Low-hire, low-fire US labour market is no worry for Fed rate-setters
The latest vacancies data showed little sign of drastic improvement or deterioration in August
US 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002
Government debt extends decline as inflation and surging oil prices weigh on market
Barclays waters down return-to-office mandate after staff backlash
Bank gives workers more time to comply with three-days-a-week rule
China unveils mortgage subsidies to boost economy
Beijing offers help for first-time buyers and cuts a policy interest rate as part of efforts to raise growth
Sheikh Mansour visits Riyadh in push to mend UAE-Saudi Arabia rift
Meeting is first since long-simmering tensions erupted into the open over Yemen in January
A warning of ‘breakdowns and deficiencies’ in security at the US central bank
Also in today’s newsletter, Marco Rubio blames ‘foreign actor’ for UK terror plot and US completes Iraqi troop withdrawal
Trump to meet AI chiefs over safety outcry
White House will host lunch with tech bosses as president resists calls for regulation
Average UK diesel price set to reach £2 a litre within days
Fuel predicted to breach ‘psychological price point’ for first time owing to US export threat and disruption to Middle East and Russian supplies
Dangote’s $16bn oil refinery blocked by Kenyan court
Major industrial project aiming to reduce dependence on imported fuel paused over land dispute
The Great Dictator — the surprising, complex life of Barbara Cartland, queen of romance
Matthew Sweet’s sparkling, name-dropping biography of the prolific novelist is also a revealing portrait of a century of Britain’s wars, class rituals and gender battles
Le Pen deputy engulfed by antisemitism scandal
Far-right party leader Jordan Bardella denies allegations by French news site that he wrote anti-Israel messages as a teenager
Apollo and Oaktree sue Patrick Drahi over US telco restructuring
Bondholders argue billionaire is liable for ‘brazen’ plan to move Optimum Communications’ most valuable cable TV assets out of reach
Breaking a central banking taboo
It turns out that monetary policy affects supply as well as demand
A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake
Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda
Mahmood looks to soften migration policies amid Labour pressure
UK home secretary signals rethink on right to remain proposals at party conference
Smart ring start-up Oura delays IPO
Finnish-American company had been seeking a valuation of as much as $14bn
M&S strikes beauty deal with LVMH’s Sephora
Cosmetics chain to begin opening concessions in 100 Marks and Spencer stores next spring
Why a UK-backed tungsten mine is supplying the US defence stockpile
A recent deal exemplifies the complexities of standing up non-Chinese supply chains for metals used in aerospace and military supply chains
K-craft’s slow seduction goes against type
The country’s current crop of craftsmakers is challenging not only age-old traditions but the speed of contemporary Korean culture
Who is driving the massive surge in repo borrowing?
You can probably guess this one
US-Iran war adds €100bn to EU’s fuel bill
Warning comes as the bloc’s energy ministers meet in Dublin
Grant Thornton takes on Big Four with £40,000 graduate salaries and ‘golden hello’
Accounting firm seeks to compete against larger rivals in sector where junior pay has lagged behind sectors such as law
FirstFT: Anthropic IPO filing warns of ‘existential risks’
Also in today’s newsletter: oil bonds link and Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ behind UK terror plot
Le Monde Béryl is pumping up New York
The British shoe brand celebrates its 10th birthday with a new store