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Lagarde’s early departure triggers race to solve three-way ECB puzzle

Also in this newsletter: the cyber threat from North Korea

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Robert Armstrong speaks to James Fontanella-Khan and Arash Massoudi

World’s largest crypto exchange appears to have suffered one of industry’s biggest security breaches

Also in today’s newsletter: tech sell-off and $6.3bn Binance hack

Plus the ECB

Japanese central bank holds interest rates as expectations mount for December increase

Executives need to rethink their roles and skills as AI evolves; agentic tools free up time for strategy; governance risks

While many were killed off during the summer heatwaves, some fought on — and are now thriving

The firm was brought down by a mercenary culture that has emerged in Big Law in recent years

Soumaya Keynes talks with economist Owen Zidar

Mrs Justice Naomi Ellenbogen sanctioned for ‘serious misconduct’

IPO filing leaves open questions about the state of the company’s business and the wider sector

Marc Filippino talks to Stephen Morris, Kieran Smith and Martin Wolf

Tehran has stepped up strikes on vessels in Strait of Hormuz in the past month, leading to a trail of pollution

Tensions over houses in multiple occupation have risen sharply and are often associated with accommodating asylum seekers

CNN’s chief White House correspondent talks about image, communication — and what to wear for battle with Donald Trump

Chancellor touted an extension of relief in Budget that took 70,000 small shops, restaurants, cafés and gyms out of paying the tax

Chancellor accused of kicking security ‘into the long grass’ by Labour chair of defence committee

Vasiliy Peganov, who now lives in Moscow, tells court transfers from Russia were ‘practically impossible’

Fears of continent being sidelined in Ukraine peace negotiations prompt disjointed outreach to Vladimir Putin

Chemists caution over growing use of deception to secure treatments such as Mounjaro and Wegovy

Heavily indebted UK telecoms group scraps plans to upgrade its own infrastructure as it races to cut costs

Streaming service plans to charge users up to $5 a month to use the feature