Signals feed.

Financial Times: Scott Bessent fails to break ‘fever’ in US bond market

Treasury secretary’s $6bn bond operation is insufficient to stem the recent surge in borrowing costs, investors warn

Financial Times: Bessent’s intervention risks damaging BoJ’s credibility, bankers warn

US Treasury secretary’s claims of insider knowledge could erode market perceptions of Japanese central bank’s independence

Financial Times: US rate rise fears ripple through global bond markets

Houthi advances push oil prices higher while markets await inflation data on Friday

Financial Times: America remembers: twenty-five years after 9/11

The shock that briefly brought a shared sense of purpose has left a complicated legacy

Financial Times: Europe’s difficult choices on AI

Data is the one area where it can still be sovereign and it has the greatest potential to generate growth

Financial Times: Why Warsh is starting to bite back

The Fed chair has more political leverage — and skill — than many feared

Financial Times: Iran and Gulf states to meet in push for Hormuz deal

Regional states hope temporary shipping agreement between Iran and Oman can offer a pathway to ease hostilities and reopen the strait

Financial Times: Iran war forces Dubai to plan underground fuel tanks for new airport

UAE pressing ahead with expansion plans for flight hub despite the Iran war

Financial Times: Trump-Vance’s midterm pitch: vote Republican or live with the ‘lunatics’

Party far more comfortable raising fear of Democratic alternative than discussing own policies, including Iran war

Estate Agent Today: Two major problems with selling flats – revealed

SAM Conveyancing which has analysed HM Land Registry data

Estate Agent Today: Reapit wants to help agents fall in love with AI

It's thought 20% of agents are fearful of AI or its impact

Estate Agent Today: We reveal Britain’s busiest hour for property viewings

Most agents must know the answer already!

Estate Agent Today: Agency group wins ‘best places to work’ accolade

It's the third year in a row that the agency has won the accolade

Estate Agent Today: Industry veteran marks 40 years service

He's moved from assistant manager to managing director

Estate Agent Today: Qualified agents ‘best equipped to help new government strategy’

Propertymark has responded to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Financial Times: Druckenmiller says US borrowing costs still ‘a little low’ despite surge in yields

Close ally of Kevin Warsh says Federal Reserve officials who argue rates are restrictive are ‘just ridiculous’

Financial Times: How would Trump’s $5,000 voting payout work?

President’s pledge to give cash to all American adults if Republicans win midterms will be at heart of his party’s campaign

Financial Times: Anthropic says it stopped scientists potentially developing bioweapons with AI

Start-up discloses five examples of when users ‘circumvented controls’ and made efforts to ‘obfuscate’ the purpose of their research

Financial Times: Houthis capture Red Sea port in blow to Saudis

Rebels overrun historic Yemeni port of Mocha as they advance south towards strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait

Financial Times: Saudi Arabia cuts oil output to lowest this year on Houthi threats

Rebels announced ‘maritime embargo’ against kingdom’s exports in July, forcing world’s biggest exporter to cut production

Persuasion: Think Twice About Age Verification

A trendy idea is lethal to free speech.

Financial Times: Global bond sell-off reignites as oil jumps above $105

US 30-year borrowing costs hit highs as falling Saudi oil production gives fresh impetus to rally in crude prices

Financial Times: America is losing its captive creditors

The US is paying a higher cost to induce more price-sensitive investors to buy Treasuries

Financial Times: ECB warns of ‘upside risk’ to inflation as it raises rates to 2.5%

Move is the second increase this year as central bank tries to curb price pressures

Financial Times: Hugging Face co-founder: What we learnt from OpenAI’s hack

Commercial AI tools failed to defend the platform against the attack — the solution lies in open-weight models

Financial Times: Starbucks bets $1bn on coffee house antidote to lonely digital lives

Easy chairs and rugs are part of chief executive Brian Niccol’s plan to make shops more inviting and boost sales

Financial Times: Latham & Watkins buys Nvidia servers to set up in-house AI systems

Law firm is customising open-weight models as alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic

Financial Times: Dorchester to sell Qatari sheikh’s car over unpaid £460,000 bill

Member of ruling family ran up debt at Mayfair institution equivalent to stay of up to several months

Financial Times: IMF ditched top candidate for chief economist job over Trump tariff remarks

LSE professor Ricardo Reis had said the US president’s trade war would hurt American consumers

Financial Times: Silicon Valley bets on the impossible again

Tech investors are rediscovering the kind of long-shot sci-fi bets that helped build Silicon Valley

Financial Times: The end of the ‘win-win’ era

In these zero-sum times, the sunny optimism of the post-cold war phrase seems a quaint and distant memory

Financial Times: Must high bond yields crack stocks?

It’s mood first, then maths

Financial Times: Trump promises $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US voters if Republicans win midterms

President puts himself at centre of congressional election campaign despite his plummeting approval ratings

Financial Times: US-China borrowing costs diverge to widest level ever

Rising Treasury yields threaten to accelerate shift in capital flows between world’s two largest economies

Financial Times: Japan must raise rates, central banker says

Hawkish BoJ comments follow pressure from Scott Bessent and volatility in currency and bond markets

Financial Times: How Ukraine’s anti-graft bureau became a ‘Sword of Damocles’

An upstart anti-corruption agency has ruthlessly taken down figures close to wartime President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Estate Agent Today: Conveyancers warn of long transaction times on multiple property types

New builds are not simple, terraced houses less so

Estate Agent Today: Stronger-than-usual back to school bounce in sales market

The data comes from Rightmove

Estate Agent Today: RICS says market finally stabilising as autumn begins

The RICS survey is a sentiment measure, based on opinions from agents in the organisation.

Estate Agent Today: New office opens as agency group celebrates bumper results

Parkers is a brand under The Property Franchise Group umbrella

Estate Agent Today: Revealed – the one thing that would make someone buy a new build

Agency group LRG has discovered the single biggest incentive

Estate Agent Today: Digital home buying reform event is free for agents

It's happening next month in Bristol

Estate Agent Today: Government launches private rental registration service

It starts in December

Financial Times: Foldable iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 as Apple raises smartphone prices

Pro and Max models will be $100 more expensive than last year’s versions as the company faces supply chain pressures

Financial Times: The curse of supporting the NFL’s worst team

Supporting the New York Jets, the least successful American professional sports team of the past 15 years, requires dedication and tailgate parties

Financial Times: Drone almost struck Zelenskyy’s plane, says Ukraine

Official travelling with Ukrainian president says they believe a Russian weapon was used

Financial Times: Top US official named to OpenAI non-profit board warns advanced AI could be ‘deadly’

Paul Christiano says technology could ‘kill most people’ without stronger safety features

Financial Times: LIV races to re-sign golfers to clinch $300mn bankruptcy rescue

Under new terms proposed by league players would swap claims for millions in past contracts for equity in new circuit

Persuasion: If Most Professors Have the Same Politics, That's Bad for Democracy

Why universities need ideological diversity.

Financial Times: US spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talks

CIA director John Ratcliffe will be involved in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv

Financial Times: Kushner and Witkoff’s blind amateurism

The misguided belief that dangling potential postwar profits can lead to peace has hampered US diplomacy from Ukraine to Gaza and Iran

Financial Times: Who is voting for the far-right Alternative for Germany?

AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt reflects national trends — ‘but on steroids’

Financial Times: ‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns traders not to bet against yen

Comments follow July’s rare joint intervention with Tokyo to support Japanese currency

Financial Times: How to fix the brittleness caused by Treasury basis trades

The trade fills a void the US government has the authority, the incentive and the ability to close

Financial Times: US Treasury to buy back up to $6bn in long-term bonds

Scott Bessent seeks to steady government debt market with expanded purchase programme

Financial Times: Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’

Latest departure highlights mounting unease inside Silicon Valley companies racing to build ever more powerful systems

Financial Times: Thiel-backed start-up to mass-produce ‘deep strike’ missiles in Europe and US

Covenant to open factories in US, Germany and Israel as it looks to disrupt market for long-range weapons

Financial Times: Anthropic withheld latest AI model from UK testing agency

Decision to exclude Aisi has prompted fears inside British government of protectionist shift among tech groups

Financial Times: The holes in Trump’s Golden Dome

The president says a missile shield stretching from Earth into space can be built for $185bn. But formidable engineering, financial and political obstacles stand in the way

Financial Times: How Greece is wooing hedge funds

Athens has persuaded billionaire Chris Rokos to move his tax residency and has held talks with other funds it hopes will be lured by tax breaks

Financial Times: Warsh might yet be a good Fed chair

He must stay clear on the objectives of policy and sensible on how the central bank should conduct itself

Financial Times: Oil hits $100 for first time since July

Brent crude advances amid fears of a renewed global supply crunch

Financial Times: AI borrowing boom shakes up Swiss credit market

Bonds from the likes of Alphabet and Amazon have accounted for more than a quarter of Swiss franc corporate issuance this year

Financial Times: Fundraising frenzy for China AI lab DeepSeek spawns shadow market

New investment round triggers rush of vehicles with escalating fees and five-year lock-ups

Financial Times: Iran turns to crypto to get around sanctions

Authorities have quietly relaxed controls on foreign currency to encourage traders to repatriate much-needed funds

Estate Agent Today: Agents turn on each other over alleged over-valuations

Some 95% accuse rivals of issuing what they believe to be unrealistic valuations

Estate Agent Today: Another high-end agency director joins self-employed brokerage

He had been a director for 21 years at Savills

Estate Agent Today: Boutique agency opens new office in prime location

The agency handles sales, lettings and property management

Estate Agent Today: Everyone except agents to blame for slow house moves – Rightmove

Rightmove claims to have found the most common causes of delays during a property transaction. And the portal – which relies on agents for much of its income – says the causes “are largely outside an agent’s direct control.” More than a third (37%) of movers cited conveyancing delays as the biggest cause of hold-ups, […]

Estate Agent Today: Short term boost for troubled Prime London housing markets

There’s some respite for the troubled high end central London market according to Knight Frank. The agency says the number of transactions in prime central (PCL) and prime outer London (POL) in the three months to August was 2% higher than the five-year average. Sales activity in PCL is noticeably stronger than last year.  Sales […]

Estate Agent Today: Labour housing policies under attack from new Tory chief

The shadow housing secretary was appointed just last week

Estate Agent Today: Government reveals Reservation Agreements research

Agreements get a cool welcome from estate agents

Financial Times: Oil nears $100 as US launches new strikes on Iranian tankers

American military hit ‘multiple’ ships linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in response to more attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship

Financial Times: Meta unveils AI personal assistant linked to WhatsApp and Instagram

New ‘agent’ called Muse designed to make customised suggestions based on chats and social media activity

Financial Times: Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive, 1937-2026

Political leader whose administration was buffeted by the Asian financial crisis, Sars epidemic and a contentious security bill

Financial Times: US bans Canadian dairy, motorcycles and most alcoholic beverages

Trump administration announces move day after Ottawa imposed US$20bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods

Financial Times: LIV Golf files for bankruptcy with at least $500mn in liabilities

Saudi Arabia-backed league confirms a preliminary deal with BC Partners to fund a LIV 2.0

Financial Times: Smithsonian head to resign after Trump attacks US slavery exhibits

Lonnie Bunch announces retirement following pressure from White House over how the museum complex portrays US history

Financial Times: CVC hires Todd Sisitsky with plans to name him co-chief

London-based private capital group brings on TPG executive as part of succession plan for chief Rob Lucas

Persuasion: The Beginning of the End of History

The story of an essay.

@1stdibs: Originally built in 1988, the bold architecture of this three-story penthouse located in the heart of Toronto set the stage for a thoughtful reimagining where o

Originally built in 1988, the bold architecture of this three-story penthouse located in the heart of Toronto set the stage for a thoughtful reimagining where old-world opulence meets modern elegance. @dvirainteriors balanced nostalgic details with contemporary touches, while subtle influences from the client’s travels add character and soul. The result is a space that feels elevated yet grounded, · 1030 likes · 8 comments

@1stdibs: Behind the Romanesque Revival façade of the historic Margaret Louisa Home in Manhattan’s Union Square, @child.studio transformed a landmark Gilded Age building

Behind the Romanesque Revival façade of the historic Margaret Louisa Home in Manhattan’s Union Square, @child.studio transformed a landmark Gilded Age building into @thetwentytwo New York—a private members’ club and hotel shaped by warmth, intimacy, and a distinctly residential sensibility. Dark mahogany panelling, velvet drapery, antique lighting, and custom-designed furniture produced with artis · 1317 likes · 13 comments

@1stdibs: Less does not mean bland—husband-and-wife designers Claire Sá and Max De Rosée of @deroseesa gave this once-gutsy Victorian townhouse a renovation for an Easter

Less does not mean bland—husband-and-wife designers Claire Sá and Max De Rosée of @deroseesa gave this once-gutsy Victorian townhouse a renovation for an Eastern European gallerist and a Brazilian lawyer, plus their two children. Bold colors complement the homeowners’ rotating collection of contemporary art. Townhouse charm remains at the forefront of the design with intricate crown moldings, five · 3070 likes · 32 comments

@1stdibs: This selection of LA-based interiors share a few characteristics—great design and Spanish Colonial aesthetic influences. Adapted for California’s forever-balmy

This selection of LA-based interiors share a few characteristics—great design and Spanish Colonial aesthetic influences. Adapted for California’s forever-balmy weather, these projects feature wrought-iron accents, tilework, arched windows, and stucco walls. We’re partial to a home with an old soul, clearly. Interior Design & 📸: Tagged on Each Slide · 2185 likes · 12 comments

@1stdibs: Certain objects possess an immediate, undeniable presence, whether because of their bold shapes, their grand scale or the concepts they embody. These singular p

Certain objects possess an immediate, undeniable presence, whether because of their bold shapes, their grand scale or the concepts they embody. These singular pieces defy expectation, effortlessly arresting your attention the moment you enter the room. Tap the link in bio to browse the Fall Curation. Interior Design & 📸: Tagged on Each Slide · 237 likes · 1 comments

@1stdibs: Cocktail modernism is alive and well in this living room on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, part of a sophisticated set of spaces for an active family who sought s

Cocktail modernism is alive and well in this living room on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, part of a sophisticated set of spaces for an active family who sought something “fresh, young, accessible,” say David Ries and Thad Hayes of #1stDibs50 alum @rieshayes. There are treasures here, many from @1stDibs, including cabinets by Gio Ponti (from @donzella_ltd) and Paul Evans, a Billy Haines sofa, and a · 2053 likes · 22 comments · #1stDibs50

@vanityfair: Julianne Moore is back at the Telluride Film Festival, 32 years after her first appearance at the festival with Andre Gregory’s ‘Vanya on 42nd Street’. This yea

Julianne Moore is back at the Telluride Film Festival, 32 years after her first appearance at the festival with Andre Gregory’s ‘Vanya on 42nd Street’. This year, she’s here with ‘The Debut,’ Jesse Eisenberg’s charming, funny, surreal movie about a New Jersey housewife who gets a role in the local musical, and transforms during the process. It’s a tour-de-force performance—and one that Eisenberg · 3586 likes · 24 comments

@vanityfair: The audience that walked into the Werner Herzog Theater at the Telluride Film Festival on Sunday night didn’t know exactly what they’d be watching. The screenin

The audience that walked into the Werner Herzog Theater at the Telluride Film Festival on Sunday night didn’t know exactly what they’d be watching. The screening had been kept top secret all week. Many wondered if it could live up to all the hype. And honestly, even after it was revealed by Festival Director Julie Huntsinger that it was ‘You Can See Everything’—a top secret documentary about famed · 56646 likes · 394 comments

@vanityfair: Real-life couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have arrived in Venice for the premiere of ‘Bunker,’ in which they play husband and wife.

Real-life couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have arrived in Venice for the premiere of ‘Bunker,’ in which they play husband and wife. Directed by ‘The Father’ filmmaker Florian Zeller, ‘Bunker’ stars Bardem as an architect hired to build an underground bunker for an eccentric billionaire, a job that begins to take a toll on his marriage. See more from Venice in Vanity Fair’s liveblog at the · 81543 likes · 1049 comments

@vanityfair: Do Romy and Cosima Mars know they have a cool mom?

Do Romy and Cosima Mars know they have a cool mom? Sofia Coppola stops by to play a round of Bullseye at Telluride Film Festival. Director @clairebuss_ Host @rossguy82 Producers @hannahpak__ @ellarixruffel @emilydentinger @natashasotoalbors Editor @mike.imhoff Production Designer @clamsrockefeller · 5113 likes · 49 comments

@vanityfair: “We’re indoor people.”

“We’re indoor people.” Julianne Moore, Jesse Eisenberg, and Paul Giamatti stopped by to play a round of Bullseye while in Telluride with their new film, ‘The Debut.’ Director @clairebuss_ Host @rossguy82 Producers @hannahpak__ @ellarixruffel @emilydentinger @natashasotoalbors Editor @mike.imhoff Production Designer @clamsrockefeller · 2297 likes · 15 comments

Financial Times: Young Americans have never witnessed a functioning foreign policy

Twenty-five years after 9/11, debt and defence spending are ballooning while diplomacy is starved and allies are alienated

Financial Times: Iceland summons US ambassador over Trump’s Stars and Stripes map

Post showed US flag covering Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland and other nations

Financial Times: The complicated implications of the spectacular ‘Apollo premium’

FAFOing in creditland

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Persuasion: Sarah Longwell on How Democrats Can Defeat Trump

Yascha Mounk and Sarah Longwell discuss why the pro-democracy coalition keeps losing the narrative war—and how it can fight back.

Financial Times: Anthropic and OpenAI bankers push for top-tier credit ratings post-IPO

Investment-grade designation would unlock cheaper financing for AI labs and their infrastructure partners

Financial Times: Mistral raises record €3bn as Europe strains to keep pace in AI race

New funding round led by Samsung comes as French AI model maker continues to challenge US and Chinese rivals

Financial Times: The $2tn monster

Many countries now spend more on debt servicing than defence, including the US, France and the UK

Financial Times: AI is ushering in an era of mass toe-treading at work

Boundaries between different occupations are blurring at the cost of a collaborative company culture

Financial Times: The crisis for Merz and the CDU

‘Giving up is not an option for me,’ says German chancellor as AfD routs conservatives in eastern stronghold

Financial Times: Hedge fund Millennium seeks tax deal to boost Geneva presence

Swiss cantons locked in competition to woo high-net-worth individuals

Financial Times: Singapore raises prime minister’s pay by $1mn

Jump in already world-leading salaries for ministers comes despite public disapproval

Financial Times: Global shipping rules are collapsing, say maritime nations

Wars and the growth of the shadow fleet are causing a ‘structural shift’ in global trade, according to 18 maritime authorities

Financial Times: ‘Apollo premium’ drives up debt costs for group’s portfolio companies

Reputation for harsh treatment of creditors costs group about one percentage point in higher borrowing costs, research shows

Estate Agent Today: Mortgage rate rises loom as major lenders reprice

Global tensions and economic uncertainty have pushed swap rates higher

Estate Agent Today: Foxtons veteran jumps ship to join self-employed brokerage

A long-standing operations director at Foxtons has left the agency after 17 years.

Estate Agent Today: Warning of HMRC tax clampdown on property industry

A legal firm has access to HMRC data

Estate Agent Today: Mystery surrounds agent numbers signed up to Zoopla

The portal simply says numbers "have remained broadly stable"

Estate Agent Today: Vendors more likely to reach SSTC if agents use PropTech platform – claim

Technology should give agents more time to be good agents, it's claimed

Estate Agent Today: Multi-branch agency sets eco-record for staff activity

The emissions have been independently assessed

Estate Agent Today: House prices drop for second month in a row

Is this the start of an autumn slide?

Financial Times: ‘Chimerica’ is now a chimera — and global stability is the victim

For a host of reasons, China shock 2.0 looks nothing like its predecessor in the 2000s

Financial Times: UK set to announce trade ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank

Ed Miliband’s intervention is expected to provoke a trenchant response from Washington

Financial Times: Trump calls for US boycott of Canada’s Bombardier jets

President’s post on social media comes hours before Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs against Washington take effect

Financial Times: Canada is fated to try to do deals with Trump

Ottawa has no alternative but to keep the door open to negotiating the best possible access to the US market

Financial Times: Republicans fear Trump has turned toxic on the campaign trail

Some party candidates worry the president’s low popularity and inflammatory rhetoric will cost them November’s election

Financial Times: ‘It sucks’: petrol prices test Trump voters in New Jersey

A competitive congressional race in the state shows how affordability fears could spell trouble for Republicans in November

Financial Times: A German election result heard around the world

The Kremlin and the Trump administration are cheering on the rise of the AfD

Financial Times: How carrots became the answer to Gatorade’s RFK Jr problem

The sports drink is using vegetables to provide its distinctive colours as US health secretary cracks down on artificial dyes

Financial Times: Germany’s AfD vows to build on ‘dream result’

Friedrich Merz says he is ‘shocked’ as victorious far-right party aims for 40% of vote in country’s next federal polls

Financial Times: What next for Alternative for Germany after its victory in Saxony-Anhalt?

Far-right party is short of three seats in the state’s parliament to lead a regional government — and make postwar history

Financial Times: Saudi Aramco oil facilities hit in new strikes

Jizan, near the Yemeni border, has been repeatedly targeted by Houthi rebels in their campaign against Saudi Arabia

Financial Times: Iran to raise petrol prices as US war triggers shortages

Fuel is among the cheapest in the world but authorities warn that subsidies have become unsustainable

Financial Times: Big US university endowments outperform S&P 500 index

Substantial weightings in tech groups such as SpaceX help lift returns after several years of lagging behind market

Financial Times: Sweden’s fightback against the gangs

Shootings are down. The government has taken a tough line. Will voters reward it?

Financial Times: Why America’s debt binge is starting to matter

If long-term interest rates decisively breach the 5% threshold, the impact could derail the AI boom

Financial Times: Bonds have become bonds again

The forces encouraging yields to move upwards are unlikely to disappear but at least we’re in the ballpark of normal again

Financial Times: Trump is putting European security in peril

The president’s bullying of allies is weakening deterrence and increasing the risk of war

Financial Times: China pumps $53bn into banks and insurers

Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance

Financial Times: EssilorLuxottica overhauls management after rift with founder’s son

CEO Francesco Milleri has reshaped the senior team at Milan-based eyewear group

Estate Agent Today: High profile agent defects to self-employed brokerage

An agent with sales experience at three of the industry’s best known firms is the latest to defect from the traditional agency model. Former John D Wood & Co Head of Sales George Henty-Dodd has joined Moveli, a fast-growing broker network. Henty-Dodd brings almost a decade of property experience across both sales and lettings, having […]

Estate Agent Today: Property tax valuation rows may jam up housing market

Mansion tax valuations may trigger a series of disputes

Estate Agent Today: New branch for relaunched family-run agency

The current owner has re-purchased the agency after originally selling up

Estate Agent Today: Connells Group rings alarm bell about new homes

Number of new housebuilders set up has fallen in every year since 2022

Estate Agent Today: Why bond markets and house prices are linked – explainer/opinion

Tom Bill is head of UK residential research at Knight Frank

Estate Agent Today: Many more UK homes now have solar panels

Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will rise by 4% from 1 October

Financial Times: Far-right AfD surges to first place in German state elections

Alternative for Germany is projected to become the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt but fall short of a parliamentary majority

Financial Times: Germany’s Merz on the ropes after far right delivers devastating blow

Stunning AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt shows how Germany’s political centre is crumbling

Financial Times: Europe failing to deter Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war, warn defence officials

Foiled drone attack at German airport seen as sign of Nato’s weak response and Moscow’s impunity

Financial Times: Starting gun fired on autumn election campaign season

Republicans gather in Dallas, 25th anniversary of 9/11, ECB interest rate decision

Financial Times: Five killed as Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in Miami

Crash of Prime Air 767-300 is latest in a string of recent US aviation accidents

Financial Times: Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are seeking to revive earlier proposals to end war

Financial Times: Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon purge

Driscoll exit reflects damage the defence secretary is doing to the US military

Financial Times: German state heads to regional polls in far-right cliffhanger

AfD is within reach of power in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt

Financial Times: European SpaceX rival launches rocket into orbit

German start-up Isar Aerospace succeeds in first ever commercial blast-off from Europe

Financial Times: Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctions

Shipments hit record high with almost 100 tonnes imported from Russia in first seven months of this year

Financial Times: The risky mission to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz

US Navy divers, boats and robots made covert night-time trips to dispose of explosives in the crucial channel

Financial Times: Iceland’s ‘no’ exposes EU complacency

It is tempting but wrong for all sides to conclude that existing agreements with Europe’s northern flank work well

Financial Times: Trump’s approval rating falls to all-time low in FT poll

Voters’ anxiety about economy saps popularity of US president and his Republican Party weeks before midterm elections

Financial Times: LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury ‘feelgood factor’ fades

Pandemic-era rally that turned LVMH into Europe’s most valuable company has gone into reverse as investors doubt luxury recovery

Financial Times: Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 years

Industry braces for downturn as influx of capital into property and casualty insurance pushes down premiums

Financial Times: UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency

Graduates and interns hoping to join Swiss bank must show they can use the technology to improve outcomes and efficiency

Financial Times: Trump and Musk Super Pacs boost spending on midterm elections

Maga Inc and America Pac drop millions on US House and Senate candidates to keep Republicans in control of Congress

Financial Times: Pro-Israel groups fight to help Republicans keep control of Congress

Supporters of Israel’s far-right government fear November’s midterm elections could mark major shift in country’s relationship with US

Financial Times: ‘Sowing doubt’: Trump’s attempt to overhaul voting causes headaches for state officials

The US president has tried to impose new rules just weeks before election day

Financial Times: Treasury sell-off piles pressure on weakest US borrowers

Spreads on riskiest junk debt have climbed to their highest level since the market meltdown that followed last year’s ‘liberation day’ tariff blitz

Financial Times: Is Keynesianism dead?

When debt is the disease, fiscal medicine may be as likely to harm as heal

Financial Times: Trump envoys arrive in Moscow with Ukraine peace proposal

Russia and Ukraine announce pause in air strikes for duration of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s visit

Financial Times: Russia-Ukraine peace talks could begin next year, ex-MI6 chief says

John Sawers tells FT Weekend Festival that enduring peace ‘not really conceivable’ while Vladimir Putin remains in office

Financial Times: US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warships

Military action over Strait of Hormuz continues to escalate after pause in six-month-old conflict

Financial Times: Masked protesters block Dover port roads

Port operator says services back to normal after ‘public order incident’ affected ‘all routes in and out’

Persuasion: Jared Diamond on Whether Leaders Make History

Yascha Mounk and Jared Diamond discuss the age-old question of structure versus agency—and the Great Man theory of history.

Financial Times: How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on the future

How nationalists, theocrats and tech titans turned their backs on a shared future

Financial Times: The other side of the 1990s

What a misremembered decade says about the fallibility of memory

Financial Times: The gloves are starting to come off in markets

Wall Street analysts and investors are more willing to directly criticise Trump, particularly since a Treasury intervention on bonds

Financial Times: EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremism

Large-scale terrorism has receded but smaller attacks by individuals recruited online are on the rise

Financial Times: AI boom reverses the trend of ever-cheaper electronics

Prices for phones, laptops and gaming consoles already up and retailers forecasting further increases

Financial Times: US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as tech backlash intensifies

Governors crack down on licence-plate-reading start-up bankrolled by Trump donors

Financial Times: Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud

Point Bonita, which bankrolled collapsed First Brands Group, emerges as big creditor to Radiant World

Estate Agent Today: Complaints about new homes triple in just one year

The data has been released by the New Homes Ombudsman Service

Financial Times: Anthropic close to awarding Morgan Stanley and Goldman top roles in $2tn IPO

AI giant on track to unveil paperwork underpinning its blockbuster Wall Street debut as soon as next week

Financial Times: John Ternus, Apple’s new ‘wicked calm’ CEO

Tim Cook’s successor is a product engineer who has spent 25 years at the company and belongs to the generation mentored by Steve Jobs

Financial Times: Trump vows to open Maga Inc’s $400mn war chest after Republican pressure

Members of US president’s party urged him to open the purse strings ahead of crucial November midterm election

Persuasion: Why America Is Losing the New Cold War

We must stop repeating the same mistakes.

Persuasion: Don’t Celebrate Lindsay Clancy

A mother killing her children is heinous. Compassion for postpartum depression doesn't change that.

Persuasion: This Week At Persuasion

We’re back, baby! Plus, an event with Francis Fukuyama and Yascha Mounk in London on Sunday!

Financial Times: US economy smashes forecast with 162,000 jobs added in August

Expectations for Federal Reserve rate rise in September tick up after strong report

Financial Times: US diesel prices soar to record high

Iran war pushes fuel costs above previous 2022 peak, adding to inflationary pressures ahead of November’s midterm elections

Financial Times: Fear not the bond market skinny dippers

Rising yields reflect higher AI-led growth, which means swimming costumes for all

Financial Times: Anthropic’s $2tn IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight

Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose

Financial Times: UK is failing to capitalise on Brexit, says top Trump trade official

Jamieson Greer says Britain’s alignment with EU is a ‘problem’ for a US trade deal

Financial Times: The Texas experiment

For 30 years the state has profited from going the extra mile for business. Data centres are putting that to the test

Financial Times: America must learn AI lessons from Astro Boy

Asian cultures harbour a very different attitude towards technologies that are regarded as threatening in the west

Financial Times: The university degree is losing its lustre

Technological and economic shifts are eroding the graduate premium

Financial Times: Manager of Norway’s $2tn oil fund proposes slashing US Treasury holdings

Overhaul of bond positions suggested to Ministry of Finance aims to boost returns

Financial Times: Giorgia Meloni celebrates Italy’s longest-serving government since 1945

Rightwing prime minister has so far defied critics with pragmatic policies and stable coalition

Financial Times: Trump-linked companies race to secure deals for Venezuela’s oil

Appointees, a donor and a recent administration official are among those capitalising on US control of beleaguered energy sector

Estate Agent Today: Extra revenue for agents from utility management platform

The commission would be £30 per referral

Estate Agent Today: Property firms underpaying staff exposed on name-and-shame list

The government's list contains over 600 companies

Estate Agent Today: New digital ID claims to turbocharge sales process

One survey claims it takes seven months from first listing to completion

Estate Agent Today: LRG’s new director charged with pursuing national expansion

Auctions are increasingly a first choice option for sellers

Estate Agent Today: Guild expands suppliers list to members

The A-Z for members has expanded significantly

Estate Agent Today: More buyers would walk away if there’s a Damp issue – data

The issue is less of a dealbreaker for older buyers

Estate Agent Today: Lomond acquires another major regional agency

The acquisition also gives Lomond a major new regional hub

Financial Times: Volkswagen to slash up to 50,000 jobs in historic restructuring

German carmaker’s overhaul could also lead to plant closures as it contends with lacklustre sales and growing Chinese competition

Financial Times: OpenAI says it has overtaken Anthropic with its latest AI model

ChatGPT maker claims its ‘Astra’ could be considered ‘artificial general intelligence’

Financial Times: Hugging Face attack is a wake-up call about the risks of AI

Agents involved in hack exhibited some alarming behaviours including suppressing ethical qualms

Financial Times: ‘People are going to get screwed’: Pennsylvania voters unite against data centres

Politicians compete to reflect growing opposition to new facilities in the swing state

Financial Times: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92

Journalist and activist spent a lifetime advocating for women’s rights