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Warsh’s complicated inheritance

As Middle East peace talks continue, US inflation is moving in the wrong direction

Activist Ancora Pushes H.B. Fuller to Drop Bid for UK’s AMS

Activist investor Ancora Holdings Group is pushing US adhesives maker H.B. Fuller Co. to abandon a proposed takeover of UK-based Advanced Medical Solutions Group Plc.

Emerging Currencies Slide as Iran War ‘Confusion’ Jolts Markets

Most emerging-market currencies weakened on Tuesday as overnight clashes near the Strait of Hormuz offset signs of progress toward a US-Iran peace deal, even as …

Taiwan Overtakes India in Stock Market Value (Video)

Momentum Stocks Have Never Outperformed Like This Before

Buying the market’s winners is paying off — for now.

FirstFT: US strikes Iranian missile sites

Also in today’s newsletter: shrinking real wages and bank deregulation

Turning Neets into engineers

Nmite in Hereford connects students to employers early and helps people imagine alternatives to the academic track

More takeaways from an S-1 for the ages

Extending our consciousness, one risk factor at a time

ByteDance offers AI team special stock to fend off poaching

TikTok owner issues shares tied to AI business unit as China’s tech talent war heats up

European and UK temperatures swing by as much as 15C as ‘whiplash’ …

Authorities issue health warnings as countries brace for first heatwave of the summer

European Stocks End Six-Day Winning Run; BP Falls as Chair Fired

A six-day rally in European stocks stalled on Tuesday, as Brent crude rebounded on reports of fresh clashes between Iranian and US forces in the …

Stocks’ unshakeable optimism

The bright side has been the only place to be

Australian LNG Union Cancels Ichthys Strike as Talks Progress

Workers at Inpex Corp.’s Ichthys liquefied natural gas export project in Australia will not strike as planned on Wednesday and Thursday.

Aluminum Hits Four-Year High on Fears of China Output Cuts

Aluminum jumped to a four-year high as fears of output cuts in top producer China compounded continuing disruptions in the Middle East.

Yuan May Hit Five Per Dollar on Carry-Trade Exit, Macquarie Says

China’s onshore currency may strengthen to as much as five yuan per dollar if local firms unwind a massive buildup of greenback holdings, triggering a …

India’s bizarre $500bn ‘commitment’ in trade deal with US

Also in this newsletter, power demand hits record high

ASX Drops Most Since 2012 After Revising Up Costs on Tech Revamp

ASX Ltd. shares tumbled the most in more than a decade after the embattled exchange operator increased its capital spending guidance as it upgrades critical …

Taiwan Overtakes India as World's Fifth-Largest Stock Market

Taiwan overtook India in stock market value, powered mainly by a breakneck rally in the world’s largest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Treasuries Gain in Catch-Up Trade as Trump Sees Progress on Iran

Treasuries rose across the curve after a holiday on optimism over a potential US-Iran deal that could ease inflation concerns, even as tensions in the …

Gold Declines as Gulf Strikes Cloud Interest Rate Outlook

Gold fell as military strikes in the Persian Gulf dimmed hopes for a US-Iran peace deal and reinforced concerns that persistent inflation could keep interest …

China’s change in maths on carbon emissions masks growth, report says

Independent analysis suggests retrospective change to data indicating climate change progress

Iran’s top negotiators travel to Qatar amid intensified efforts to secure deal

Tehran’s parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator travelled to Doha as mediators seek to thrash out final details

How the SNP survived scandal to keep ruling Scotland

Pro-independence party, now in its 20th year in power, is struggling to boost public services amid fiscal challenges

Stocks Rise Toward Record as Iran Peace Hopes Hold: Markets Wrap

Wall Street kicked off the holiday-shortened week with stocks joining bonds higher as hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran overshadowed military …