Sunak will not commit to tax cuts as fractious Tory conference starts

Prime minister says beating inflation is the priority despite pressure from his party to make pre-election giveaway #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a9e94896-c504-4f73-bf4e-e539d95ba870?utm_source=press.coop


Suicide bombing hits Turkish capital Ankara

Two suspects dead after attack on interior ministry #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7304daf0-047c-482d-8916-18cba5541802?utm_source=press.coop


Recycling: plastics are a bottle neck in the war on waste

The rush to meet self-imposed targets on reduction and reuse has yielded few results #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d09f7369-e1d8-45e8-8e2a-8d9e166fc987?utm_source=press.coop


Robert Fico wins Slovakia election with anti-Ukraine stance

Former prime minister set to try to form coalition that could undermine EU support for Kyiv #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9de49e7a-d830-4d5d-8615-2c00ba6f8552?utm_source=press.coop


EU payment rules shake-up will prompt price rises, retailers warn

Brussels plan aimed at aiding SMEs will also lead businesses to source more goods from China, say industry groups #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fa693594-6763-4cc6-9fe9-4b1a8ab34536?utm_source=press.coop


Maybe politics should be more mindful

It’s easy to mock the practice but it could help politicians be less reactive, act with more conviction and disagree better #press

https://www.ft.com/content/83a47cc0-9ccd-438a-a8bc-f1b71509f053?utm_source=press.coop


The ghastly modern office needs a reboot

Hybrid working has exposed wasteful, outdated designs that one Silicon Valley boss wants to blow up #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3b91c7db-7cd8-42d9-8ec2-a916e05354e5?utm_source=press.coop


Korea Zinc expands nickel production to meet US battery demand

Plant under construction would make South Korean company the largest non-Chinese producer of nickel sulphate #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d6b51110-dbe7-4bf4-92ca-005f3764ff83?utm_source=press.coop


Turkey calls on Sweden to take more ‘concrete measures’ before joining Nato

Ankara seeks further action against extremists as parliament reconvenes to consider accession request #press

https://www.ft.com/content/8a61e886-b1c0-490b-a737-f5c841504a82?utm_source=press.coop


Merkel’s policies left Germany too reliant on Russian gas, adviser admits

Top economics aide says the ex-chancellor had little choice after deciding to phase out nuclear power #press

https://www.ft.com/content/aa2afe9f-0b5d-45b7-a647-cc61f6d010cf?utm_source=press.coop


Germans shrug off economic gloom at booming Oktoberfest

Record numbers of drinkers are flocking to the Theresienwiese fairground despite the soaring cost of beer #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c251bdfe-9ba3-4204-b933-b7bd6b514549?utm_source=press.coop


British exporters face hefty EU carbon tax bill after Sunak weakens climate policies

UK carbon market collapse lets Brussels benefit from revenues that would previously have gone to Treasury #press

https://www.ft.com/content/53e91aab-3290-4eb8-944d-19b9ee915baa?utm_source=press.coop


Georgia’s reluctance to move against Russian agent tests its allegiance to west

Former chief prosecutor was put on a US sanctions list for doing Moscow’s bidding in the Caucasus nation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/8d7656ec-bf28-48a4-9508-6739b5bf1bb5?utm_source=press.coop


New Brexit border checks to cost business £320mn a year

Minister’s letter to Labour MP sets out government forecast as companies warn of food price rises #press

https://www.ft.com/content/015e1f25-0725-49f1-9a7d-bf9ec0dc4678?utm_source=press.coop


US hedge fund provides record loan for environmental lawsuits

Gramercy’s $552.5mn funding will support pollution cases against BHP and Vale, and 14 carmakers over ‘dieselgate’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/774f04c3-96a7-484d-826b-7594e98261fa?utm_source=press.coop


Pro-Nato progressive party leads in Slovakia election, say exit polls

Tight margin means Michal Šimečka might struggle to form a stable coalition government if he wins #press

https://www.ft.com/content/321a1ae9-b269-4ad5-bdd5-92790d947437?utm_source=press.coop


Stop-gap funding measure to avert US shutdown passes key hurdle

Bill faces vote in the Senate after Speaker Kevin McCarthy defied his party’s hardliners with compromise #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1723e6e8-495d-4e0c-bf18-6c91e106e71a?utm_source=press.coop


New head of the US military aims to dodge the political fray

General CQ Brown is considered a steady hand after his predecessor fell out with Donald Trump #press

https://www.ft.com/content/15052555-c4c8-4933-8441-ec6e048431bf?utm_source=press.coop


Extreme weather hits lovers of sweet treats in the pocket

Prices of sugar and chocolate are rising steeply as heat and reduced rainfall disrupt supply #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4555bfe2-2d8f-49eb-b341-1b2f3f2e9190?utm_source=press.coop


Afghan currency posts world-beating rally in third quarter

Aid inflows and Taliban currency controls help afghani climb almost 10% #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d16675fa-8882-46bb-a31a-216e1626f507?utm_source=press.coop


Irish regulator warns banks against ‘complacency’ as interest rates rise

Central bank’s Sharon Donnery says lenders should be mindful of the economic outlook when they are setting dividends #press

https://www.ft.com/content/300bbb81-f34b-46f0-8756-06b9777917a8?utm_source=press.coop


Battling corruption in Ukraine

Postwar reconstruction and EU membership will depend on overcoming a decades-long legacy of graft and illegality #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bd7c9cfb-56ea-40e2-ad67-96cc9739c955?utm_source=press.coop


Everyone’s going big for Indian miniatures

With a slew of exhibitions and auctions, these tiny jewel-like paintings are now banking huge sums #press

https://www.ft.com/content/545e9863-5f8a-49e7-8448-3199e3210985?utm_source=press.coop


Tory MPs pile the pressure on Sunak over taxes ahead of party conference

British prime minister also faces awkward questions over the future of HS2 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/01c5c13f-eed9-4028-960a-3fa65a61c186?utm_source=press.coop


Inheritance tax debates overlook the psychology of the thing

These levies may be almost irrelevant to the economy, but they stir up strong feelings on mortality and family #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f5d7baab-e80a-4d72-97e5-e2662fc9e728?utm_source=press.coop


Japan’s toddler superstar: the baby bringing hope to a ghost village

In the small community of Ichinono, the first birth in more than two decades has focused minds on a demographic crisis #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a43a9f8b-0051-492f-93a3-5332fd465785?utm_source=press.coop


A breakout year for Japanese stocks

After a series of false dawns, investors sense a long-awaited shift in the Tokyo market #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0fe2e2fc-60d3-49d5-8c4d-9c66ae5b2fbe?utm_source=press.coop


Nuclear energy: UK to test investors’ appetite

The preferred financing model is not popular with consumer groups and opposition will grow if projects go over-budget #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d3b6ca64-f93f-464f-96ab-ec479e7a933e?utm_source=press.coop


Rishi Sunak to seek conference reset with restive party and sceptical public

The UK prime minister is under pressure as he tries to launch a turnaround at Conservative annual conference #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ec4f0151-5d08-4257-9989-b4cc3a98d9c4?utm_source=press.coop


New EU trade rules could snarl N Ireland supply chains, companies warn

Windsor framework was meant to reduce paperwork but businesses are worried ahead of rules coming into effect on Sunday #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5feb3913-96e0-4b07-b4fa-4137af4eacdc?utm_source=press.coop


China hopes Golden Week holiday will deliver much-needed economic boost

Surge in consumer spending could spill over into fourth quarter and help ailing property sector #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9216eb99-1dce-4397-9564-0bfccfe950ef?utm_source=press.coop


UK health secretary accuses striking medics of withholding cancer treatment

Steve Barclay heightens tension ahead of party conference with attack on consultants earning £130,000 a year #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e0f3f647-ed31-41f4-90f9-760540f6f954?utm_source=press.coop


Regulators turn up heat on shadow banks after market blow-ups

Policymakers tackle unintended consequences of post-financial crisis reforms in era of high interest rates #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bcaaa173-9538-4e26-a657-223ee0bf1c0e?utm_source=press.coop


Dorries in government dispute over exposé of Johnson’s downfall

Former minister is refusing to submit manuscript of new book for review by officials #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d5f853ca-8241-4603-bb35-c32ae41cd83b?utm_source=press.coop


Top BP executive in US Dave Lawler to leave company

Departure announced just weeks after resignation of global CEO Bernard Looney #press

https://www.ft.com/content/da4f9b1d-ade9-40d0-8f1d-6e8ae5519ac2?utm_source=press.coop


US on brink of shutdown as Republicans defeat last-minute funding bill

Dissidents’ vote against their party’s own stop-gap measure is blow to House Speaker McCarthy as Saturday budget deadline looms #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0cc78adc-3f62-4ddd-a7a7-4ab86b45dbe9?utm_source=press.coop


Behind the Money Podcast: The Russian Banker

He says he is being politically persecuted by Moscow. The US granted him asylum. But does his story hold up? A new podcast series investigates #press

https://www.ft.com/content/78366816-41a2-4028-b72e-6ade5108256f?utm_source=press.coop


Departure of CEO adds to crisis at South Africa’s port and rail monopoly

Transnet predicted to become ‘next Eskom’ as problems pile up at state transport group #press

https://www.ft.com/content/8cec5021-1cc5-47d2-9a3f-e1cf7ca7bd2c?utm_source=press.coop


In the US, workers’ rights are moving to centre stage

The steep rise in inequality over decades went hand in hand with the decline of collective bargaining #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7f3e3c7d-fc19-4acc-9a25-3df47045bf8b?utm_source=press.coop


Investors welcome more signs of inflation easing in US and eurozone

Also in this newsletter: Boost for UK economy, Washington braces for shutdown, science round-up #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3499aa6a-573e-4d26-85e6-d66e56b48033?utm_source=press.coop


Carbon offsets: giving sustainable forestry a green light

At the margin, there are opportunities, but the price of carbon credits needs to rise #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a0feac71-7c5f-45f0-8260-3c6319637f6d?utm_source=press.coop


What do Sunak’s Conservatives stand for now?

The party famed for its historic capacity to reinvent itself has become an inflexible cult #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3dd924e5-4832-40d9-87b8-6b00203ba20e?utm_source=press.coop


US Supreme Court to hear cases over free speech and social media

A decision could help define the legal authority that platforms like Meta and TikTok have to police content #press

https://www.ft.com/content/deb7d676-3f32-40ed-8f45-73a6b4972e9c?utm_source=press.coop


Auto workers expand strike against Ford and GM

Stellantis spared further action as union piles pressure on companies #press

https://www.ft.com/content/09d69b0b-1bc1-4996-b763-0ea66122506e?utm_source=press.coop


Indian conglomerate Vedanta to break up as debt crunch looms

Anil Agarwal is splitting the group into six entities in an effort to raise their valuation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ee57115b-7deb-46ce-9261-d332a2209b69?utm_source=press.coop


Bank of England warns lenders over loan loss estimates

Action needed to tackle ‘elevated’ risk in models used to determine loan charges, says regulator #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e2176d74-dd00-4eaa-900e-2b14a6966340?utm_source=press.coop


Suicide bombers kill more than 50 people in Pakistan attacks

Three separate bombings on Friday fuel security fears in crisis-hit nation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d16e58b1-6322-4da3-9a14-33715041331b?utm_source=press.coop


Spain’s opposition leader fails to form a government

Caretaker premier Pedro Sánchez takes over baton of coalition talks after inconclusive elections #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5abd41a5-51a1-4946-ac14-66d370317b29?utm_source=press.coop


Paris prosecutors probe deals between Bernard Arnault and Russian businessman Sarkisov

Prosecutors said that transactions between the pair have been added to a probe first opened in 2022 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/75c450d6-1572-4548-9d17-6957948d4757?utm_source=press.coop


Sunak and Starmer flip-flop on policies

As the Tories waver over major elements of HS2 and Labour is forced to clarify its p… #press

https://www.ft.com/content/89362794-c68b-48b0-8d7b-38885111002d?utm_source=press.coop


Biden administration plans record-low number of offshore drilling leases

Final five-year plan offers drastic reduction compared to Trump-era proposal despite industry lobbying #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3b4b516a-a5c2-4ffa-9e53-876446729f4a?utm_source=press.coop


US senator Dianne Feinstein dies aged 90

Veteran California Democrat was a pioneer for women in American politics #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9d1e6a21-d7eb-4959-b3c1-c15aed431713?utm_source=press.coop


John Kerry: Energy transition is the ‘new industrial revolution’

US climate envoy is worried by ‘lack of reality’ in some countries about global warming but is confident the market will drive green energy shift #press

https://www.ft.com/content/38a18257-47d1-44fb-ac30-fcc9598854a3?utm_source=press.coop


The increasing absurdity of staying in Russia

Western companies still in the country face an ever harder time repatriating profits and risk state seizures #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7ec7731d-194a-4615-994a-b1dde6060122?utm_source=press.coop


Labour beats Tories in conference battle to lure business exhibitors

Starmer’s charm offensive pays off as number of companies buying stands soars ahead of UK general election #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5a2da013-2a2a-4ab8-b8d1-1ab2fdcc6297?utm_source=press.coop


The French agenda on development finance

Also in today’s newsletter, ExxonMobil pension fund fined over climate disclosures #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b650156e-841c-478a-a287-5a5a32d48a54?utm_source=press.coop


Putin appoints Wagner commander to lead Ukraine militia ops

Andrei Troshev led fighters for years before falling out with his then-boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in June #press

https://www.ft.com/content/79705c11-74ff-44f7-86b5-650d6d0a8cdb?utm_source=press.coop


UK money supply contracts as higher interest rates weigh on lending

Annual growth in amount of money in the economy has turned negative for the first time since at least 2010 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d401434d-f461-4e8d-b6b7-5f575426be9b?utm_source=press.coop


Truckmaker Hino hauls in 49,900% return with Japan property deal

Land sale indicative of value hidden in Japanese corporate sector #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7b748906-878d-4f2d-b6b0-9a4b1668a02b?utm_source=press.coop


Eurozone inflation hits two-year low

Rate of 4.3 per cent less than expectations and could signal end to ECB rate rises #press

https://www.ft.com/content/37b13644-5ed9-4caa-83a4-4f3094125d8e?utm_source=press.coop


An insider’s guide to Baden-Baden

For Cheyenne Westphal, global chairwoman of Phillips auction house, the spa town is all about cakes, culture and cures #press

https://www.ft.com/content/84b037ad-59e4-4641-8ce5-fbe21a0d5e40?utm_source=press.coop


Will Sunak’s ‘plan for motorists’ cut through to local votes?

While polling shows ‘anti-car’ schemes split opinion, Tory councillors tend to oppose them, occasionally reaping rewards #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a6e5875f-666b-46d3-9cc6-b0e78302994d?utm_source=press.coop


UK water company Severn Trent to raise £1bn to tackle pollution

New share issue aims to cut leaks and sewage spills #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2287562b-7154-42db-a014-7f1eeb737305?utm_source=press.coop


UK bounced back from pandemic faster than predicted, ONS finds

Revised data shows Britain no longer worst G7 performer #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9de96bf8-1ca2-4937-9ef7-44a44d44e0b9?utm_source=press.coop


Probe of Evergrande founder adds to pressure on Chinese developer

Company embodies excesses of country’s property boom and its unravelling #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4f063821-2c3a-4fe5-bbb2-268681bbd522?utm_source=press.coop


Will former premier Robert Fico take Slovakia back to the future?

Also in this newsletter: European Commission on alert over mounting number of green rules breaches #press

https://www.ft.com/content/927b90df-564b-4740-a8c2-7f8e5c8ebdc1?utm_source=press.coop


Canada’s northernmost adventure camp offers a taste of the high Arctic

A family of explorers have created a unique retreat overlooking the Northwest Passage #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7fa60d8c-ee30-4120-8b15-9811df735020?utm_source=press.coop


Why are white Britons dying at higher rates than other ethnic groups?

New mortality data could help create targeted policy to reduce the UK’s large and growing disease burden #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f51ee83d-8a9b-4eba-8a04-5609c70a74fa?utm_source=press.coop


Tech IPOs lose their shimmer

European government bond prices dropped sharply as investors took fright at Italy’s … #press

https://www.ft.com/content/60f6b251-9d96-4d34-8273-6e287bbde14d?utm_source=press.coop


How UK inheritance tax compares internationally

Conservatives reported to be considering scrapping estates levy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a35486a5-95d2-4720-a97a-058e173fb7fc?utm_source=press.coop


Sky suffers mobile outages in push to strip Huawei from UK 5G networks

Industry executives have warned for years about disruption for consumers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b8135588-90b9-4a65-b368-e8e377e7b1a6?utm_source=press.coop


Poll-driven politics does nobody any favours

One-dimensional survey questions foster one-dimensional debate #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4ee301ce-e6ba-45ab-8fd5-0cbe3e5c5980?utm_source=press.coop


Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b931aa15-02b7-4db0-9853-5f5778ed858d?utm_source=press.coop


A new museum in Finland marries green design and gilt-framed paintings

Chappe is showing macroalgae sculptures next to its seascapes #press

https://www.ft.com/content/21dbe62b-9d60-436a-a085-cfda3b645e20?utm_source=press.coop


‘It’s cool to have money again’: wealthy Lebanese party out the crisis

High-end hospitality bounces back from country’s economic crash #press

https://www.ft.com/content/34a51120-82a3-4312-8b77-975018d05b7f?utm_source=press.coop


Top financial regulator seeks global clampdown on hedge fund borrowing

FSB’s Klaas Knot warns of risk to stability of debt build-up outside mainstream banking system #press

https://www.ft.com/content/dbbfd328-3ec7-4941-9b6c-6e7298f265f6?utm_source=press.coop


Liberal outsider to challenge anti-Ukraine politician in Slovak elections

Parties of former journalist Michal Šimečka and ex-premier Robert Fico are polling neck and neck ahead of Saturday’s vote #press

https://www.ft.com/content/69f67650-684e-4122-a32c-b4f915aeffe4?utm_source=press.coop


UK rural land risks being forested over in corporate ‘greenwashing’

Minister warns of farmland turned over to tree planting and other carbon offset schemes #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d8064333-15d1-420b-91c2-e6d3ecccfc0d?utm_source=press.coop


UK pushes for greater access to AI’s inner workings to assess risks

Government officials keen to understand fast-evolving technology ahead of a global summit #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4427689c-b98e-483e-bde3-2d82808a266f?utm_source=press.coop


What the US shutdown means

The definition of insanity #press

https://www.ft.com/content/85c8bd76-9521-4c02-a22a-2502de676c5f?utm_source=press.coop


The radical Republicans willing to shut down Washington

Donald Trump loyalists in Congress have taken the US federal government to the brink of paralysis #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bc7b3f50-87af-448f-b86f-1ff9464bfd43?utm_source=press.coop


What happened to the savings squirrelled away during the pandemic?

Betting against the American consumer is bold. But there are signs that the source of their spree may be drying up #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d635d247-bdd4-4036-a2eb-f9907b764adb?utm_source=press.coop


How to make Isas even nicer

The chancellor is ‘open to ideas’ about reforming tax-free accounts, so what could investors expect? #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e0f8f23e-36ac-4b8e-877b-5bd1ec26fca2?utm_source=press.coop


UK streamlines planning for £20bn plan to bring power from Morocco

Xlinks project seeks 25-year contract with government to guarantee a fixed electricity price #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fc3a1cb5-510e-45cb-bdcb-f64155c67e34?utm_source=press.coop


Sunak’s electricity network plans aim to break the gridlock

The current approach to designing, approving and building the UK’s grid is too fragmented #press

https://www.ft.com/content/293963cb-b819-486a-9f1b-5ea8b65cea1f?utm_source=press.coop


South Korea’s unification minister says Beijing must push Pyongyang to denuclearise

Kim Yung-ho admits sanctions regime is ‘not working’ as North Korea and Russia pursue closer ties #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2e5f9c78-ae3e-450b-b7ce-76bd6e9f03d6?utm_source=press.coop


Chinese high-end EV brand Zeekr expands into the Middle East

The company is targeting overseas markets ahead of a planned US listing #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e9c2a943-6ba2-457c-a7ab-aa52729421e6?utm_source=press.coop


US mortgage rates hit highest level since 2000 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bf743e6f-a73d-48d2-81c3-053d4ef74f81?utm_source=press.coop


China looks to relax cross-border data security controls

Draft rules from cyber regulator aim to stem concerns over transfer of foreign business data #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b1f9a792-1abe-4ca1-9818-b2b8ad266029?utm_source=press.coop


FirstFT: US accuses China of mounting an ‘undeclared information war’

Also in today’s newsletter, talks to build the ‘iPhone of artificial intelligence’ and Taiwan unveils first locally built submarine #press

https://www.ft.com/content/10dc7690-4a2c-4233-a90d-f1224d56e9f7?utm_source=press.coop


How high, and for how long?

Are markets finally making their peace with a new interest rate reality? #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d7efffbf-3a51-49db-809c-58866ef41c4b?utm_source=press.coop


Tesla’s black workers faced widespread racism, US agency alleges

Lawsuit says employees at Fremont assembly plant endured ‘severe or pervasive’ harassment since 2015 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e2804670-6436-48fb-8fd0-c9da5599e90b?utm_source=press.coop


US accuses China of launching new global information war

State department says Beijing is using ‘deceptive’ methods to push authoritarian propaganda #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6512ea12-185c-43e6-9d9f-ed1af793e58f?utm_source=press.coop


Bain hires former UK minister Gerry Grimstone for Saudi project

Appointment comes after government lifted ban on consultancy tenders imposed over South Africa scandal #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ebceb973-4ab6-4305-912a-6040ee4f13d6?utm_source=press.coop


For business, breaking up with China is hard to do

Companies need more clarity over direction of western policy on Beijing #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e0aea9c5-9610-44cb-8968-6ba81ec56828?utm_source=press.coop


Sunak to tout pro-car agenda in Tory conference pitch to voters

UK prime minister draws up ‘plan for motorists’ to try and close opposition Labour party’s polling lead #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c09f7bca-ed99-4e8c-9a7e-7229023293cd?utm_source=press.coop


UK ringfencing: circular thinking only pays lip service to deregulation

Modest easing of requirement is just a nod to pressure to deregulate the UK’s stagnating markets #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f9a658a2-3290-4e8d-a689-fa50bf5808da?utm_source=press.coop


Lincolnshire town confronts question of nuclear waste disposal

UK seeks new underground site to store radioactive material for thousands of years to come #press

https://www.ft.com/content/29961733-a72c-406c-8884-4091c0dfd828?utm_source=press.coop


From black to red zero in Germany? Don’t bank on it

Berlin has tightened deficit discipline as ‘bond vigilantes’ return #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c3eb09ca-4722-4378-9df9-cd0bb7d3b402?utm_source=press.coop


Why the Lib Dem’s Ed Davey doesn’t use the B-word

Also in this newsletter: how inflation is flattering UK trade figures #press

https://www.ft.com/content/02aecb74-df48-4b3a-a966-542f8f70866b?utm_source=press.coop


Armenians ‘lose motherland’ in blow to Russia’s influence abroad

Self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ceases to exist after Azerbaijan takes control of mountainous region #press

https://www.ft.com/content/38a85ab7-7c30-4918-9e54-be234900121e?utm_source=press.coop


UK fined by European Court of Justice in precedent-setting case

Higher than expected penalty by EU’s top court highlights how bloc’s rules still apply due to Northern Ireland’s single market ties #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cc7f950f-5877-4b6f-9243-c6f93209dede?utm_source=press.coop


Northvolt to build battery gigafactory in Canada

Swedish start-up to tap generous subsidies for its first such plant outside Europe #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3e44d905-26aa-4355-a9c8-8cf1dce09805?utm_source=press.coop


Illegal migration wave raises tensions ahead of Slovak elections

Hungarian leader accused of allowing people to cross into Slovakia to boost anti-immigrant politician Robert Fico #press

https://www.ft.com/content/18504c61-4878-46c3-aa99-de00b63fb932?utm_source=press.coop


Bank of England plans permanent lending facility for non-banks

UK central bank says facility is needed as risks from financial institutions such as insurers and pension funds rise #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7eb30ea9-3f5b-444f-845b-25c6b5d43126?utm_source=press.coop


Germany backs down on human rights demands in EU migration rules

Berlin was holding out on a remaining piece of the bloc’s asylum and immigration reform #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c8426674-e6e4-4d86-a83c-f2ba61921057?utm_source=press.coop


Abu Dhabi group IHC sells out of two Adani companies

Decision to exit two of the tycoon’s companies comes after IHC hailed them as a ‘long-term investment in India’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c7da0eab-660b-444d-aa05-64bb65acb78c?utm_source=press.coop


US warns green transition raises ‘complex’ China security concerns

Beijing is prepared to weaponise its control of mineral sectors vital to renewable power, says energy secretary Jennifer Granholm #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c3ff5a5b-e410-4b99-b35d-cb5b8058e781?utm_source=press.coop


Evergrande chair placed under ‘mandatory measures’ on suspicion of crimes

Hui Ka Yan had reportedly been under police surveillance as pressures mount on Chinese developer #press

https://www.ft.com/content/582e10a1-6e3a-489c-b03d-1f3b8cfbf0ba?utm_source=press.coop


Housebuilding in England jumps as developers seek to avoid new energy rules

Project starts increased by 75% in second quarter #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3d538fe7-b8df-46e3-b263-4b3ba600398d?utm_source=press.coop


German inflation falls to two-year low

Prices rise by 4.3 per cent in the year to September, boosting expectations of a slowdown in region-wide inflation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/58d6d841-cab3-40e9-b69e-5ac60899f9e4?utm_source=press.coop


China picks former governor for finance ministry as Xi shake-up continues

Lan Fo’an appointed as party chief at ministry and expected to become a minister soon #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ab8363cf-452e-4c35-9c0b-cd3623a26c00?utm_source=press.coop


BBC overhauls social media rules for presenters after Gary Lineker row

Star hosts at UK national broadcaster will be banned from party political campaigning or endorsements #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9e845190-ab1d-400b-8860-2fd81c530494?utm_source=press.coop


Eurozone bond market hit by Italy’s plans for higher borrowing

Yields rise to highest level in a decade as investor worries about larger deficits add fuel to recent sell-off #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b956c3cb-fd81-43a6-a0e3-3ebf4ec1bd8b?utm_source=press.coop


Non-European companies need not fear the EU’s new carbon border tax

The measure aims to promote green technologies worldwide #press

https://www.ft.com/content/00a3da6c-1a86-415a-8057-2f9e83865794?utm_source=press.coop


Nagorno-Karabakh republic will ‘cease to exist’ from January, says its leader

President of self-proclaimed state orders its institutions to disband after Azerbaijan takes control #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ed4f7b35-af91-4ac7-b0b3-55604a2edb7a?utm_source=press.coop


Burkina Faso’s ruling junta claims it thwarted attempted coup

Announcement comes amid increasing tensions within military as it struggles to deal with insurgency in Sahel state #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7b9f13cf-65cf-4262-8853-047fdc10b4ea?utm_source=press.coop


Rising headwinds threaten US economy’s resilience

Risk of government shutdown adds to concerns that American consumer is about to crack #press

https://www.ft.com/content/dec92561-c4b9-4432-8e59-b4c793484121?utm_source=press.coop


Sunak’s attempted reset is all pain, no gain

PM wants to show willingness to confront tough decisions, but his announcements are so far unhelpful to his falling ratings #press

https://www.ft.com/content/799df8f1-d1e4-44b4-939b-1a292c340d6d?utm_source=press.coop


Global inflation tracker: see how your country compares on rising prices

Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane #press

https://www.ft.com/content/088d3368-bb8b-4ff3-9df7-a7680d4d81b2?utm_source=press.coop


China’s EV makers look west as Huawei puts in overtime

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1727b85a-b4d8-4669-9e36-8cc45e09a5c1?utm_source=press.coop


Taiwan launches first locally built submarine in pushback against China

Tsai Ing-wen’s government seeks to boost public confidence with vessel that took seven years and $1.5bn to build #press

https://www.ft.com/content/90e61099-4c36-428f-b1c6-3d302ae95638?utm_source=press.coop


Why Berlin can sway the balance on EU migration crisis rules

Also in this newsletter: the political case for Spain’s Sánchez to say no to an amnesty for Catalan separatists #press

https://www.ft.com/content/67f0a6e5-5fd2-4c85-af37-951fd4b28da8?utm_source=press.coop


Business braced for red tape from EU carbon border tax

Fears of unpredictable costs and bottlenecks when ‘adjustment mechanism’ enters trial phase on October 1 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/77694fd0-f0d4-4d96-856f-e0998beb59d9?utm_source=press.coop


The small-cap blues

Plus, growth stocks, rates and pricing power #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e68965ca-249a-4761-badf-1c5b2da9bb94?utm_source=press.coop


FirstFT: Global dealmaking at lowest point since 2013

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed’s signalling on interest rates hits markets and Heathrow’s dilemma #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c40863f5-ce0c-4106-9c23-c01c12b77e5b?utm_source=press.coop


South-east Asian conglomerates’ returns fall to record lows as golden age ends

Consultancy Bain says region’s corporate groups have ‘lost their edge’ after decades of outperforming global peers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c74a8331-60af-4d61-86c3-e0c3cb2ea00d?utm_source=press.coop


Bidenomics and global trade

WTO chief worries system that has benefited millions is being taken for granted #press

https://www.ft.com/content/acee8321-5cc9-4551-943a-3aa0d992022f?utm_source=press.coop


Warlord’s iron grip on eastern Libya survives flood outrage

Khalifa Haftar brooks no dissent and is expected to enjoy reconstruction ‘bonanza’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/25885ca3-c2ea-4af4-a2c9-0707de1aad1e?utm_source=press.coop


Will Heathrow’s third runway finally go ahead?

A new chief executive and a boom in travel could resurrect the stalled project. But rising costs and environmental concerns stand in the way #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a8ca67d4-23e2-4a43-846b-12ea46c7c382?utm_source=press.coop


What does China  ‘de-risking’ actually mean?

Dealmaking languishes at decade low on private equity drought #press

https://www.ft.com/content/aee1c125-8114-4ec2-9295-b565f8552ed9?utm_source=press.coop


France explores windfall levy to ‘take back control’ of energy prices

President Emmanuel Macron signals plans for new law aimed at containing electricity prices #press

https://www.ft.com/content/37f01a3f-39d7-4a9f-9120-cc1e2cd79c1f?utm_source=press.coop


A power grab against private equity threatens the US economy

Lina Khan is using a radical new antitrust theory to choke off much-needed investment #press

https://www.ft.com/content/79117c1b-7a1f-411a-8472-d41f8539fad7?utm_source=press.coop


A trade reprieve won’t fix the EU’s failures on electric vehicles

Proposed anti-subsidy duties are an admission that European companies and governments have been slow to innovate #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ff845844-410d-4e0d-b0a2-72687a7fb275?utm_source=press.coop


ECB ‘infinity team’ launches AI experiment to speed up basic tasks

Central bank explores use of tools similar to ChatGPT to help draft briefings and write newsletters #press

https://www.ft.com/content/58e4cafe-cb57-4bca-ad4f-b43a98d658df?utm_source=press.coop


New York crisis exposes Democrat tensions on immigration

City’s mayor and federal government spar as thousands of people arrive seeking work and housing #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d5633f70-dfed-4e08-b971-705516da6b79?utm_source=press.coop


England’s drinking water watchdog seeks powers to directly impose fines

There has been a sharp rise in cases concerning water quality, the regulator has warned #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f0e805e3-a316-478d-b43c-31c8cf68375c?utm_source=press.coop


Video: Navigating a new era of cyber warfare

Cyber security professionals assess how Russia’s war on Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions change the security landscape #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ead3796d-5d5d-4390-9e63-8f1597313935?utm_source=press.coop


Argentina risks hyperinflation after election giveaways and dollar pledge

Surging inflation may worsen after October vote, say economists #press

https://www.ft.com/content/70c7ec92-3bb4-4007-aa99-f3b312985813?utm_source=press.coop


Steel traders raise alarm over imports by Tata Steel UK

Companies warn they are unable to import benchmark steel product cheaply under current import quota scheme #press

https://www.ft.com/content/84ca2f14-aeba-45aa-98b8-0353c013f9be?utm_source=press.coop


Obesity drugmaker’s expansion raises dominance worries for Denmark

Soaring sales for Novo Nordisk’s products mean market capitalisation now exceeds country’s GDP #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c4e8a5e2-6be4-47dd-a995-ffe4eb0b05b7?utm_source=press.coop


IBM’s former IT services group plans to separate its China business

Kyndryl’s move reflects geopolitical tensions and follows trend of western companies seeking to insulate their Chinese units #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b7ee6f8c-356f-44f9-8710-ec6ac7eabaa5?utm_source=press.coop


India hits fantasy sports sector with back taxes in escalating battle

Gaming companies receive demands for hundreds of millions of dollars #press

https://www.ft.com/content/250175d7-43f9-4e1b-8ab0-930db6feb622?utm_source=press.coop


Republican candidates attack Biden over autoworker strike

GOP presidential hopefuls rail against electric vehicles push and White House economic strategy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b7bdde15-e47c-402a-865e-149e5b7000e5?utm_source=press.coop


‘As bad as it gets’: Trump’s New York business empire imperilled by fraud ruling

Court’s decision casts doubt on the fate of the former president’s real estate holdings #press

https://www.ft.com/content/053376ef-9050-43a7-aa0c-195bcee478eb?utm_source=press.coop


China’s top developers lost close to $3bn due to weakened renminbi

US-dollar indebted Evergrande, Sunac and Country Garden head list of groups suffering forex risks #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3eb70da7-2362-428b-b5d2-923f0fab4529?utm_source=press.coop


Dealmaking languishes at decade low on private equity drought

Worst third-quarter for M&A since 2012 tops a dire year so far #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5491578c-6f7f-4132-a103-740d6a11b234?utm_source=press.coop


Is it good when Wall Street compares today to 2007?

Maybe it’s capitulation, maybe it’s time for tin hats #press

https://www.ft.com/content/979690cc-341f-4e89-b398-f28a9e27d7bd?utm_source=press.coop


National Grid explores paying UK households to turn down heating

Energy network operator to run a trial to reduce gas demand if shortages loom #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fb8a96d5-a66d-43a0-bc24-5ab1ed8962d3?utm_source=press.coop


Rising attrition rate for NHS workers shown in study

Many doctors, nurses and other staff who enter professional training never join full-time workforce, Nuffield Trust finds #press

https://www.ft.com/content/86ac2b81-8e7e-4d47-978c-6c8fb7650829?utm_source=press.coop


Liverpool has more stable jobs than other regions, research says

But employees in north and Midlands struggling more than those in south to find fair pay and predictable hours #press

https://www.ft.com/content/31c77c99-da00-405e-8306-3af3a7c17f51?utm_source=press.coop


Spectator magazine reports fall in earnings ahead of auction

Title enjoys revenue growth but operating profit drops due to investment in journalism #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1d4ef122-1608-49b9-8aac-a7e525e0070a?utm_source=press.coop


Malaysia to double palm oil exports to China in effort to dodge EU restrictions

Asian nations sign infrastructure investment deals worth $4.2bn #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bb65d85b-a649-4fee-be1a-475c5ad9cce8?utm_source=press.coop


Live news: Bank of America chief predicts a soft landing for US economy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9153d235-b28c-43a7-9ffe-08d0c14546ce?utm_source=press.coop


Italy’s fiscal deficit predicted to hit 5.3% of GDP this year

Meloni government raises forecast for size of budget hole after high cost of controversial tax break #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e2c0cf09-ad93-4aba-954d-e6e4971a59f1?utm_source=press.coop


Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ message hits US stocks and bonds

Treasuries and Wall Street shares on course for worst month of 2023 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/42968686-926c-4a32-8868-494f891d0e26?utm_source=press.coop


Labour says it will not strip private schools of charitable status

Party officials say they will simply mandate that independent schools pay VAT and business rates #press

https://www.ft.com/content/63e6a557-bf7b-4b31-8f37-c5e6bcf8e322?utm_source=press.coop


Francis Drake’s swashbuckling spirit lives on in Kyiv’s Black Sea battles

Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov is spearheading the use of sea drones against the Russian fleet #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9c72135d-d12d-48f4-929d-716e37d7a1de?utm_source=press.coop


Prescriptions surge for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and similar drugs

Report shows 300% increase in demand for GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs #press

https://www.ft.com/content/70462ca1-3c51-411c-9ff1-4656b75d1421?utm_source=press.coop


Beware fiscal rules that are easy answers to complicated problems

I was wrong to think that taking into account UK public sector assets, as well as debt, would be a silver bullet #press

https://www.ft.com/content/792f598a-5f94-4c53-a8b8-1bc3a704df04?utm_source=press.coop


France unveils modest spending cuts for next year

Paris is moving slower than other EU capitals in curbing its budget deficit and public debt #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c1ba2877-c5cd-47d6-bf64-9fa4a7185435?utm_source=press.coop


The Lex Newsletter: finally, final salary pensions weaken their grip

Changes in interest rates, inflation and life expectancy have propelled more schemes into surplus #press

https://www.ft.com/content/272b9173-dac8-4ecb-9a55-319980903ae9?utm_source=press.coop


Sunak’s new strategy exposes 13 years of Tory failure

Any attempts at reinvention are hampered by a governing record the prime minister can’t escape #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fec9244a-d476-40b4-b097-6accf4c65bd6?utm_source=press.coop


Can Polman and Branson help CEOs overcome ‘shyness’ on human rights?

Also in today’s newsletter, investors’ clean energy play on the AI boom #press

https://www.ft.com/content/86052a5a-a18d-4b0c-97d3-45acd4265336?utm_source=press.coop


UK regulator to launch review of private market valuations

Financial Conduct Authority will examine ‘disciplines and governance’ as concerns over potential blow-ups increase #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ee008ac7-2f0f-4b65-a016-0e2ec00e8c26?utm_source=press.coop


Brazil minister says oil and green ambitions are not contradictory

Alexandre Silveira touts clean energy credentials and aim to become top oil producer #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f13aef43-ca58-49d6-b825-891e54670910?utm_source=press.coop


Russian frozen assets ‘ought to’ be used to rebuild Ukraine, says US special envoy

Penny Pritzker, appointed by Biden this month, backs one of Kyiv’s demands on post-war reconstruction #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ebf425de-87be-4612-8a94-a7a66fe8351a?utm_source=press.coop


Jailed oligarch accuses TPG of colluding with Kremlin to seize $14bn assets

Ziyavudin Magomedov says US buyout group unlawfully sold stake in port business #press

https://www.ft.com/content/73f8e43e-ba11-4240-b803-a3c5113240e2?utm_source=press.coop


Will Lib Dems capitalise on spotlight come election time?

Bruised leader Ed Davey tells personal tale in conference speech, while in US Braverman winks to Tory right flank #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6c60c545-2617-415e-9682-b9455aed0d86?utm_source=press.coop


UK regulators approve plans for vast new North Sea oilfield

Move sparks immediate objections from climate campaigners #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a38d62d9-2da0-4af5-8372-b3d63da7b004?utm_source=press.coop


London mayoral hopeful Susan Hall: ‘I am marmite’

Tory candidate will not be deterred by controversy over past remarks on social media #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5c4f376b-036f-40dd-9f03-415a29bda79d?utm_source=press.coop


Russia is increasingly using China’s currency to evade sanctions

Also in this newsletter: why Bosnia should get rid of its Serb separatist leader before joining the EU #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f1347042-cb5c-40d8-ac81-5bbc85542abd?utm_source=press.coop


Scotland recycling failure doubles National Investment Bank losses

Collapse of company set up to administer project leads to £4.5mn writedowns #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bf7ae3a6-630d-4fd8-875d-91b73d6c0cf1?utm_source=press.coop


German far right party surges on immigrant ‘dystopia’

Alternative for Germany is stoking anti-migrant sentiment in the town of Görlitz — and nationwide #press

https://www.ft.com/content/842e4c43-8973-4e7d-86b8-34ff55cb4830?utm_source=press.coop


The FTC is primed for Amazon

JPMorgan settles Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits with US Virgin Islands and Jes Staley #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e1ea1138-6e3d-4e97-88cc-ca1504b3529f?utm_source=press.coop


Turkey’s finance minister says ‘challenging’ conditions will take time to turn round

Mehmet Şimşek claims Erdoğan has thrown ‘support and commitment’ behind recent spate of interest rate increases #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c69b7401-6d71-43da-843b-e3c8ad43a20c?utm_source=press.coop


Chinese battery groups invest in Morocco to serve western markets

North African country emerges as bridge to US and Europe that reduces risk for producers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9539f746-82bf-49db-ae87-237196a60c88?utm_source=press.coop


McKinsey pays out another $230mn to settle opioid cases

Consultancy admits no wrongdoing as it resolves claims from municipalities and school districts #press

https://www.ft.com/content/df746e59-352b-47a0-9090-913ac2707b84?utm_source=press.coop


Should I have a survey on a flat with a 10-year guarantee?

I’m buying a luxury new-build apartment in central London #press

https://www.ft.com/content/aeb40df1-dbd5-4eb0-bf0e-71c6682c0f84?utm_source=press.coop


Farming subsidies trigger row over future of British countryside

The government’s post-Brexit subsidy regime has left some farmers with less money than before #press

https://www.ft.com/content/93b5c4b5-a94f-4796-b5fb-6f56757828ff?utm_source=press.coop


Horizon 22 trumps the Shard to become London’s highest viewpoint (and it’s free)

The 58th-floor viewing gallery opens today, the latest in a swathe of new lookouts high above the City #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ada9c3f0-a271-4a85-b02d-119c397238ce?utm_source=press.coop


Dispatches from Ukraine that show the big picture

Filmmakers are going beyond the news-bite to document the wider impact of the war in a variety of ways #press

https://www.ft.com/content/af51942b-5b60-4006-b699-bde70a16f343?utm_source=press.coop


US small cap stocks wilt in the heat of higher interest rates

Smaller companies’ weaker balance sheets exposed by ‘higher for longer’ environment #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9de514d5-678b-4b52-91e1-86fd53794d13?utm_source=press.coop


How to rally support for Ukraine on bond markets

Credit enhancements for debt issued by Kyiv would allow funds to be raised more quickly and on a larger scale #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5d9789cd-174a-4c6a-bd82-8c6a68d1421e?utm_source=press.coop


Nikki Haley seeks breakout moment in second Republican debate

Former UN ambassador has gained in polls in recent weeks but remains well behind Donald Trump #press

https://www.ft.com/content/33ff4916-6a04-44f2-a285-480ce8086d2e?utm_source=press.coop


China’s economic malaise hits efforts to raise $41bn chip fund

Biggest financing round to date to support domestic semiconductor industry struggles to attract capital #press

https://www.ft.com/content/521c8ac3-1933-4077-88b9-e9086a0196ca?utm_source=press.coop


What ‘peak oil’ will mean for China

Slowing demand as EV use grows will have an impact on everything from energy security to refineries #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6acfcbb4-0a29-4f4a-bf13-d0242072fdae?utm_source=press.coop


US autoworkers strike: when will dealerships run out of cars to sell?

Inventories of popular models like Ford Bronco are running low amid UAW action #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4da6406a-c888-49c1-b07f-daa6b9797193?utm_source=press.coop


Scrapping UK inheritance tax hands £1mn to richest 1%, finds IFS

Abolition would cost Treasury about £7bn a year and favour wealthiest households, says study #press

https://www.ft.com/content/88dd6f98-2d08-43dd-bfe9-5fb2bb1c9727?utm_source=press.coop


Australian vineyards struggle to stay afloat amid wine glut

With 2bn litres in storage the industry hopes tariff resolution with China will boost trade #press

https://www.ft.com/content/90e63dc8-8d97-4b08-9299-f6457f41352b?utm_source=press.coop


Live news: US Senate reaches deal to avoid government shutdown #press

https://www.ft.com/content/316a93a6-897c-42cc-a4cd-7af6b5de0a2f?utm_source=press.coop


Trump committed fraud by inflating real estate value, New York judge rules

Former president and his businesses are found liable in attorney-general’s civil lawsuit #press

https://www.ft.com/content/14be758b-b730-4981-807c-64a434978e37?utm_source=press.coop


FirstFT: China TV presenter linked to ex-minister had surrogate child in US

Also in today’s newsletter, the FTC sues Amazon and JPMorgan settles Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ff525fb7-8038-4696-8a9f-e47939b2634a?utm_source=press.coop


How Venezuela lost Citgo

It didn’t have to happen this way #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6f0f7b92-e6dc-45d1-b065-58acf314e8a9?utm_source=press.coop


Former Wirecard executive linked to alleged Russian spying ring

Jan Marsalek named as connection to Bulgarian nationals accused of espionage by UK authorities #press

https://www.ft.com/content/25058ffb-3408-429b-ab8c-582bd49531ef?utm_source=press.coop


Greater Manchester mayor proposes compromise on HS2 rail line

Burnham says northern leg could be delayed if government commits to east-west route #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a419da7c-7cc0-437b-a9e8-33e065d0a50a?utm_source=press.coop


Developer halts onshore wind farm due to rising costs and windfall tax

Scottish renewable project paused in latest blow to UK green power development #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bb76a4c0-0b5d-4b18-8387-2143e4f1e064?utm_source=press.coop


Nigeria’s Senate confirms new central bank governor amid currency rout

Former Citi executive Olayemi Cardoso faces task of stabilising naira and settling $6.8bn foreign exchange obligations #press

https://www.ft.com/content/78326dcf-f393-4607-8573-9845db052cf0?utm_source=press.coop


US stocks sink over prospect of extended higher interest rates

US Treasury yields steady after hitting multi-year highs and hopes of cuts ‘are priced out’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3fe3db4e-cf74-4471-b804-02b656e6fbbf?utm_source=press.coop


European carmakers risk missing out on critical minerals, Australia warns

Manufacturers could fall behind rivals if they fail to invest to secure supplies, says resources minister #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cf455166-1a5e-40b5-8f04-04a8900996bc?utm_source=press.coop


Biden joins striking autoworkers on Michigan picket line

President appears to back union demand for 40% pay rise #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f91ae5b7-6d4f-4cb4-875e-f173da7d02c9?utm_source=press.coop


Saudi official meets Palestinians as diplomats step up talks on regional accord

Envoy’s visit to occupied West Bank comes as US leads efforts to broker grand Middle East pact with Israel #press

https://www.ft.com/content/89fdec50-886b-40bc-8357-f2751d77eb05?utm_source=press.coop


High-speed trains and the crashing of Britain’s credibility

Dropping a chunk of HS2 would undermine the country as a place to do business #press

https://www.ft.com/content/617453cb-f075-497f-a615-7aef1099b46d?utm_source=press.coop


Diesel/Russia: oil sanctions help tighten supply for industrial fuel

Rising prices might explain why Moscow has decided to resume exports #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b12dd4b4-2da8-404c-9262-290e1d89cbf4?utm_source=press.coop


Greece to integrate 300,000 migrants amid labour shortage

Government seeks to address lack of workers in agriculture, tourism and construction #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1f2c3997-a783-4d7f-9823-4043720e9708?utm_source=press.coop


How China can avoid the Japan trap

Income needs to accrue to those who will spend it — but this will require redistribution on a significant scale #press

https://www.ft.com/content/156c092a-4313-48cc-8103-79bb26c0faaa?utm_source=press.coop


Lib Dems set out plans to speed up cancer treatment in England

Ed Davey proposes legal right for patients to start medical care within 62 days of urgent referral in highly personal conference speech #press

https://www.ft.com/content/00bbe6b3-08d9-4264-b379-7ad3cf4aaab9?utm_source=press.coop


Chase UK to ban cryptocurrency purchases over fraud fears

JPMorgan’s UK bank the latest to limit consumers’ abilities to buy volatile assets #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e02ffd47-18a9-4017-b6fc-2ea388f85f2a?utm_source=press.coop


Spain’s opposition leader hits at Sánchez over mooted Catalan amnesty

Alberto Núñez Feijóo accuses acting prime minister of self interest as rivals seek lawmakers’ backing to form government #press

https://www.ft.com/content/77257ad5-a3cb-4c8d-bf84-e4e2b467f129?utm_source=press.coop


Chinese TV presenter linked to missing foreign minister had surrogate child in US

Beijing is examining the relationship between Fu Xiaotian and Qin Gang, who was abruptly dismissed in July #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f73e36d3-309a-4223-9c20-a7fc8b35c696?utm_source=press.coop


London policing crisis stoked by rejection of ‘mutual aid’ by other forces

Leicestershire and Thames Valley forces confirm they turned down calls to help cover depleted resources in the capital #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ca426149-11b1-4bfa-9d85-6a8eaa860ecd?utm_source=press.coop


Japan gaming: Capcom brings street fighting spirit to mobile games

Share price increase reflects expectations of sales boost from mobile offerings #press

https://www.ft.com/content/90fc6ca1-bf41-4033-81eb-3192a44d4b89?utm_source=press.coop


EU in talks with Moderna over new vaccine supply deal

Brussels launches talks for mRNA jabs to augment existing contract with BioNTech/Pfizer #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1c493474-dde1-4441-87c3-01e136c1bbd4?utm_source=press.coop


Sterling heads for worst month since Truss’s ‘mini’-Budget

British pound declines as traders shift interest rate expectations #press

https://www.ft.com/content/84140712-8532-44cb-b4e0-b3f4a1f7c270?utm_source=press.coop


What the world should expect from a second Trump term

The jilting of Ukraine, a bonfire of treaties, but perhaps a surprise on China #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3b15d02c-9835-481d-8ee7-b1ebcebe23e6?utm_source=press.coop


Nigerian rapper’s death exposes murky side of Afrobeats music

Rising star’s sudden demise after raising maltreatment accusations puts genre in the spotlight #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9dddbb6e-7740-4c19-854e-27a8ee193f07?utm_source=press.coop


Tesla to face EU anti-subsidy probe over China exports, says Brussels trade chief

Valdis Dombrovskis claims ‘sufficient prima facie evidence’ to examine foreign electric-vehicle makers’ operations #press

https://www.ft.com/content/37e1e4cd-e527-43da-a177-b55e96ac995b?utm_source=press.coop


UK home secretary Braverman set to call for UN refugee treaty reform

Washington think-tank speech will question if convention is ‘fit for modern age’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0e5fd701-eb41-4485-87b9-ebb8b54e6c46?utm_source=press.coop


Davey’s defeat on conference floor crushes Lib Dem hopes of abandoning housing target

Also in this newsletter, what this means for the future of a Labour-Liberal Democrat arrangement, and Sunak’s possible inheritance tax overhaul #press

https://www.ft.com/content/58a0d149-dd54-4925-b8e1-9d0e2764e98e?utm_source=press.coop


Water companies in England and Wales told to cut £114mn off bills

Ofwat says nearly all 19 groups missed targets on pollution, leakage and customer service #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c6444117-69fb-42d4-b44c-aacab19c6348?utm_source=press.coop


Germany drops stricter energy savings requirements for houses

Also in this newsletter: why Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska thinks the war in Ukraine should end #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5a8f5da1-b201-46d8-8aa3-289f29527af8?utm_source=press.coop


Death and taxes: Sunak looks for poll boost from potential IHT shake-up

Though unpopular, inheritance tax is paid by few in UK and revenue lost would have to be made up for elsewhere #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3996c757-3395-413c-a490-3af257cab18f?utm_source=press.coop


Poland’s lurch to the right ahead of elections unsettles Brussels

Warsaw’s recent anti-Ukraine rhetoric to placate potential far-right ally has sent shockwaves in EU’s capital #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7bf2544e-e6fa-4289-86d5-b3595519b658?utm_source=press.coop


The debt-fuelled bet on US Treasuries that’s scaring regulators

Policymakers are concerned about the huge leverage that hedge funds are employing as part of the so-called basis trade #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a8348e2a-a90f-474c-baa6-8c2eb0e263c2?utm_source=press.coop


Net zero was never going to be an easy win for workers

The green transition will be hard and involve trade-offs policymakers would rather not talk about #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9471cb3a-39ec-49d3-893d-967e234932bc?utm_source=press.coop


The best pubs (and a wine bar) in London’s West End

From hundreds of contenders, our tireless correspondents select their top 10 watering holes in the UK capital’s playground #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a8bf4371-4f09-4ec6-b7ec-556d343f367a?utm_source=press.coop


This Is New York — exhibition captures the city’s unique joy, terror and exhilaration

The Museum of the City of New York has assembled everything from film clips to graphic novels #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0f7b0a94-029b-4d67-8542-03b4c4762744?utm_source=press.coop


‘We were betrayed’: Armenians on the run after Azerbaijan’s blitz attack

Refugees flee disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2b58293b-6a81-45a2-9271-9b197f4c6655?utm_source=press.coop


Biden and Trump plan rival Michigan trips in scrap for union votes

President will visit picket line as autoworker strike raises temperature in 2024 swing state #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fb7f6cf7-0344-44ed-b69d-8169fac6dfe9?utm_source=press.coop


Glencore traded thousands of tonnes of Russian copper through Turkey

Shipments via third countries obscure Europe’s true reliance on Russian commodities #press

https://www.ft.com/content/77d3f86a-e4d1-44b4-8c80-2c6727044c31?utm_source=press.coop


South Korea optimistic of inclusion in key world bond index

Becoming a constituent of FTSE Russell WGBI could provide boost of up to $67bn in foreign capital inflows #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9e31a111-5186-4532-a970-029cf34dc2b7?utm_source=press.coop


Indonesia vows to sue UK over Airbus corruption probe settlement

Jakarta unhappy it was shut out of British share of €3.6bn deal after helping Serious Fraud Office with investigation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/dc0720ec-b381-4f5b-8bba-44fb09408522?utm_source=press.coop


JPEX probe tests Hong Kong’s crypto-friendly stance

Police are investigating allegations of fraud in connection with the trading platform #press

https://www.ft.com/content/74a88386-189f-44f3-b173-a77c97b2943c?utm_source=press.coop


How TSMC’s chip plant is shaking up a small town in Japan

Semiconductor giant’s arrival highlights broader challenges for Asia’s most advanced economy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/09f0ae79-8935-4070-ab52-dc828b770dce?utm_source=press.coop


UK manufacturing groups hit out at Rishi Sunak’s U-turns on net zero pledges

Trade associations criticise uncertainty created by ‘huge setback’ to industry planning #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9b1399fd-5ce1-427c-b6b0-aeb5a43f4d92?utm_source=press.coop


A hidden US-China decoupling

Private equity firms are becoming the arbiters of a competing set of demands from investors whose interests are political #press

https://www.ft.com/content/990b0a95-283f-407b-83c0-2584ef5f5f0c?utm_source=press.coop


Indicted US Senator Robert Menendez ignores calls to resign #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b8340863-98b8-4a1e-83bb-8ee453637340?utm_source=press.coop


Coty pushes ahead with plans for dual Paris listing

Beauty company’s return to city of its founding seen as a vote of confidence in leadership of Sue Nabi #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6b118633-f464-4022-94be-15c9c4998426?utm_source=press.coop


FirstFT: Top Nomura banker banned from leaving mainland China

Also in today’s newsletter, Russian oligarch ‘surprised’ at economic resilience and China and the EU agree export controls ‘mechanism’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d2644e5f-dba8-4e58-aeff-6f4a1cd9c315?utm_source=press.coop


Lib Dems vow to knock down Tory ‘blue wall’ in south of England

Ed Davey’s party accused of watering down policies to pander to Conservative voters #press

https://www.ft.com/content/afb42ecf-a3f4-4a85-a9df-846cc199e0fd?utm_source=press.coop


Russia has proved resilience to western sanctions, says Deripaska

Metals oligarch tells FT of his ‘surprise’ at performance of economy in wake of invasion of Ukraine #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3652bbb5-a0f9-4d54-adc6-03b645a44306?utm_source=press.coop


Scrapping HS2 will damage trust in Britain, warn US buyers of Birmingham City

Owners of Tom Brady-backed football club say truncating rail line will shake investor confidence #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c4d68338-fa60-43c8-b9db-de4edc9cb520?utm_source=press.coop


Houthis blamed for Bahraini soldiers’ deaths on Yemen border

Drone strike comes despite efforts to secure long-term peace with Saudi-led coalition #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f5ca12f2-647f-4e6d-bfa0-701c48af0a14?utm_source=press.coop


Moody’s warns federal shutdown would be ‘negative’ for US debt rating

Report comes as hopes for congressional deal to avert crisis fade #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6dafa393-fdb0-447c-9d22-b530bfa2ba17?utm_source=press.coop


Macron walks tightrope with green policy ‘à la française’

French president rules out ban on gas boilers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a59c2cd9-3607-420f-a978-8feb503698ab?utm_source=press.coop


Gatwick cancels more than 160 flights because of ATC staff shortages

London’s second-busiest airport to impose cap on departures and arrivals for rest of week #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5cfb8899-a649-4bc3-8a31-4a31eba24cc6?utm_source=press.coop


The Indian dilemma for America and its allies

New Delhi’s alleged role in a murder on Canadian soil requires due legal process #press

https://www.ft.com/content/95a2074f-8491-41d4-9d8b-68b3124723a9?utm_source=press.coop


Germany leads push to delay electric vehicle tariffs between EU and UK

Berlin and carmakers back UK call for three-year pause on requirement for batteries to be produced locally #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5305ab3e-6f54-4a70-945b-c3f3c78f5fa6?utm_source=press.coop


Bank of England studies sweeping reform of forecasting

UK central bank indicates review by Ben Bernanke could result in process similar to that used by US Fed #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cb797992-1a2b-4d6f-94d5-3acf6cb8a8f7?utm_source=press.coop


Starmer seeks stronger Anglo-French relations in talks with Macron

Leader of UK’s main opposition party tells business leaders in Paris he wants to rewrite Brexit deal with EU #press

https://www.ft.com/content/74885c6b-c575-4c04-8ca4-f60236311303?utm_source=press.coop


Give retail investors fair access to stock research

Better information for savers can boost investment and revive London market #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0f5af15b-2c5c-4d64-8488-1b6f730806bc?utm_source=press.coop


German carmakers in the line of fire of possible EU-China trade war

Resentment is brewing that Brussels’ subsidies probe against Beijing benefits French rivals #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ff23ec8f-56b1-47a5-a004-8c8d8c2dfaa7?utm_source=press.coop


US pushes Saudi Arabia and UAE to heal divisions over Yemen

Washington worries differences between the Gulf neighbours could upend efforts to secure deal to end civil war #press

https://www.ft.com/content/77d0118e-acfc-4720-bb2c-c8f507335dcd?utm_source=press.coop


My ideal day in Milan: Gildo Zegna

The chair and CEO of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group loves to lose himself in the city’s abundance of artistic and historic treasures, as well as its urban oases #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a1b5875a-bd9b-4a02-b647-85dc9924e3e8?utm_source=press.coop


Why don’t people leave bad jobs?

Giving workers a bit more security might make the labour market more flexible, not less #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1b72e3e8-68b7-4d24-acd2-01d384342475?utm_source=press.coop


US Federal Reserve set to hold rates but leave tightening in play

Expected policy pause would come amid mixed signals on economy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/31f4f13c-a31f-4e09-9e7b-cf1a20b16c6a?utm_source=press.coop


Poland’s ruling party under pressure over broadening visa scandal

Law and Justice acknowledges that hundreds of visas were sold illegally #press

https://www.ft.com/content/8a780e82-f29a-400f-a778-aa0a2e478522?utm_source=press.coop


Trudeau says India may have been involved in murder of Sikh leader

Top Indian diplomat also expelled as Canada investigates possible role in fatal shooting #press

https://www.ft.com/content/eca1a914-33a0-498e-955f-09f1b2fe887c?utm_source=press.coop


Autocracy not reform remains Erdoğan’s recipe for Turkey

As the 100th anniversary of the republic approaches, the west should take care not to assist in the burial of democracy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/254dd275-666e-43f7-8fa0-181b0b2fd4b5?utm_source=press.coop


Milan with the FT

Explore • Eat and Drink • Exercise • Experience • Enlighten #press

https://www.ft.com/globetrotter/milan?utm_source=press.coop


Making the banking industry more inclusive for all

Organisations thrive in a culture where everyone feels welcome and respected, regardless of their background #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7d69da99-d4f6-4956-bd89-bcfc741a02a2?utm_source=press.coop


Sicily, the 49th state of America?

In 1947, revolutionary Salvatore Giuliano petitioned the US to incorporate the island. He lost out to Alaska. A new photography project imagines what might have been #press

https://www.ft.com/content/19da4854-1f57-4ff0-8e07-08b0a5b3345c?utm_source=press.coop


Bank of England refines its new competitiveness mandate

Staffers provide clues on how the central bank is interpreting the goals set by UK government #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d618e1b5-85bd-4313-a4a0-8c350ed6c36d?utm_source=press.coop


The stakes of the US autoworker strike could not be higher

If Joe Biden can’t bridge the gap between management and labour, Donald Trump could be the winner #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bda59c3b-3038-450d-a0e1-46cd2654a555?utm_source=press.coop


Higher interest rates signal end of one-stop shop banks

Big lenders are starting to retreat, and in some cases exit, from consumer banking, as income becomes squeezed #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1ad35d7d-041a-464c-adb5-cf19fe60a2c8?utm_source=press.coop


Brazil counts success with Pix payments tool

State-backed instant transfer service is credited with helping to widen financial inclusion #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e1c7b0e7-4c17-40c4-8e03-16c698674efa?utm_source=press.coop


Nippon Paint targets China expansion despite property market slowdown

Co-president predicts company can make ‘good money’ even as developers wrestle with turmoil #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9574bb90-13c2-465e-a89f-a9c4a493176f?utm_source=press.coop


China’s property revival plan threatened by stand-off over old neighbourhoods

Beijing turns to past playbook of redeveloping poorer areas in hopes of revitalising troubled sector #press

https://www.ft.com/content/73b5ff78-83b0-49ee-8177-c8cfb9360d89?utm_source=press.coop


NHS braced for unprecedented strikes as doctors in England walk out

Four days of industrial action includes co-ordinated walkout by consultants and junior medics #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6e942e35-4907-4538-a353-f70033bdedd9?utm_source=press.coop


UK residential rents rise at record pace in August

Estate agent Hamptons says 12% increase is largest on record #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bd22fb55-60af-4094-9b58-df15dbc93d2b?utm_source=press.coop


UK broadcasters develop free digital TV service to take on streaming

Freely will be built into next-generation smart sets, in effect taking Freeview platform on to internet #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d187aad9-b33c-4fe1-bc7a-083b22bd706e?utm_source=press.coop


FirstFT: US and China officials meet in Malta to try to stabilise ties

Also in today’s newsletter, Turkey floats alternative to G20’s trade corridor plan and the Chinese shadow bank exposed to struggling property developers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bb684275-eaaf-4292-ab53-e0cea2166d1e?utm_source=press.coop


Global investors brace for key central bank rate decisions #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e6783a85-c0e3-42c7-950b-a166a3b88ff6?utm_source=press.coop


Starmer pledges to seek major rewrite of Brexit deal

Labour leader tells FT his government would put closer trading relationship with Brussels at heart of growth policy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6bdc4e88-c2ed-44ad-aa7d-c70bc358e027?utm_source=press.coop


Busy week for central banks as Fed, BoE and BoJ set interest rates

Plus: tech IPOs, and UK opposition leader Starmer hopes to burnish his PM-in-waiting credentials with French visit #press

https://www.ft.com/content/8a7d5b2a-8118-451b-9280-1c30ae9209d3?utm_source=press.coop


New York climate march sets tone for week of UN talks

Campaigners from around world gather on streets of Manhattan to call for government action on global warming #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e0a1c2f6-ec60-47bb-b051-49adb4d1fe6a?utm_source=press.coop


Economists expect Fed to defy investors with more interest rate rises

FT-Booth survey finds majority of economists think central bank has more work to do to lower inflation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/43f904eb-fb6a-4567-b8ee-a69cc16c7538?utm_source=press.coop


US and China officials meet in Malta ahead of possible Biden-Xi summit

Jake Sullivan and Wang Yi hold talks as part of effort to stabilise relations between geopolitical rivals #press

https://www.ft.com/content/716bad5d-3ecc-4987-a1a9-7fd75173268f?utm_source=press.coop


Labour casts fresh doubts over HS2 route north of Birmingham

UK opposition party’s caution comes after Tory government refuses to commit to northern section of project #press

https://www.ft.com/content/aadf80e2-66a6-4edc-9202-d30eef5417f6?utm_source=press.coop


California accuses Big Oil of covering up climate change risks in lawsuit

Civil action seeks damages to help mitigate costs of global warming caused by fossil fuels #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3b655443-5721-4524-9e8f-ffbf314b06a7?utm_source=press.coop


Ukraine steps up efforts to break Russia’s Black Sea blockade

Two vessels dock at Chornomorsk as Kyiv makes use of unilateral shipping corridor #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f2c8312f-feac-4d1d-983f-f1798258de9f?utm_source=press.coop


Meloni calls for EU help to deal with surge in migrant arrivals

European Commission pledges more manpower for registrations on Italian island of Lampedusa #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6d47250b-0cd0-4b24-aa90-81b721391a1a?utm_source=press.coop


Illinois to become first US state to abolish cash bail

Practice of demanding pretrial monetary bonds to be released from jail blamed for high incarceration rates #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b76a7787-fd9c-44de-b411-3bd67473df54?utm_source=press.coop


Has the Federal Reserve finished raising rates?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead #press

https://www.ft.com/content/de599578-a981-400c-946d-e36f68ecd09b?utm_source=press.coop


Battle of the ages: how America’s gerontocracy is a challenge for democracy

US legislators are especially old, even in a world where older politicians dominate #press

https://www.ft.com/content/faa721e6-4fcf-4b9b-ae39-9ad6c44ed971?utm_source=press.coop


British politicians owe voters some candour on tax

The UK faces multiple challenges, while the public finances are far from robust #press

https://www.ft.com/content/91e968a0-0125-42cc-a62f-317d24bdda96?utm_source=press.coop


The case for retiring Britain’s triple lock on pensions

Linking payments to earnings growth is fairer and more sustainable #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3adb5709-a22a-4fed-aca3-9f64e18b4606?utm_source=press.coop


UK homes: data shows supply squeeze will worsen

England’s planning drought for housing projects merely stores up problems #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f2a6c93f-d764-43f0-9721-6a28ccb8e4ba?utm_source=press.coop


Chinese shadow bank exposed to troubled property developers

Doubts over health of Zhongrong have added to broader concerns about China’s economy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5948fd27-8195-4974-879e-125546112be3?utm_source=press.coop


Turkey pushes alternative to G20’s India-Middle East trade corridor plan

Ankara seeks to emphasise its traditional role as a route for goods moving from Asia to Europe #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0673f928-dec9-48fb-83b3-8b868a9dcbbe?utm_source=press.coop


Thales chief on the lookout for acquisitions

Even after the recent €4bn deal spree, Patrice Caine is keen to bolster operations including cyber security #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f63ff116-3ffa-4be8-b959-79bea6123f24?utm_source=press.coop


Mexican leader angers airlines as military leads aviation overhaul

Armed forces run new airport and airline as leftist president relies on them to reshape economy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/ae61a69f-0e40-4f84-ba49-33c6c177403d?utm_source=press.coop


WHO chief pushes China for ‘full access’ to solve Covid’s origins

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says health body is ready to send second mission as Omicron variants drive rise in cases #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b25ff661-92fc-4e9b-bedf-a0dd24f12aa4?utm_source=press.coop


Balkans’ frustration mounts over Ukraine’s fast-track to EU membership

Brussels has handled Kyiv’s accession bid with record speed since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b654fe14-25b0-44f3-bea6-96a8596d6cde?utm_source=press.coop


Companies ease off on share buybacks as rising interest rates push up costs

Growing pressure to invest and regional banking turmoil also deterred companies from purchasing their own shares #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f6f59092-7ff5-4095-ba25-084bcc298c24?utm_source=press.coop


‘A shot across the bow’: how geopolitics threatens Apple’s dependence on China

Beijing’s restrictions on government use of Apple products and Huawei’s resurgence pose problems for Tim Cook #press

https://www.ft.com/content/558a1196-15ba-4869-9d69-6f5405e0a758?utm_source=press.coop


Cult Shop: Evan Kinori, a utilitarian menswear mecca in San Francisco

Smart, no-nonsense clothes made in the Mission District #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2876394f-3174-4585-99d8-3ffb4af04b58?utm_source=press.coop


Catastrophic Libyan flooding fuelled  by warming oceans

An intense cyclone known as a ‘medicane’ led to more than 400mm of rain falling in 24 hours #press

https://www.ft.com/content/51fca6b6-8a4c-4113-b59a-da8027b97648?utm_source=press.coop


Strike pits US auto union in existential struggle over shift to electric vehicles

Carmakers are building batteries with non-union labour, while EVs’ production may require fewer workers overall #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4752dd8e-3681-488c-a738-051ef5917a64?utm_source=press.coop


Then there were two: disappearance of second Chinese minister sparks speculation

Li Shangfu has vanished less than two months after foreign minister went missing #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6dca8dea-c7bf-436a-919e-99fe4a6c1e3c?utm_source=press.coop


Garrick row over women members reignites after legal expert changes his mind

Lawyer says that ‘he’ in rules could also mean ‘she’ — but club insists its ban will continue #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c73d3840-5f06-4bf0-bd94-ce9d4aa508f8?utm_source=press.coop


SoftBank seeks OpenAI tie-up as Son plans deal spree after Arm IPO

Japanese conglomerate is looking to invest tens of billions of dollars in AI after Arm’s blockbuster listing #press

https://www.ft.com/content/61d5b168-1e5e-4837-b830-1e6dd4d6f276?utm_source=press.coop


Rethinking neutrality in Europe

Austria, Ireland, Malta and Switzerland will probably not join Nato but changes in defence and security policies are coming #press

https://www.ft.com/content/307e2007-9f70-4a45-932e-abbff08628d3?utm_source=press.coop


‘The credit will go to Modi’: India’s PM seeks G20 boost in upcoming elections

Ruling Bharatiya Janata party exploits global spotlight to kick off campaign for regional and national polls #press

https://www.ft.com/content/50fa567a-5792-42ba-8255-14327a8878d5?utm_source=press.coop


Crumbling concrete sparks international debate on peculiarly British problem

Experts look at British construction methods as issues with Raac in public buildings not reported in other countries #press

https://www.ft.com/content/94f77a6a-471d-4aaf-a3e2-5f2ac46fae5a?utm_source=press.coop


European battery makers: start-ups back EU’s EV ambitions

Carmakers could use their clout to secure vital raw materials and help local suppliers compete with Asian rivals #press

https://www.ft.com/content/44c62c65-0daa-40e0-82fe-63ff4d5658c8?utm_source=press.coop


German government split over top job at EU lender

Bloc’s finance ministers to discuss future leadership of European Investment Bank #press

https://www.ft.com/content/66e50077-d090-4854-8c5b-064643019703?utm_source=press.coop


Chicken-foot broth: a short story by Will Harris

‘Jim’s expression is curious, tortoise-like. He looks at you like a family member he hasn’t seen in a long time’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/dfe26732-b2fc-4961-8b18-d471d6b0a0b5?utm_source=press.coop


It is a miracle that students aren’t rioting at beleaguered universities

Innovative new courses and schools show what is sadly missing from over-regulated mainstream higher education #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f8b4677d-064b-477d-aaf0-1ea8912f6181?utm_source=press.coop


What comes next after the Mifid II ‘reverse ferret’ on research

Wrangles loom between fund managers and their clients over who pays for the costs #press

https://www.ft.com/content/af934420-0eeb-4d72-8baf-e1079952f8e9?utm_source=press.coop


Keir Starmer aims at repairing ‘bridges Tories have burnt’

Labour leader will tell centre-left summit in Canada he intends to rebuild partnerships damaged by Brexit and Sunak #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e178f597-8b14-46ba-a5cd-c9f94a2d309d?utm_source=press.coop


Wilko left on the shelf despite final sales push

Hopes of rescuing jobs and stores at collapsed discounter unravelled during at times ill-tempered administration #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d7c10f1a-9e18-4b5f-8d46-09e47757d321?utm_source=press.coop


Russia routes thin-hulled oil tankers through Arctic for first time

Use of unreinforced vessels raises risks of environmental disaster as Moscow diverts sanctions-hit exports #press

https://www.ft.com/content/34551893-e9ef-49cc-b256-f8ac21d4bd39?utm_source=press.coop


Tobacco smuggling to Spain stokes resentment over Gibraltar

Boats of contraband tobacco are major irritant as British territory hangs in post-Brexit limbo #press

https://www.ft.com/content/89c5a2c8-99be-43b3-9a12-22e7eefdea55?utm_source=press.coop


Euro’s weakness reveals the worries over the eurozone economy

Not even the ECB’s increase in interest rates to a record this week could support the currency #press

https://www.ft.com/content/877dfe44-bd20-4f18-94b3-593fff134bbe?utm_source=press.coop


EU lifts import ban on Ukraine’s grain

Poland says it will apply unilateral curbs after Brussels ignored pleas to extend restrictions #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6b9c528f-9924-4835-8f50-91eca9d3ab4e?utm_source=press.coop


The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’

Powered by algorithms and AI, a growing number of consumer industries are adjusting prices in response to supply and demand #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d0e3bcb5-b824-414e-bfac-4c0b4193e9f0?utm_source=press.coop


‘All should resign’: Derna disaster unleashes wave of anger in Libya

Citizens vent at officials who ignored warnings while the authorities look to absolve themselves of blame #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7cd8d5f0-39a9-4594-b021-e80dcada5ace?utm_source=press.coop


China’s coming lawfare offensive

A weaponised ‘legal toolbox for foreign struggles’ is reshaping Chinese economic relations with the rest of the world #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b410e920-ecaf-44ab-b4c8-602f2c42bfd8?utm_source=press.coop


Italian bonds: Meloni’s moves may yet scare investors

There are good economic reasons for nerves and the PM has shown herself willing to rattle markets #press

https://www.ft.com/content/70a6e16b-d842-4139-bcd4-a19634a6408c?utm_source=press.coop


We must confront China over security — but co-operate with it too

Calls for our foreign secretary to refuse to talk to his Chinese counterparts are wrong #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b01a5e6a-1a59-4eb1-8add-415e64dbda37?utm_source=press.coop


Oh no, not more tech stuff!

The short-term pain of accommodating new gear such as Apple’s USB-C charger may make sense in the long run, but I really resent it #press

https://www.ft.com/content/c7b0fe74-91ff-41b8-b0cd-04132f63c4b1?utm_source=press.coop


G7 governments to announce bans on Russian diamond imports

Proposals would reshape global market for the precious stones, but implementation will divide industry #press

https://www.ft.com/content/dc5b7c52-0f51-4ad8-a33a-db446a0454ef?utm_source=press.coop


High wage growth causes headache for policymakers

Also in this newsletter: UK steel deal, Beijing bites back on electric cars, science round-up #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a690ca73-ed07-4567-b1c5-022da800797e?utm_source=press.coop


No ‘subsidy bowl’ for UK net zero drive, vows Hunt

Chancellor backs case-by-case investment as government’s £500mn steel package is announced #press

https://www.ft.com/content/55e5adb7-819c-484a-8efe-c78fe0c238fd?utm_source=press.coop


Mohammed VI: Morocco’s monarch must handle an earthquake-hit country

The reserved king is trying to show he is in control following the most devastating tremor in 60 years #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4dda63f0-f2b3-42fb-abc5-5feaad399391?utm_source=press.coop


Credit Suisse bond investors plot lawsuit against Switzerland

Group plans to sue Swiss government in US courts over losses sustained after bank’s takeover by UBS #press

https://www.ft.com/content/dae59bc5-32ba-48bf-ad5f-0c1ca468906e?utm_source=press.coop


Nervy investors pour $1tn into money market funds

High yields and uncertainty over the outlook for the US economy puts global flows on course for record year #press

https://www.ft.com/content/58d65ee5-f224-4e66-8674-beefbf30c776?utm_source=press.coop


Uranium: glowing with the flow works for bulls

If prices rise much higher, miners should be encouraged to lift output #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3574031b-7d75-4215-86b2-15feaed6ab7f?utm_source=press.coop


Not much of a garden? Plant bulbs in layers to maximise spring flowering

Crocuses, irises and tulips at varying depths can prolong the magic in a small space #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4f702df6-0fdd-423c-b13e-30a1c74d9274?utm_source=press.coop


GM chief assails UAW strikers in sign labour strife could escalate

Mary Barra expresses anger at autoworkers’ rejection of ‘historic’ offer as Biden prepares to weigh in #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f5f280d2-3e8d-44b1-b259-52cbbb64347b?utm_source=press.coop


Keir Starmer's small boats gamble

The Labour leader Keir Starmer is attempting to seize the initiative on dealing with… #press

https://www.ft.com/content/385dbb72-b0d5-4f58-8077-06a232b2fe20?utm_source=press.coop


Romania to sue Austria for vetoing its bid to join border-free zone

Bucharest says it will claim damages for losses of up to 2% of GDP after Vienna opposed its Schengen accession #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f834a916-3989-4882-afa4-8a7642d4e725?utm_source=press.coop


‘Project Springsteen’: how law firm Paul Weiss raided rival Kirkland in London push

New York company hires lawyers from Chicago-based outfit in bid to build European private equity practice #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5e430125-c107-4cc6-866b-478f7d84b7aa?utm_source=press.coop


UK agrees £500mn deal to secure Port Talbot steelworks

Unions condemn agreement with Tata steel that could result in thousands of job losses #press

https://www.ft.com/content/add5ff71-1c85-4b92-9ca3-5554abfeda62?utm_source=press.coop


Train drivers announce strikes targeting Tory party conference

Government hits out at Aslef walkouts planned for September 30 and October 4 #press

https://www.ft.com/content/12372689-0bb8-4585-bbbb-e895b821e419?utm_source=press.coop


Marcelo Claure’s Latin America fund makes first investment

Former SoftBank executive’s Bicycle Capital places $25mn bet on Brazilian motorbike rental start-up #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1ba07cd2-5938-4a2b-bf21-61fd4178efb9?utm_source=press.coop


Dominic Raab and other Tory MPs prepare for life after parliament

With the Labour party 18 points ahead in the polls many Conservatives are weighing up their career prospects #press

https://www.ft.com/content/97164016-9f18-4139-8acf-867ff6a52234?utm_source=press.coop


TikTok faces €345mn fine over EU data privacy breach

Probe finds Chinese social media app infringed rules over protection of children’s privacy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3d912090-fc84-4225-be91-62d2b621d6c9?utm_source=press.coop


Public confidence in Bank of England’s inflation strategy hits record low

Central bank receives worst rating since 1999 ahead of vote on new interest rate rise #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f70dc1b8-97ed-4522-9da8-718a7c5127ae?utm_source=press.coop


Our Greek summer holiday — by train

It took two-and-a-half days to reach Athens, instead of three-and-a-half hours by plane. So was it worth it? #press

https://www.ft.com/content/96fe557b-185c-4cd9-aba8-1657b66fe5bb?utm_source=press.coop


Apple to update iPhone 12 software in France

Decision follows spat with country’s regulator over radiation levels that put other EU members on alert #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fc3751f2-5e76-48e5-a9e4-bff1ffa9443a?utm_source=press.coop


‘There’s a rumbling now’: CEOs get into the business of tackling extremism

Polarisation and dark rhetoric prompt some US executives to try to boost the political centre #press

https://www.ft.com/content/54db5414-24f5-4b5b-b7f6-a221ce2cec3e?utm_source=press.coop


Volkswagen weighs up ending Polo production in Europe

Future of small car in doubt because of rising cost of petrol engines and falling price of electric vehicles #press

https://www.ft.com/content/355f1043-6d08-41c1-81a2-f14c08891e07?utm_source=press.coop


Rio Kobayashi’s ‘cheeky’ solo show at the London Design Festival

‘It has all become so serious. I wanted to create something more fun,’ says the designer of his work that blends subversion and sophistication #press

https://www.ft.com/content/593207d6-bc1d-4652-b926-7fc3b31d932b?utm_source=press.coop


Inside the new breed of almshouse

Today’s charitable residences aim to be more accessible and aspirational, and end the age-old stigma surrounding them #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a63bf568-53e5-4020-98f7-9ae34d526232?utm_source=press.coop


Need to Know: A tale of two housing markets

Why are property prices falling in the UK and rising in the US? #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7ae38eaf-50af-46da-9447-5546ebc3cb39?utm_source=press.coop


EU warns of ‘possible’ Chinese retaliation over electric car probe

Brussels is wary that Beijing could target specific sectors in individual countries of the bloc #press

https://www.ft.com/content/877f2ff6-73f3-493d-9bb1-61ac54afd030?utm_source=press.coop


Starmer prioritises control over unrealistic aim of ‘stopping the boats’

Also in this newsletter, Rishi Sunak needs to rely on opposition party votes occasionally if he wants to make his mark #press

https://www.ft.com/content/015b1861-c3d9-426f-9f01-338ff8f48839?utm_source=press.coop


Cayman Islands to open Singapore office to lure Asia’s wealthy

Caribbean territory lays out ‘red carpet’ to attract hedge funds and family offices from region #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a8569842-e1d1-46d6-915e-5f0705634a4f?utm_source=press.coop


The cult cool of Japanese lifestyle magazines

Growing interest in Popeye, Casa Brutus, Go Out et al is bordering on obsessive #press

https://www.ft.com/content/29518af6-0d3d-4f3a-970b-7fe968029daa?utm_source=press.coop


Copper as lifeline and as investment

If you think global warming can be solved, buy copper #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d84e7f77-3d37-4112-a391-ca97ca31917f?utm_source=press.coop


Why Brussels wants Mario Draghi to fix the EU’s competitiveness woes

Also in this newsletter: How an ex Goldman Sachs analyst plans to take over Greece’s leftwing opposition #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e4681f0f-52ec-4f78-bbc8-fd7381ebfeb3?utm_source=press.coop


Is the state pension really ‘a Ponzi scheme’?

The triple lock makes it impossible for government — and individuals — to estimate the cost of retirement #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cb7d3b26-ba7d-4968-ad47-c3c553827887?utm_source=press.coop


Boom in ‘sustainable’ debt fuels scrutiny of green labels

Many deals fund polluters or projects unrelated to climate goals as banks chase trillion-dollar environmental finance targets #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6edcca0e-c89d-47f2-8d67-f6896b1606f4?utm_source=press.coop


ECB hawks warn of December rate rise if inflation and wages stay hot

Uncertainty over how quickly price pressures will subside despite hopes eurozone has seen last tightening #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b5151946-19de-4870-98f6-85f9d208cbb7?utm_source=press.coop


Binance criticised for ‘cynical’ crypto donations after Morocco earthquake

Aid experts say donation of up to $100 of its BNB token is not what quake victims need #press

https://www.ft.com/content/62aa9940-89ae-4f7d-9e62-380a11de8a68?utm_source=press.coop


The hard lessons from Ukraine’s summer offensive

The country’s military is enjoying some success but it will be slow-going and requires allies to increase ammunition supplies #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e83bd6fe-43b8-4adf-9bea-07609bc223d0?utm_source=press.coop


Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment

Selling up means giving up a seat at the table #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1c3a8e9c-a10c-46ce-9903-084e07056d40?utm_source=press.coop


Chinese economic activity data signals optimism after stimulus measures

Retail sales and industrial production beat August forecasts but home prices continue to slide #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7de4e1f8-5338-4289-beac-d245b6619a9b?utm_source=press.coop


Will higher interest rates leave economic scars?

Two new studies argue that even if they depress inflation, they could hurt innovation and growth #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e9a1eeec-4cda-4e92-91fa-8996c8144c78?utm_source=press.coop


Riding the Chinese dragon gets a lot harder for investors

The economic downturn has driven away many retail savers but brave souls still search for value #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7e316b44-75f4-4a1d-ae5c-ef33d5272720?utm_source=press.coop


Repeat after me: building any new homes reduces housing costs for all

Building unsubsidised housing pushes down rents and prices while freeing up cheaper properties #press

https://www.ft.com/content/86836af4-6b52-49e8-a8f0-8aec6181dbc5?utm_source=press.coop


BlackRock China funds named in US lawmaker probe suffer outflows

But analysts say the decision to sell out was mainly prompted by their long-term poor performance #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6fa5293e-2df9-42ca-9f2a-7f6e857d9992?utm_source=press.coop


EU tries to buy time in electric car race with China

Europe’s carmakers fear being eclipsed by Chinese rivals with superior battery technology #press

https://www.ft.com/content/6ff35ad6-b83c-4613-97a5-027dca7b8ae0?utm_source=press.coop


The Two-Parent Privilege — we need to talk about kids with single parents

Melissa S Kearney looks at how the startling shift affecting American families disadvantages children and exacerbates inequality #press

https://www.ft.com/content/14b0873e-c7cf-4927-aebe-71d562645bd4?utm_source=press.coop


Ports and truckers clash over post-Brexit border costs

Transport groups oppose high fees, but port operators need to recoup cost of new border facilities #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e6013e65-e7ee-4b0d-bfa6-86f92a48d2eb?utm_source=press.coop


Taiwan opposition candidate to push US for clarity on defence commitments

KMT’s Hou Yu-ih calls for ‘dialogue and exchanges’ with China to reduce tensions across Strait #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4df769a4-f5b3-4fd6-bc5d-9001132c2def?utm_source=press.coop


TSMC bets on silicon photonics to enable more powerful ChatGPT

Emerging field becomes new battleground for major tech players #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4e37f5b1-1364-4e35-a7bd-decb190e1bd3?utm_source=press.coop


Live news: Tight US home inventory helps builder Lennar beat profit forecasts #press

https://www.ft.com/content/111455b0-a8ac-46c8-98f7-cda94bef13a1?utm_source=press.coop


Chinese defence minister under investigation by Beijing, US believes

Li Shangfu has not been seen in public for more than two weeks #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d0fa10c5-303c-4129-8283-a147639f70b3?utm_source=press.coop


FirstFT: Arm shares soar 25% in Nasdaq debut

Also in today’s newsletter, China attacks EU’s ‘naked protectionist act’ and Putin ‘gratefully’ accepts invitation to North Korea #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2a386325-8333-4fb5-ab3f-ab10bbeea6ee?utm_source=press.coop


Blame game breaks out over delays to Gove reforms of English rental market

Fingers pointed at Tory MPs who are landlords over parliamentary hold-ups to bill ending ‘no-fault’ evictions #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d7d5cfb2-d392-48a1-99ea-3567c8f5e552?utm_source=press.coop


European powers to retain sanctions aimed at deterring Iran’s nuclear ambitions

France, Germany and the UK say curbs that had been due to expire next month will now be continued #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a91b53ed-65fb-4ff2-af13-698366ad9245?utm_source=press.coop


Tories hit out at Labour plan for migration deal with the EU

Sir Keir Starmer proposes returns agreement with the bloc under which UK would take in asylum seekers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a18edde2-6403-4b57-ac25-b305cf26b127?utm_source=press.coop


Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges after plea deal fell through

US president’s son faces new case after previous agreement with prosecutors was questioned by judge #press

https://www.ft.com/content/509e6809-d20a-4389-b2f5-3e100584c352?utm_source=press.coop


Union readies strike against Detroit carmakers as contract talks drag

Ford, General Motors and Stellantis face labour walkouts at selected locations if no deal reached #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4374cc14-7db5-402e-bdd7-b090a552f929?utm_source=press.coop


Electric vehicles: EU/China trade spat highlights the plight of European automakers

Imposing tariffs would not be a straightforward win as it raises the possibility of a trade war #press

https://www.ft.com/content/8fd60a37-868e-4494-88ff-7415dafe0309?utm_source=press.coop


UK regulator curbs misleading promotions of lifetime mortgages

Financial Conduct Authority warns that companies must follow new consumer duty #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2aa11b90-11a6-4b9e-bdd8-86a321cf76ad?utm_source=press.coop


Labour must take bold strides to deepen UK’s ties with EU

Keir Starmer should expect to cop political heat from the right as he moves to ease trade friction with the bloc #press

https://www.ft.com/content/84913a04-c066-4e1d-83ac-73ce8c1ee83a?utm_source=press.coop


The EU and China clash on electric vehicles

Resorting to protectionist measures is not in Brussels’ long-term interests #press

https://www.ft.com/content/69f41881-8b9d-4ffb-b160-cca6ea2fd813?utm_source=press.coop


France’s Apple spat risks spreading to other EU members

Germany and Belgium order regulators to examine alert on iPhone radiation limits #press

https://www.ft.com/content/677aa19c-dce8-4109-b9ce-350025c16c83?utm_source=press.coop


Income gap between Londoners and rest of UK hits record high

Average gross disposable income in the capital is 43% higher than the national average #press

https://www.ft.com/content/d62650a8-fe5b-4883-8936-42407ba0ad14?utm_source=press.coop


Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Paul Giamatti comedies light up Toronto

Reviews of the foul-mouthed ‘Wicked Little Letters’, cranky ‘The Holdovers’, literary satire ‘American Fiction’ and more #press

https://www.ft.com/content/b460d189-c52a-48a1-bb0e-5153bd35467e?utm_source=press.coop


Stephen Parkinson appointed UK director of public prosecutions

Attorney-general praises ‘stellar’ career of veteran defence lawyer #press

https://www.ft.com/content/bd1441da-715a-45c0-8ca4-744316098ff1?utm_source=press.coop


Mounting instability in Northern Ireland drives call for reform of Good Friday Agreement

Tension between London and Dublin over amnesty bill, amid prolonged Stormont deadlock, have left landmark peace deal ‘in jeopardy’ #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4bb65017-7e5f-448f-ba92-28c12ca380f4?utm_source=press.coop


Western security depends on rebuilding Morocco

Ukraine has shown that we cannot afford to be complacent about the threats #press

https://www.ft.com/content/94622649-97f4-4be0-ac04-c32da2b843a2?utm_source=press.coop


A fire in South Africa symbolises an entire system gone up in flames

The blaze in Johannesburg tells a story of xenophobia, urban neglect and political dysfunction #press

https://www.ft.com/content/5b8609ad-5044-4046-97f8-eb579e805c74?utm_source=press.coop


Vladimir Putin ‘gratefully’ accepts Kim Jong Un invitation to North Korea

Trip would be first to the east Asian country by Russian president since 2000 as ties deepen #press

https://www.ft.com/content/4f730f46-9e32-4ca1-9527-6f8def6e4330?utm_source=press.coop


Shipping industry: risk of war has yet to be fully priced in

Chinese aggression against Taiwan would increase insurance cover for ships in the area as has happened in the Black Sea #press

https://www.ft.com/content/3b1f7908-21bf-4c68-8832-8579b22447cc?utm_source=press.coop


HS2 route north of Birmingham in doubt as Sunak and Hunt explore more cost-cuts

Downing Street, Treasury and transport department decline to commit to building high speed line to Manchester #press

https://www.ft.com/content/72b47640-04ab-4646-9316-dba772b67470?utm_source=press.coop


Scotland registers slowest population growth rate in UK

Latest census data highlights country’s demographic challenges, with 23% rise in over-65s #press

https://www.ft.com/content/fb7c3526-b002-470c-8b62-0f5b07298bfe?utm_source=press.coop


Rishi Sunak admits need for investment to combat China’s challenge to UK security

Prime minister responds to parliamentary criticism of approach to spying #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cd038040-9944-4f07-a5b3-d8719e54a22f?utm_source=press.coop


Tungsten West warns of insolvency risk in race to secure UK permits

Failure to resolve crisis would have ‘serious implications’ for government minerals strategy, says chief #press

https://www.ft.com/content/cee69c1e-710c-45fb-bd15-f18e5639c1d0?utm_source=press.coop


ECB raises rates to all-time high

Quarter-point increase came despite faltering growth in the eurozone #press

https://www.ft.com/content/646d95e6-330f-4784-af76-3cf07f25c06f?utm_source=press.coop


An homage to my father, Serge Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg’s monument to the musician is part museum, part mausoleum – and a compelling insight into the complex legacy of a cultural icon  #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a28a3a05-9753-4283-a12d-e2d9c237bc59?utm_source=press.coop