How China’s green tech could boost its global finance ambitions
Clean tech leadership will help Beijing’s financial agenda, says former central bank chief economist
TG Jones wins court approval to close up to 150 stores
Proposal follows buyout owner’s admission that WHSmith’s former high street business is ‘almost completely broken’
UK competition watchdog to widen probe into childcare market
CMA will now also review how different providers affect options and cost as well as the availability of places
Pancakes and holograms fail to draw crowds to Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ fair
Great American State Fair highlights US political division on Washington’s National Mall
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BlueCrest warns UK is bad for business after losing £200mn tax battle
Investment firm says the country is ‘no longer a serious contender’
ABF sugar profits hit by Strait of Hormuz closure
Primark sales decline as FTSE 100 group struggles ahead of planned split of retail and food businesses
Floral scents don’t have to be boring
Iris root, timut pepper and metal lavender are this season’s hottest notes
We’re still silly for the lily pad
Monet’s favourite subject has found a new fashionability. Why?
Trump’s contradictions mangle a complex history of US trade
The president’s obsession with tariffs reflects a misreading of the past 250 years
June inflation in the Eurozone is good news for the ECB
Weaker headline and core inflation provide early indication that the energy shock is temporary
FirstFT: US stock markets record best quarter since 2020
Also in today’s newsletter: Democratic socialist wins Colorado primary and Trump administration green-lights latest Anthropic AI model
Getty scraps $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after UK watchdog order
US regulators had already cleared combination of rivals when CMA imposed conditions
Bodies pile up at Venezuela’s morgues as state services break down
Socialist government faces pressure as death count from twin earthquakes climbs
Eurozone inflation falls more than expected to 2.8% in June
Price growth remains above central bank’s target for fourth straight month
Starmer’s ineffective defence investment plan
Roadmap demonstrates obsession with input targets rather than strategy to properly protect UK and allies
UK watchdog launches in-depth probe into Virgin Media O2 owners’ £2bn deal
Review of Telefónica and Liberty Global’s planned takeover of Netomnia could delay consolidation in fibre broadband sector
UK house price inflation rises as falling energy costs soften interest rate expectations
Annual rate of inflation rose to 2.2% in June, up from 1.7% in May, according to Nationwide
CEOs beware — here comes the algo tone police
What is the appropriate amount of arousal for an earnings call?
The job market is reaccelerating. Is the economy?
Plus the bitcoin clown car company crash
Transcript: The 1980s Garfield buyout that changed corporate finance
Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth talk to Hettie O’Brien
Japan’s ‘Mr Yen’ keeps market guessing on currency intervention
Traders believe Japanese authorities have changed tactics after yen hit 40-year low against dollar
European armies already filling holes made by US withdrawals, says Rutte
Also in this newsletter: Ireland sets out its priorities as it assumes the EU presidency
India expels thousands of migrants in dead of night
Deportations exacerbate tense relations with Bangladesh