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Ian Smith

@iankmsmith

Journalist covering key news for Financial Times. Tracked by Paperboy directory.

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Last Front PageJUN 12, 2026Latest appearance

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ECB increases rates in ‘pretty obvious’ response to Middle East energy shock

First rise since 2023 ● Central bank leads G7 reaction ● Move was expected ● No hint on future policy

View Front PageFinancial Times • JUN 12, 2026

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ECB increases rates in ‘pretty obvious’ response to Middle East energy shock

First rise since 2023 ● Central bank leads G7 reaction ● Move was expected ● No hint on future policy

With:Olaf Storbeck
FT
Financial Times•JUN 12, 2026•Lead Story
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Gold hits 6-month low as investors are spoilt for choice on ‘the next big thing’

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Financial Times•JUN 12, 2026
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Trump vows further attacks on Iran as energy shock propels US inflation

Price pressures at 3-year high ● Fuel costs biggest factor ● Wider economy at risk ● Midterms loom

With:Myles Mccormick
FT
Financial Times•JUN 11, 2026•Lead Story
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Oil price surges after Trump warns he ‘does not want’ to lift blockade on Iran

Crude closes in on $120 a barrel ● Inflation fears hit European bonds ● Fed holds rates amid turmoil

With:Verity Ratcliffe
FT
Financial Times•APR 30, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames geopolitical tensions primarily through their immediate macroeconomic impacts, directly linking US political rhetoric to commodity price spikes and central bank policy dilemmas.
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Bifs put Piigs out to pasture and take on mantle of Europe’s public debt laggards

With:Jonathan Vincent
FT
Financial Times•APR 16, 2026
Employs financial market jargon to highlight a structural shift in European sovereign debt risk profiles.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Ian Smith in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.