Parliament and executive
Economic growth
The former Italian prime minister believes the bloc is facing an existential challenge
Economics is the part of the vice-president’s game that requires most work
Also in today’s newsletter, buzzkill for coffee pod users
Also in today’s newsletter, Hewlett-Packard’s $4bn case against Mike Lynch’s estate and China increases its retirement age
Labour hopes to exceed people’s rock-bottom expectations, but recent poll suggests it must do more to win confidence
The former Fed vice-chair on monetary policy, the Fed’s record and the presidential race
Plus, Gary Stevenson’s ex-colleagues weigh in on his self-proclaimed trading success and Spain blocks train deal
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Also in this week’s newsletter: Britain’s ‘unsustainable’ finances
Also in today’s newsletter, a profile of Trump’s ‘hush money’ lawyer and a warning from a top climate scientist
Also in today’s newsletter, climate scientist Michael Mann on Exxon’s global outlook
Also in today’s newsletter, US Navy Seal team trains to help Taiwan, and the companies backing OpenAI’s latest fundraising
Need to raise funding for institution could sharply limit government’s capacity to improve other public services
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Also in this newsletter: How Brussels can make itself €30bn a year richer
Plus, Wall Street succeeds in bringing down new capital rules and Adnoc goes after a German chemicals giant
A tight labour market means increased pressure on employers to recruit more ‘workless’ people into jobs
Also in today’s newsletter, how the US opted for ‘a slower, more expensive transition’, according to one investor
Also in today’s newsletter, inside the campaign to dilute the Fed’s new capital rules, and the booming male grooming market
David Cameron’s 10-minute pitch at the 2005 event was enough to secure him a strong following
Plus, China’s young professionals pivot away from finance and Nippon Steel flies to Washington in last-gasp bid to save $15bn deal
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s tariff threats and how Sudan’s civil war became a global battleground
Also in today’s newsletter, a plan to ‘crush’ liberal America and what the candidates’ economic plans would mean for the US deficit
