Asset managers added to holdings in bet that sell-off sparked by doubts over Rachel Reeves’ future would be shortlived

Bets on GE Aerospace, Microsoft and Visa help activist fund to first-half profits

European Commission to propose mechanism to issue common bonds to fund member states in emergencies

Move partially reverses sell-off prompted by investor fears chancellor would be sacked after emotional PMQs appearance

Plus car sales

The end of the zero-interest era is unleashing competition in the banking sector and changes in saver and investor behaviour

Paul Coulson in talks over restructuring packaging business saddled with $10bn of debt built up in era of cheap money

Hunt for scarce supplies threatens to create a ‘short squeeze’, pushing prices even higher, warn analysts

Policymakers at central bank fret that a surging currency increases the risk of inflation undershooting

Cash-strapped Islamabad tries to stave off trade tariffs and deepen ties with White House

There are multiple vulnerabilities and faultlines that could be ruthlessly unpicked

The government has a plan to exploit its abundant fossil fuel resources to help ward off the ill effects of Trump’s tariffs

Niche corner of finance is a pet project of the US administration and a hot topic for business

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio sounds the alarm

Legislation will raise costs for companies that extract lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium

Drug group chief Pascal Soriot frustrated with UK but shareholders worry about country losing FTSE’s largest company

Loss of satellite hampers monitoring of invisible gas driving significant share of global warming

Even the index providers are puzzled by the ambush 

Financial Conduct Authority says more financial services companies will have to report cases of serious misconduct

This will probably age badly