The Lib Dems’ unserious tax cut pledge
An unlikely plan to fund increased tax thresholds with extra growth from EU deals will turn away target voters
Swiss lawmakers vote to back tighter UBS capital rules
Upper House of parliament rejects compromise proposal in battle between lender and Bern
Bank of England can avoid raising interest rates, says OECD
Paris-based group says the UK is ‘starting from a different position’ on monetary policy compared with other countries’
OECD sounds alarm on surging government bond yields
Paris-based forecaster says governments’ debt interest bills are increasing pressure on public finances
Diageo poaches WPP finance chief as CEO Lewis overhauls top team
Drinks group’s chief Dave Lewis appoints former Tesco colleague Joanne Wilson
FTAV’s further reading
Bonds; FCF; circular capex; real estate bubbles; unionisation; solar panels; and vaping
Royal Caribbean buys 50% stake in Sandals valuing resorts at $6bn
Transaction is the largest in cruise operator’s history as it moves to cater to tourists on land as well as sea
Brothers — could Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson be siblings? The answer is a laborious one
This fictional Apple series, based on a real-life rumour, can’t decide whether it is a surreal comedy or a sentimental drama
Airtel Money launches one of London’s biggest IPOs in recent years
African mobile payments group is seeking to raise at least $800mn at $8bn to $9bn valuation
Confessions of an accidental bonus basher
Why bonus caps do kinda make sense (ish) though
Transcript: Butchers, fake deaths and falling from helicopters — History’s craziest frauds
Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth talk to financial historian and author Dan Davies
Oil price on track for longest losing streak in more than 12 months
Brent crude falls below $99 a barrel in Asian trading amid talks over Middle East conflict
Private credit’s “soft” defaults
How the can gets kicked, and why
Meloni at spending crossroads after failing to get off EU’s fiscal naughty step
Also in this newsletter: are Europe’s state aid rules hurting small companies?
FirstFT: Boehly gets US and Gulf backing for Lukoil assets bid
Also in today’s newsletter: Novo’s US listing and oil tanker costs
A more hawkish ECB will respond to prolonged high energy prices
Read the September forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
South Korea bets on Texas gas plant to satisfy Trump
Seoul to fund $22bn power plant as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn investment deal
Has Trump caged his China hawks?
Xi Jinping will arrive in Washington this week to find a US president wary of jeopardising their détente
The Story of Money with Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth
They say money makes the world go round, but was it always this way? Join Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth on The Story of Money as they revisit the pivotal moments when money shaped history.
Transcript: Will Trump and Xi extend their trade truce?
Sonja Hutson talks to Demetri Sevastopulo, George Parker and Malcolm Moore
Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London
Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war
Private equity has a new kind of SaaS: swimming as a service
There are north of 10mn installed pools in the US and they all need regular cleaning and repair
Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish
Drugmakers are picking through the Chinese biotech sector to find treatments and technologies to bring to overseas markets
Ozempic maker Novo open to upgrading New York listing
Boss Mike Doustdar says he sees ‘advantages’ in giving US investors direct access to Danish group’s stock