Both countries agree to examine a UK-China Wealth Connect scheme

Executive ‘recovering well’ and will return to office by February, says oil major

Chancellor to use meetings with watchdogs to call for action

Plus CPI jitters, and measuring liquidity

Also in this newsletter: Rome’s war on scooters gains speed

Talks with banks about portfolio sale come ahead of highly anticipated New York IPO

Military regimes in the Sahel have turned to tactics including arrests to assert control over critical mineral supplies

S&P finds ramp-up of exports could add $1.3tn to American economy in next five years with capacity expected to double

Investors are still not pricing in enough risks from the fallout of US-China tensions

Broker agrees $45mn settlement as part of data breach while Blackstone and KKR among those penalised by US regulator

Lawmakers tell SLB, better known as Schlumberger, to quit country or risk penalty

Adventures in kitchen-sink bond market indicators

The Labour government needs a detailed plan to boost growth and cut spending

Potential approach comes weeks after Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed $15bn takeover

Group aims to raise up to $2.3bn as gas industry prepares for potential export boom under Trump

Veon signs letter of intent with Cohen Circle for US listing of subsidiary

Russian energy group hit by plummet in European gas sales and oil sanctions, putting 1,600 jobs on line

Repairs and dry-docking enable Moscow to maintain market access for gas plant through the winter

Step aside, King Arthur

Brent crude tops $81 a barrel after Washington targets Russian oil revenues