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Or the Parramatta? Since the Paris Olympics, the movement to make city rivers swimmable has been making waves — but does the idea hold water?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0d53106b-b5a3-4856-b8cc-4ac571d3673b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0d53106b-b5a3-4856-b8cc-4ac571d3673b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debt is crushing the developing world]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an urgent need to rethink financial structures that are failing billions of people]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/29a0f7fa-1871-4012-a730-48717fc61ecb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">29a0f7fa-1871-4012-a730-48717fc61ecb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed’s demanding next months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank needs to mix playing defence with going on the offensive with a new policy framework and improved communication ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8aedf069-8203-4210-b0ee-67a5b921b25e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8aedf069-8203-4210-b0ee-67a5b921b25e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s in Europe’s interest to put sanctions on Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Limiting trade, travel and freezing foreign reserves would show the EU is willing to act independently of the US]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8a82a52f-c02b-452b-b7df-ba3bcf94c1e0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8a82a52f-c02b-452b-b7df-ba3bcf94c1e0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world’s strongest currency is also super-competitive ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Switzerland’s success shows that a nation can revalue its way to prosperity]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c254e8c1-8c4d-4e9f-b1b9-ee26251c5cb7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c254e8c1-8c4d-4e9f-b1b9-ee26251c5cb7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why nature loss matters to companies — and what they can do ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many businesses are discovering that ecosystems are not just worth safeguarding, they are worth investing in]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c325ac02-9bc5-407b-9f0d-2f65b676f624</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c325ac02-9bc5-407b-9f0d-2f65b676f624</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 17:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK doesn’t have a productivity puzzle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The obstacles to higher growth in Britain are well known]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/583a30e1-f411-40b2-bf60-8102634a6a3c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">583a30e1-f411-40b2-bf60-8102634a6a3c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate tax returns don’t need 985 boxes ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most countries adopt new rules in broad strokes; the UK embroiders them into baroque detail]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9a951527-12bb-4c1d-a303-ad3448310eaf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9a951527-12bb-4c1d-a303-ad3448310eaf</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s golden chance to attract top US talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK is slow to respond to the White House assault on science and universities]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8e2fcfef-e6da-45ec-88a2-638a648538f0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8e2fcfef-e6da-45ec-88a2-638a648538f0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pleasures and pitfalls of retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[A more leisurely pace means noticing nature and fresh adventures — but be prepared to lose frequent flyer status]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b60c3488-c360-496e-a5d9-5f7e774356a6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b60c3488-c360-496e-a5d9-5f7e774356a6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 04:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early adoption of AI will boost US growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence may buoy stocks even as it destroys jobs]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/339a7e8c-d7ba-499c-b02d-40a514d6bd8a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">339a7e8c-d7ba-499c-b02d-40a514d6bd8a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 04:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No timewasters please’: is setting boundaries necessary or plain rude?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rejecting ditherers can seem abrupt. 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