Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s costly economic plan and anxious Europeans hoard savings
Laeisz’s deal to sell its pure car and truck carriers fleet is a hint that the market has peaked
And rising long yields
Non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns of heightened risk of ‘an eventual fiscal crisis’
Madrid wants three or more countries to be able to forge ahead when others are opposed
There is a populist idea that would be both good economics and good politics
Progress has been made at home, but what comes next abroad will make a big difference
Stronger currency is challenging China’s exchange rate management with US election looming
Trade lobby groups warn that proposals for regional pricing risk ‘deindustrialisation’ and higher costs
Companies freeze recruitment, awaiting clarity on tax, business and employment policy
Chancellor wants to raise revenue from pay through carried interest without driving investors away
Keir Starmer has promised radical change after a decade in which training programme starts declined
Plus, earnings season steps up a gear as Wall Street banks report, Nobel Prizes are announced and Tesla launches Robotaxi
Nine like-minded member states would be enough to break the logjams on reform
The chancellor should begin moving the country to a more dynamic fiscal framework
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Think-tank’s report calls for revenue facility to be fairer and more growth friendly
Glen Earrach’s pumped storage hydro project aims to facilitate energy transition with vast ‘water battery’
Eurozone household sentiment diverges from American counterparts, whose buoyant spending is fuelling growth
Washington weighs more tariffs on imports after flood of Chinese panels drove global prices to record lows
Berlin’s decision risks hampering borderless travel in Schengen area
Long-stalled project among a flurry of glitzy real estate deals designed to attract investors and tourists
Novo Nordisk and Schneider in demand as robust American economy defies investors’ expectations
Market shunned by foreign investors suddenly skyrockets
The sublime ruins of our heavy manufacturing past can have a new life as monuments