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Gold and silver prices plunge as rally goes into reverse

Platinum and copper also fall on expectations Trump will pick Warsh as next Fed chair

Supermajor to focus on boosting production from existing operations rather than fast-track expansion, says finance chief

President expected to announce Kevin Warsh as next chair of US central bank

Recovery aids have never looked so slick

Managing an ambitious subordinate remains one of the great dilemmas of working life

US president says he will announce nominee to replace Jay Powell on Friday morning

Also in today’s newsletter: Apple’s blockbuster quarter and HSBC targets HK IPOs

Finance, banking and professional services seek to grow footprint in mainland market despite past challenges

Satellite operator says €550mn sale of ground-antenna business to private equity firm is off

Swiss watchmaker says trading momentum improved sharply late last year after profits plunged

Combining ADQ with L’imad marks generational shift of investment influence to heir apparent

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Bloc’s performance in the face of geopolitical and trade tensions has surprised policymakers

UK prime minister travels to Shanghai seeking to drum up deals after meeting Xi Jinping

Read the central bank’s January forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

The 42-year-old actor has spent his entire life in cinema. But the brooding nouvelle vague heir is happiest playing the comic underdog

A Brontë blockbuster, a woodland sauna and the smell of Soap to see you through the shortest month

Government’s misunderstanding of operational failures facing courts makes planned juryless trials hard to defend

Delayed western payments keep country’s air defences ‘simply empty’, allowing Russia to knock out power, says president

Drugmaker expands push into fast-growing market

Ruling comes after Donald Trump’s vow to ‘take back control’ of shipping lane and reassert US influence in region