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Also in today’s newsletter: Kashmir protests test Pakistan’s military rulers and the bank behind China’s AI listings bonanza
A very British by-election reaches its finale
Clacton poll unlikely to settle serious questions over Reform UK leader, while a solar eclipse promises an economic lift
Could AI create a ‘permanent underclass’?
San Francisco’s language is hyperbolic — but the technology could bifurcate the labour market
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China’s monthly inflation cools as impact from Iran war eases
July CPI rises at slowest pace since January while factory-gate price growth decelerates
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A View from the Bridge - April 2026
“Never forget where you’re coming from” is the chorus line to a Take That hit from 1995 and much of yesterday’s policy decision and press conference was metaphorically sung in that vein.
PegasusCapital - 01/05/2026
