Also in this newsletter: Consumers shun McDonald’s and Meloni ‘relaunches’ Italy-China relations
The Democrat needs to reassure international allies, without alienating the US working class
Countries like Trinidad and Tobago lack capacity and finance to cope with Brussels’ border measure
Also in today’s newsletter, Goldman Sachs invests in ESG software provider osapiens
Also in today’s newsletter, EU prepares two-step trade plan to tackle Donald Trump, and Venezuela declares Maduro winner
Plus, Rachel Reeves to deliver sombre message that UK must stay on Labour’s track to revive growth and public services
Jay Powell & Co needn’t rush into a September cut
Plus, a small-cap legend retires, the march of India’s stock market, and Antony Gormley at Houghton Hall
Plus, US, UK and Japan’s central banks set interest rates and an overhaul of UK listing rules comes into force
Relations with Ukraine and Germany are burdened by the past in ways that feed into domestic political disputes
Three big stories set the countdown tone
Also in this newsletter: Olympic rail sabotage, the Taylor Swift effect, science round-up
JD Vance would not like to face the transportation secretary in a vice-presidential debate
Plus, updates on ether ETFs and Coinbase
Super-rich philanthropists need more humility, says foundation head as he prepares to step down
Also in today’s newsletter, investors criticise Trump’s dollar devaluation plans, and Uber’s landmark ruling
Party must improve public services to win over voters but tax promises place tough limits on what it can do
Also in this newsletter: some advice from Norway’s prime minister to the UK
Plus, Revolut finally secures its banking licence and what the US presidential ticket means for antitrust
The town faces the same Nimbyism and conflicting attitudes towards the greenbelt that stifle much of the national debate
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Also in today’s newsletter, the waning power of longtime conservative powerbroker Rupert Murdoch
The likely Democratic nominee has endeared herself to young voters, but whether she can deliver what they want on climate is questionable
Also in today’s newsletter, Texas’s light touch approach attracts business, and Venezuelans reject Chávismo
Declared candidates James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat, seen as moderates, try to cater to party right in their pitches