerzbank’s Frankfurt HQ after takeover (www.ft.com)
111. 如果不倾听年轻人的心声,我们就无法解决他们的失业问题 We won’t solve young people’s worklessness without listening to them (www.ft.com)
112. 法国为解除欧盟对俄罗斯寡头的制裁展开“令人惊讶”的推动 France in ‘astonishing’ push to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarch (www.ft.com)
113. 英国关于协助死亡的辩论因缺乏坦诚而受阻 Britain’s assisted dying debate was hobbled by a lack of candour (www.ft.com)
116. 美国的超级英雄们移居英国了,但他们会留下来吗? America’s superheroes moved to Britain, but will they stay? (www.ft.com)
117. 斯托尔滕贝格放弃担任慕尼黑安全会议最高职位的计划 Stoltenberg reneges on Munich Security Conference top job plan (www.ft.com)
122. 斯塔默批准向被解职的公务员事务署署长支付创纪录的86万英镑遣散费 Starmer approved record 860,000 pay-off for sacked civil service chief (www.ft.com)
125. 泽连斯基对一名曾任其助手、现转为批评者的前助手实施制裁 Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on former aide turned critic (www.ft.com)
126. 马西米利亚诺·吉奥尼策划的《高水位》——什么才算是一届成功的威尼斯双年展? High Waters by Massimiliano Gioni — what makes a good Venice Biennale? (www.ft.com)
130. 印度尼西亚的普拉博沃上任仅一年便解除了财政部长的职务 Indonesia’s Prabowo fires finance minister after just a year (www.ft.com)
131. 列支敦士登称,欧洲在信息披露方面的推动已“走得太远” Europe’s disclosure push has gone ‘too far’, says Liechtenstein (www.ft.com)
132. 中信大厦无人机坠落事件后,北京启动无人机回收行动以加强整治 Beijing launches drone buyback in crackdown after Citic Tower crash (www.ft.com)
134. 报告称,日本重启核电面临的压力导致了数据篡改 Pressure over Japan nuclear restart led to data manipulation, report finds (www.ft.com)
135. 人工智能领域的领军人物真的能为了共同利益而搁置竞争吗? Can AI’s leaders really put aside rivalry for the common good? (www.ft.com)
138. 欧盟和加拿大将举杯庆祝双方关系更加紧密,以期重振多边世界秩序 EU and Canada to toast to closer bonds in bid to rally multilateral world order (www.ft.com)
143. 随着投资者预期美联储将加息,沃什与特朗普的立场渐行渐远 Warsh and Trump on collision course as investors expect Fed to raise rates (www.ft.com)
146. 油价飙升使英国央行今年加息的可能性重燃 Oil price surge revives prospect of Bank of England rate rise this year (www.ft.com)
147. 报告警告称,英国面临2580亿英镑的基础设施投资缺口 UK faces 258bn infrastructure spending gap, warns report (www.ft.com)
148. 欧洲各国首都就欧洲央行行长克里斯蒂娜·拉加德的继任人选展开博弈 European capitals barter over Christine Lagarde’s successor at ECB (www.ft.com)
149. 针对“不那么健康”食品的广告禁令范围扩大,可能导致英国媒体广告支出减少10亿英镑 Expanded ad ban on ‘less healthy’ foods could hit 1bn in UK media spending (www.ft.com)
151. 真实的战场场景与温馨的间谍故事——我们精选的最新惊悚小说 Battlefield realism and cosy espionage — our pick of the latest thrillers (www.ft.com)
152. 泛欧交易所对与竞争对手德意志交易所达成“大爆炸式”交易持开放态度 Euronext open to ‘big bang’ deal with rival Deutsche Börse (www.ft.com)
154. 在国防需求激增之际,一家初创企业在距离塔桥一英里处开设工厂 Start-up opens factory a mile from Tower Bridge amid defence surge (www.ft.com)
155. Anthropic 向投资者表示,公司将连续第二个季度实现盈利 Anthropic tells investors it will be profitable for second straight quarter (www.ft.com)
156. 迈克尔·戴尔的家族办公室即将达成协议,将一家保险经纪公司私有化 Michael Dell’s family office nears deal to take insurance broker private (www.ft.com)
157. 伯纳姆承诺将推动英国商业运作方式的“文化转变” Burnham promises a ‘culture shift’ for how Britain does business (www.ft.com)
159. 特朗普在访问爱尔兰期间取消了对爱尔兰威士忌的关税 Trump scraps tariffs on Irish whiskey during visit to country (www.ft.com)
161. 特朗普呼吁乌克兰停止袭击俄罗斯的柴油炼油厂 Trump calls on Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel refineries (www.ft.com)
165. 唐纳德·特朗普拒绝了科技界高管关于放缓人工智能发展的呼吁 Donald Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for an AI slowdown (www.ft.com)
166. 围绕“欧洲制造”规则的紧张局势导致欧盟与英国的“关系重启”谈判再次推迟 EU-UK reset talks delayed again amid tension over ‘Made in Europe’ rules (www.ft.com)
167. 雷纳暗示,在改革党获得7200万英镑资金注入后,政治捐款上限问题已提上议程 Rayner suggests political donations cap on table after Reform’s 72mn boost (www.ft.com)
170. 俄罗斯击中了一列从基辅开往华沙的疏散列车,该列车行经一条常有外国领导人乘坐的线路 Russia hits evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train on line used by foreign leaders (www.ft.com)
174. 特朗普将阿拉斯加打造为液化天然气超级大国的愿景面临800亿美元的考验 Trump’s vision of Alaska as LNG superpower confronts an 80bn test (www.ft.com)
177. GE医疗正就一笔价值10亿美元的交易与一家癌症扫描试剂制造商进行谈判 GE HealthCare in talks over 1bn deal for maker of cancer scan chemicals (www.ft.com)
179. 提问:英国企业对预算案有何期待? Submit a question: What do British businesses need from the Budget? (www.ft.com)
180. 随着人工智能对咨询行业的威胁日益迫近,普华永道对印度业务进行大刀阔斧的改革 PwC shakes up Indian operations as AI threat looms over consulting sector (www.ft.com)
182. 在美国上市的Equinix因南非超大规模数据中心面临挑战 US-listed Equinix faces challenge over South African hyperscale data centre (www.ft.com)
183. 英国预算责任办公室(OBR)需要就移民问题向我们提供更明确的说明 The OBR needs to give us more clarity on migration (www.ft.com)
184. 美国向开发银行施压,要求其取消气候融资目标 US pressure on development banks to scrap climate finance goals (www.ft.com)
185. 全科医生数据被悄然添加到Palantir的英国国民医疗服务体系(NHS)数据平台中 GP data quietly added to Palantir’s NHS data platform (www.ft.com)
186. 德国一家军事初创公司寻求汽车制造商的帮助,以重整欧洲军力 German military start-up seeks carmakers’ help to re-arm Europe (www.ft.com)
188. 巴黎和贝鲁特敦促延长联合国维和部队在黎巴嫩的任务期限 Paris and Beirut push to extend UN peacekeepers’ mission in Lebanon (www.ft.com)
189. 高管警告称,繁荣时期成立的私募股权基金将难以兑现承诺 Boom-era PE funds will fall short on promises, executives warn (www.ft.com)
193. 反AI投资组合:钢笔、战锤和胶片相机 The anti-AI portfolio: fountain pens, Warhammer and film cameras (www.ft.com)
194. 基准比较与奖金:新加坡为何给政界人士开出与银行家相当的薪酬 Benchmarking and bonuses: why Singapore pays its politicians like bankers (www.ft.com)
195. 私募股权计划为日本高尔夫巡回赛重振活力 Private equity plans to put the swing back into Japan’s golf tour (www.ft.com)
197. 竞争对手阿尔特曼和马斯克纷纷响应达里奥·阿莫德伊关于放缓人工智能发展的呼吁 Rivals Altman and Musk rally behind Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown (www.ft.com)
199. 印度央行要求塔塔集团将该企业集团上市 India’s central bank tells Tata Sons to take conglomerate public (www.ft.com)
201. 特朗普称统一的爱尔兰“不可避免”,且“是一件非常酷的事” Trump says united Ireland ‘inevitable’ and ‘a very cool thing’ (www.ft.com)
202. 加拿大寻求从那些希望在特朗普治下寻找避风港的投资者那里筹集1万亿美元 Canada seeks 1tn from investors looking for a haven from Trump (www.ft.com)
206. 一位高级政策制定者警告称,高油价可能迫使欧洲央行进一步加息 High oil prices could force ECB to raise rates further, warns top policymaker (www.ft.com)
209. 网球门票价格高得离谱,这是这项运动取得成功所付出的代价 Exorbitant tennis tickets are the price of the sport’s success (www.ft.com)
210. 韩国加强防务,以保护芯片机密免受外国间谍的侵害 South Korea arms itself to protect chip secrets from foreign spies (www.ft.com)
211. 为什么英国玻璃业可能会成为“北10号”面临的首个重大考验 Why the British glass industry could be Number 10 North’s first major test (www.ft.com)
213. 一名中国加密货币投资者是这栋价值1.9亿英镑的伦敦豪宅的卖家 Chinese crypto investor was seller of 190mn London mansion (www.ft.com)
216. 鲁本兄弟向伦敦市长选举中的改革党候选人捐赠了办公场所 Reuben brothers donated office space to Reform candidate for London mayor (www.ft.com)
218. 丽思卡尔顿酒店的大清洗、13亿美元的索赔以及被困沙特阿拉伯九年的经历 The Ritz-Carlton purge, a 1.3bn demand and nine years trapped in Saudi Arabia (www.ft.com)
219. 泰晤士水务公司因融资成本和顾问费面临20亿英镑的账单 Thames Water hit by 2bn bill for finance costs and advisers’ fees (www.ft.com)
225. 美国限制了途经霍尔木兹海峡的油轮的防空时段 US limits air defence time slots for tankers sailing through Hormuz (www.ft.com)
229. Lone Pine的联席首席投资官将离职加入Atreides Lone Pine’s co-chief investment officer to leave for Atreides (www.ft.com)
230. 沙特阿拉伯在遭遇袭击后关闭了绕过霍尔木兹海峡的东-西输油管道 Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline that bypasses Hormuz after attacks (www.ft.com)
232. Situational Awareness 在寻求东山再起的同时,正与新经纪商建立合作关系 Situational Awareness builds relationships with new brokers as it attempts rebound (www.ft.com)
234. 英国将“杰克道”气田项目的决定推迟至斯塔默选区补选结束后再作决定 UK delays Jackdaw gasfield decision until after by-election in Starmer seat (www.ft.com)
240. 高于预期的核心CPI为美联储收紧政策提供了充分理由 Higher than expected core CPI gives Fed enough to tighten (www.ft.com)
244. 读者提问:对于“买房出租”的投资者而言,前景如何? Reader callout: What is the outlook for buy-to-let investors? (www.ft.com)
246. 受高油价持续影响,美国8月份通胀率维持在3.4%不变 US inflation held steady at 3.4% in August as high fuel prices persist (www.ft.com)
256. 盎格鲁镍业交易考验欧盟对中国控制资源问题的决心 Anglo nickel deal tests EU resolve over Chinese control of resources (www.ft.com)
257. 受人工智能热潮推动,英国经济7月份意外增长0.4% UK economy unexpectedly grew 0.4% in July boosted by AI surge (www.ft.com)
259. 也门武装分子利用Anthropic的人工智能试图研制弹道导弹 Yemeni militants used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles (www.ft.com)
264. 艾略特资深高管将执掌西点军校的国际股票业务 Elliott veteran to lead Citadel’s international equities business (www.ft.com)
265. 受伊朗供应冲击影响,美国柴油价格创下每加仑6美元的历史新高 US diesel hits record 6 a gallon on Iran supply shock (www.ft.com)
267. 银行家们警告称,贝森特的干预可能损害日本央行的公信力 Bessent’s intervention risks damaging BoJ’s credibility, bankers warn (www.ft.com)
269. 马克龙向陷入困境的欧洲航天业提出雄心勃勃的构想 Macron shoots for the moon with pitch to Europe’s struggling space sector (www.ft.com)
271. 特朗普-万斯的中期选举口号:要么投票支持共和党,要么就得和“疯子”们共处 Trump-Vance’s midterm pitch: vote Republican or live with the ‘lunatics’ (www.ft.com)
272. 埃隆·马斯克的燃气轮机可能会给积压严重的该行业带来巨大变革 Elon Musk’s gas turbines could shake up the backlogged sector (www.ft.com)
277. 米尔本表示,青年失业计划无法解决伯纳姆预算案的问题 Youth unemployment plan will not fix Burnham’s Budget, says Milburn (www.ft.com)
278. 贷款规则调整后,首次购房者背负了大量房贷债务 First-time buyers load up on mortgage debt after change in lending rules (www.ft.com)
284. 随着塞甘蒂(Segantii)的倒闭,简街(Jane Street)成为亚洲领先的大宗交易商 Jane Street becomes leading block trader in Asia after Segantii demise (www.ft.com)
286. Anthropic 阻止了利用模型开发潜在生物武器的尝试 Anthropic stops attempts to use models for potential biological weapons (www.ft.com)
287. 随着人工智能战略的加速推进,甲骨文上调了数据中心营收预期 Oracle boosts data centre revenue forecast as AI strategy accelerates (www.ft.com)
288. 伯纳姆被敦促在面临赔偿要求之际,不要冷落英联邦峰会 Burnham urged not to snub Commonwealth summit amid reparations demands (www.ft.com)
290. 在英国反移民抗议活动即将举行之际,马哈茂德要求警方采取“有效行动” Mahmood demands ‘effective police action’ ahead of UK anti-migrant protests (www.ft.com)
292. 德鲁肯米勒表示,尽管收益率飙升,但美国的借贷成本仍“略低” Druckenmiller says US borrowing costs still ‘a little low’ despite surge in yields (www.ft.com)
293. 告别“SaaSpocalypse”,迎接“RenaiSaaS” Say goodbye to the SaaSpocalypse and hello to the RenaiSaaS (www.ft.com)
294. 伦敦市长竞选中的改革派候选人表示,保守党“本该不断借贷” Reform candidate for London mayor said Tories ‘should have borrowed and borrowed’ (www.ft.com)
295. Vantage Data Centers 计划向 Pimco 和 PGIM 申请 20 亿美元贷款 Vantage Data Centers seeks 2bn in loans from Pimco and PGIM (www.ft.com)
297. 西班牙新颁布的公民法将引发与摩洛哥之间的新一轮紧张局势 Spain’s new citizenship law to spark fresh tensions with Morocco (www.ft.com)
298. 欧洲央行将利率上调至2.5%,为应对“更持久”的通胀做好准备 ECB prepares for ‘longer-lasting’ inflation as it lifts interest rates to 2.5% (www.ft.com)