Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Comments in closed-door conference shows oil groups seek to capitalise on demand for metals needed for energy transition
Novo Nordisk and Schneider in demand as robust American economy defies investors’ expectations
Sky Xu’s pitch comes as fast-fashion group still awaits regulatory approvals
Stock rally offers boost to Europe’s IPO market in first big listing after summer break
Chief executive Vlad Tenev says British customers will soon be able to make leveraged stock bets on its platform
And rising long yields
Market shunned by foreign investors suddenly skyrockets
Proxy agencies and asset managers will still face scrutiny over their policies
Severe weather events are intensifying and so too are their economic impacts
There goes the neighbourhood
Plus, China’s policy blitz, investors grab European equities, and Mica Ertegun’s collection
A rapid expansion in finance is coming together in an excitable cocktail of risk and opportunity
A quirky and opaque New York firm has rapidly expanded to become the most profitable trader of all
Madrid wants three or more countries to be able to forge ahead when others are opposed
Former US secretary of state and climate envoy becomes co-executive chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions
Regulator remains under scrutiny after chair Ashley Alder refused to quit over the controversy
Utility’s investment-grade rating and debt covenants have come under pressure amid Thames Water crisis
If endorsed, and Britain moves to one-day settlement before the EU, UK ETFs would wait until the EU also moves
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
The chancellor should begin moving the country to a more dynamic fiscal framework
Brent crude up almost 10% amid speculation of Israeli or Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure
Israel is considering attacks on Iranian energy sites, for which Iran might then retaliate, affecting global supplies
US officials believe response to Iranian strike will be measured enough to avoid escalation
The spaghetti cannon shoots again
Investor confidence is proving to be very hard to shake
Record 70% income haul from fresh money is shot in the arm for active fund industry
Millions of people have five-figure sums sitting in cash, in spite of inflation’s corrosive effects
The launch feeds into an effort to establish the state as a corporate mecca with a new bourse trading equities in Dallas
Markets are shrugging off conflict in the Middle East. Will that last?
Bank of England governor opens door to a faster pace of rate cuts if inflationary pressures continue to ease
Wanblad plays down prospects of new bid after failed BHP takeover attempt
