Utility says proposal prepared by The Water Retail Company chief Rupert Redesdale with Muinín Holdings has ‘little credibility’
For whom the bell tolls
Overhaul of Eurozone’s largest retirement sector is expected to put pressure on continent’s debt markets
FSB proposes that non-banks provide more disclosure on borrowing amid rising concern the sector could trigger new crisis
Plus copper tariffs
Rupert Soames calls for more ‘vroom vroom’ in the promotion of the London Stock Exchange to overseas companies
The two countries back joint borrowing to boost defence spending, but oppose it for other purposes
Plus, investors snap up gilts, ‘buying the dip’ and the best summer books of 2025
Stablecoin issuers and traders are attracted by yields on offer and potential use as collateral in some derivatives transactions
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Bond markets can’t stand up to profligate governments alone
Wealth managers face tough decisions as Donald Trump’s unpredictability rattles the markets
Investors are getting fed up of being used by governments around the world as a low-cost cash machine
Market fears that replacing chancellor would imperil fiscal rules
Move partially reverses sell-off prompted by investor fears chancellor would be sacked after emotional PMQs appearance
Big asset managers added to holdings in bet that sell-off sparked by doubts over Rachel Reeves’ future would be shortlived
European Commission to propose mechanism to issue common bonds to fund member states in emergencies
The end of the zero-interest era is unleashing competition in the banking sector and changes in saver and investor behaviour
Paul Coulson in talks over restructuring packaging business saddled with $10bn of debt built up in era of cheap money
There are multiple vulnerabilities and faultlines that could be ruthlessly unpicked
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio sounds the alarm
Even the index providers are puzzled by the ambush
June issuance of about €23bn comes as companies take advantage of lower borrowing costs
Political choices should be debated democratically, not hidden in technocratic agendas of ‘financing gaps’
It is easy to imagine conditions in which money simply dries up, perhaps in response to large movements in bond yields
