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AI fever and off-exchange boom grip Japanese retail traders

Average daily trading volume on Tokyo Stock Exchange’s prime market almost doubles in 12 months

From Michael Spence, President & Provost, UCL, London WC1, UK

From Sir John Rose, Former Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce PLC, London SW11, UK

From Rory Coonan, London BR3, UK

From Anne Jellema, Executive Director, 350.org, Kalk Bay, South Africa

From Professor Patrick Diamond, Queen Mary University of London, London E1, UK

From Robert M Finkel, Finkel Law Group, New York, NY, US

From Tim Huband, Debenham, Suffolk, UK

From John-Paul Marney, Teaching Fellow in Finance, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

From Alastair Conan, London CR5, UK

‘Very sharp downturn’ in enrolments risks hitting economic innovation and academic pipeline, lobby group says

Price of oil falls on hopes of an agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Also in today’s newsletter: Trump says US will not rush deal with Iran, and Russia pounds Ukraine with hypersonic ‘Oreshnik’ missile

San Francisco-based group approached major shareholder in German food group

US president is trying to quell an internal backlash from hawks who demand Tehran’s complete surrender

Chinese president became heated when criticising US ally for its increased defence spending

Separatist group claims responsibility for attack in capital of restive south-western Balochistan province

Tottenham survive as east London club ends 14-year spell in top flight of English game

Numerous public holidays coalesce, SNP’s former CEO Murrell appears in Edinburgh court and Colombians go to the polls

To achieve safe, cost-effective autonomy we need to see how other road users react to the vehicles

Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting

Fetishising tax avoidance in the US must end if the republic is to survive

Government assessment comes as Rachel Reeves champions district as driver of economic growth