Foreign investors fear Japan is backsliding on reform

Pendulum ‘swinging back towards economic nationalism’, warns one private equity executive

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

‘The risk of a deleveraging event is rising’

Morgan Stanley’s analysts are worried about quarter-end money tightness

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

Atom Bank sale on cusp of collapse

Shareholders targeted £600mn valuation but process has failed to attract bids at desired price

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

UK’s Bridgepoint buys real estate unit in $1.4bn bet on US property

Private capital group is looking beyond its traditional speciality in corporate buyouts

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

How Citadel became an energy giant

Plus, Venezuela’s huge debt pile, Japanese IPO slump and Constantin Brâncuşi in Berlin

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

UK regulator waters down landmark crypto rules

FCA eases capital and disclosure requirements after complaints that incoming digital assets regime was too onerous

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

Keir Starmer to unveil defence plan with £5bn for drones

Long-delayed blueprint is unlikely to end military figures’ calls for more funding

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

Burnham vows to ‘rewire’ British state

UK’s prime minister-in-waiting takes aim at centralisation and promises voters help on living costs

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

Resident doctors accept pay offer after three years of strike action

Staff will receive an average 6.6 per cent raise by April 2027 and an extra 4,500 speciality training places will be created

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026

Bitcoin hoarder Strategy unveils $2bn buyback as share price tumbles

Firm outlines reasons why it may sell crypto, in reverse of previous pledge to hold

Posted on Monday June 29, 2026