Also in today’s newsletter, China promises more stimulus, and Saudi Arabia rethinks oil price target
UK government selects four companies to proceed to next stage of negotiations
Unless government can draw a line under the row, it will continue to suck up attention
Despite last week’s interest rate cut, new home sales have only fallen further
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
World’s largest chemicals group to cut capital expenditure and plans partial listing of agricultural unit
Chinese and European shares buoyed as politburo promises to drive investment
Plus rehashes of Fed epiphenomenalism and small caps
Also in this newsletter: why doesn’t Belgium have a new government yet?
Fake Bridgerton ball; online scams; UK PE; Moo Deng
Commission warns it will ‘not hesitate’ to take enforcement action over laws that take effect in October
Why Republican women back Donald Trump - despite sexist language, legal troubles, and abortion politics
Fourteen major banks and financial institutions back COP28 goal of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050
The flat-pack furniture giant Ikea has successfully ridden the shocks of Covid and Ukraine
Long-term debt and political concerns might lead to more volatility but this is outweighed by the unique financial status of the US
Shan Xiangshuang’s $10bn buyout group quietly became a top US tech investor. That has triggered official concern
Two-thirds of all new solar and wind power projects are based in the country. But to wean industry off coal, Beijing needs to set up a real energy market
Claudia Sheinbaum’s commitment to the ‘Fourth Transformation’ puts at risk decades of reform
The city is seeing a boom in commercial construction but labour scarcity has made location a critical concern for companies
Tehran’s restraint in the face of increasingly aggressive Israeli operations has unsettled Lebanese militant group
Central and eastern European capitals say former Italian premier failed to draw on EU’s most competitive economies
String of recent megadeals includes $36bn acquisition by Mars and $20bn takeover by Verizon
Existing regime not strong enough for companies to exit long-term contracts, says energy minister
Flagship Conservative policy was intended to provide economic boost after Brexit
Battered militia 'still has thousands of angry members with missiles'