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Welcome to FT Edit! When the news is overwhelming, we bring you eight stories a day, chosen by editors, offering clarity, fresh perspectives, insight and inspiration — plus some extra treats! Explore more at www.ft.com/ftedit or, if you're reading on iOS, find us on the FT app: on.ft.com/44SHfGA

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The populist shadow hanging over central banks and QE on.ft.com/48lEPm2 #FTEdit

The populist shadow hanging over central banks and QE

The massive bond purchases are being unwound at a time of fierce political criticism of the monetary authorities. The controversy could limit options in future crises

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Brace for a market melt-up on.ft.com/46VWRZH #FTEdit

Brace for a market melt-up

Some say this is a ‘good’ bubble, but investors should remember that all bubbles burst in the end

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Insurers balk at multibillion-dollar claims faced by OpenAI and Anthropic on.ft.com/4nGmG6Y #FTEdit

Insurers balk at multibillion-dollar claims faced by OpenAI and Anthropic

Companies struggle to assess scale of financial risks emerging from artificial intelligence

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Bastions of western arts embrace Saudi riches on.ft.com/48gm8jx #FTEdit

Bastions of western arts embrace Saudi riches

A sector that once shunned the Gulf kingdom’s human rights abuses is now tapping its petrodollars

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So is gold glittering — or glowing too hot? And will you be joining the gold rush?

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Gold price tops $4,000 for first time

Prices have doubled in less than two years as central banks stockpile bullion and investors pour in to gold funds

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Goldman Sachs raised its target gold price today to $4,900 per troy ounce (31g) as investors continue to pile in. But some experts are warning that the rally looks “parabolic” — rapid, exponential and driven by FOMO rather than intrinsic value.

Quote graphic on a beige background with text reading: “There’s nothing magical about the number $4,000 – the path continues northward.” — Michael Haigh, Commodities research, Société Générale.

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Central banks are also fueling the rally, buying about 1,000 tonnes of gold a year for the past three years as they try to diversify away from the US dollar.

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Of course, there is no shortage of either as we enter the final months of 2025. Investors are worried about inflation, soaring debt levels and the US government shutdown.

Quote graphic on a beige background with text reading: “When you have such a supply of debt ... it’s natural to go to an alternative storehold of wealth. Gold is the most fundamental of those.” — Ray Dalio, Hedge fund founder.

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Previous gold price milestones have come at times of chaos or uncertainty:

$1,000 💰 Global financial crisis
$2,000 💰 Covid pandemic
$3,000 💰 Trump tariffs

Line chart titled “Gold’s historic rally,” showing the gold price in US dollars per troy ounce from 2002 to 2025. The chart, sourced from LSEG via markets.ft.com, displays a sharp upward surge in recent years, with prices surpassing $3,000 per ounce by 2025.

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Early this morning, gold hit a “historic milestone” as it climbed above $4,000 a troy ounce for the first time. Gold prices have already risen by more than 50% this year.

What’s driving this record run? An #FTEdit 🧵

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Why carmakers are falling back in love with petrol on.ft.com/48lyZRt #FTEdit

Why carmakers are falling back in love with petrol

Revival comes as industry confronts higher tariff-related costs and rising threat posed by cheap Chinese EVs

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Dark chocolate is being rebranded – but is bitter really better? on.ft.com/46FnV0n #FTEdit

Dark chocolate is being rebranded – but is bitter really better?

Cadbury’s new Bournville campaign is a bid for an emerging market. Our writer isn’t too sweet on it

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Cai Guo-Qiang: Why painting with gunpowder is like lovemaking on.ft.com/48B4Huj #FTEdit

Cai Guo-Qiang: Why painting with gunpowder is like lovemaking

The artist is famed for creating floral explosions in the sky: spectacular fireworks which induce awe — and anger

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How AI became our personal assistant on.ft.com/48d4cpX #FTEdit

How AI became our personal assistant

New data shows the ways millions have integrated the technology into their everyday lives

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Israel seems more important — and less desirable — than ever for British Jews on.ft.com/48MXvLu #FTEdit

Israel seems more important — and less desirable — than ever for British Jews

Amid rising antisemitism at home, our lifeboat abroad seems less attractive

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So, the trillion-dollar question: is OpenAI building the future — or overreaching on hype?

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OpenAI’s computing deals top $1tn

Partners including Nvidia, AMD and Oracle have signed up to Sam Altman’s huge bet on the future of artificial intelligence

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But analysts warn of an AI bubble. OpenAI is set to lose billions of dollars a year. If AI does not keep growing exponentially, and if Sam Altman cannot turn a profit, the investor enthusiasm that has boosted these big deals could quickly falter.

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Many of the deals are circular and have given an immediate share price boost to the start-up’s partners. For example, Nvidia plans to invest $100bn in OpenAI over the next decade, providing OpenAI with cash to buy Nvidia’s chips.

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From Microsoft to Meta, Amazon to Anthropic, some of the world’s biggest tech groups have signed up to OpenAI founder Sam Altman's huge bet on artificial intelligence. The deals total near $1tn — even as OpenAI burns through cash.

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OpenAI is spending at a scale that even Silicon Valley can't quite believe, buying up 20 nuclear reactors' worth of computing power this year. But there are big questions around whether it can turn that power into profit.

An #FTEdit 🧵on the ChatGPT maker’s $1tn bet on artificial intelligence 👇

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How politicians and passengers gave up on greener air travel on.ft.com/4qfTxl5 #FTEdit

How politicians and passengers gave up on greener air travel

A renewed push for economic growth has added to technological challenges and problems with carbon offset schemes

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The damaging twilight of the Macron presidency on.ft.com/47de55W #FTEdit

The damaging twilight of the Macron presidency

President’s mistakes have plunged France into its worst crisis for 70 years

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