From Financial Times
ECB urges Meloni party to rethink declaring Italy’s gold ‘belongs to the people’
Any law affecting legal status of gold reserves would risk Bank of Italy’s independence, warns central bank
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Blue Owl executives and staff bought $200mn in shares after sell-off
Insider purchases intended to support stock in wake of abandoned merger
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EU pushes magnet recycling to cut reliance on China
Proposed restriction on export of some waste is latest bid to secure critical minerals supply after China export measures
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Glencore slashes 1,000 jobs as part of cost-cutting drive
Chief executive Gary Nagle also unveils plans to turn Swiss miner into ‘biggest copper producer in the world’
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EU agrees full ban on all Russian gas imports by 2027
Earlier phaseout dates to be set for liquefied natural gas and short-term supply contracts
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AI era requires ‘totally different’ approach to regulation, says FCA boss
Pace of change requires ‘different relationship between regulator and regulated’, Nikhil Rathi tells FT conference
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Leverage is crypto trading’s faultline
Volatility collateralises volatility
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Russia strengthens financial ties to China with first renminbi bond
Country’s $3bn ‘dim sum’ bond will help finance war in Ukraine and could lead to many more
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Trafigura says growth in China oil demand to hit multiyear low in 2026
Commodity trader says growth in India will overtake that in China for first time
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Vulcan Energy secures $2.6bn for Europe’s biggest lithium project
Facility is expected to generate material for about 500,000 EV batteries a year
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Binance names co-founder Yi He as co-chief executive
World’s biggest crypto exchange says partner of former chief Changpeng Zhao will run group alongside Richard Teng
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South Korea raises foreign bond cap to prepare for $350bn US investment
Parliament approves record ceiling of $5bn amid concerns about currency impact from trade deal with Washington
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