Explosions shake Damascus as Macron visits
French president is first EU leader to travel to Syria since fall of Assad regime
French president is first EU leader to travel to Syria since fall of Assad regime
Officials say move is intended to boost lending and support financial markets in a crisis
Also in today’s newsletter: HSBC’s private credit exposure and Platner takes ‘time to reflect’
RIP 1998–2020?
Office for Budget Responsibility’s annual report says urgent action is needed to cut spending
Handpicked gems for every calendar month
Novak Djokovic is the latest of many athletic recruits to financial services
The artist-activist’s new exhibition at Aviva Studios in Manchester is curiously underwhelming
Uptick in wages alongside inflation is what central bank wants to see to persist with lifting interest rates
Morgan Stanley gives Musk’s AI and rocket stock $300 price target as quiet period ends following record IPO
IT weaknesses could be exploited by frontier models in a ‘matter of minutes or hours’, say ECB and ESRB
Authorities raise quota for offshore Connect scheme in bid to boost international use of renminbi
Gaming unit under pressure from weak margins and the industry’s sharp hardware downturn
Lack of shovel-ready projects is holding back Mark Carney’s plan to double trade with partners outside of the US
England’s councils struggle to source temporary accommodation, enabling some investors to cash in
Al Rekayyat comes under fire close to coast of Oman
Investor concerns about massive investments outweigh April-to-June earnings fuelled by high memory chip prices
The Bank of the United States; AI; GKP; EU; bot farming; and optimised inertia
Proxima Fusion valued at €2.4bn in €400mn funding round as AI boom spurs the race for energy’s holy grail
On Kospi index concentration
Also in this newsletter: Poland joins UK-led push for joint European defence procurement
And the interest-rate reckoning to come
Populist Democratic candidate denies accusation as deadline looms to replace him on Maine ballot