Weak US economic data could push Fed into making rapid interest rate cuts
Also in this newsletter, blossoming relations between Scottish government and Starmer’s administration
French beauty group acquires 10% stake in newly listed dermatology company
Riots; inequality; espionage; electric cables; coinage; American leadership; food delivery; Trumpcoin; and introversion
French bank is slimming down under chief executive Slawomir Krupa
Speed and ferocity of Tokyo market correction is eye-catching
Australian group’s quick second deal for US assets comes as Nassef Sawiris continues with OCI break-up plan
Harriet Fitch Little talks to Alice Lascelles
And US credit creation
Soumaya Keynes talks to Chris Giles
Plus, cash piles up, investing in classic cars, and school’s out for summer
Also in today’s newsletter, fresh UK far-right violence and EU members to back China EV tariffs
Army deployed to enforce ‘indefinite’ curfew after garment factories and government buildings set on fire
The trade in black market timber is now the third most profitable cross-border crime after counterfeiting and drug trafficking
Private equity group Quantum Capital will buy owner of natural gas power plants
On both sides of the Atlantic, the configuration of strictures on central banks and governments may risk economic wellbeing
High-yield savings and caution over market volatility and economic sentiment have left up to $1.5tn out of the market
Taking care when describing ideas is more important than ever in both politics and economics
‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, the poetic realism of Bill Douglas . . . the city’s very different faces have long inspired filmmakers
Lawyers, judges and legislators are locked in a war of words in Delaware, the legal home of more corporations than any other state
Next spring’s expected UK pensions bill would be a good opportunity to boost auto-enrolment contributions
Flows of cocaine to Europe from South America have swelled over the past decade
Jessica Smith talks to Madison Darbyshire and Susannah Savage
Ahead of fashion label Rotate’s first store opening, its parent group’s chief executive talks future growth and acquisitions
Office for Students advertises £4mn professional services contract as more institutions approach the brink
