2026-07-27
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Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Monday, July 27th, and this is your FT News Briefing.
To hike or not to hike, that is the question facing the Fed this week.
Plus, violent wildfires continue to rage in France and Spain.
And we'll talk about how developing countries are trying to plan for the next energy crisis.
Countries from South Africa to India to Pakistan to the Philippines.
Are in some cases for the very first time thinking of acquiring these reserves or expanding what they have.
I'm Victoria Craig and here's the news you need to start your day.
We're keeping tabs on interest rate decisions this week in the U.K., Japan, and here in the U.S.
But it's that last one, what the Federal Reserve will do at its two-day meeting, that's still a bit of a toss-up.
Investors have boosted bets that policymakers will opt to raise rates on Wednesday as this month's
surge in oil prices threatens to ignite a fresh bout of inflation.