ECJ issues rare warning over EU legal order after German judges question its superiority

Brexit and coronavirus have prompted drive for improving trade resilience

The high-street fashion empire of Philip Green is on the rocks. The UK retail tycoon has secured creditor support for a complex three-year overhaul that will involve rent reductions, store closures and a halving of the company’s pension deficit reduction payments. But will this be enough to save the business? Matthew Vincent discusses this question with Jonathan Ford and Jonathan Eley.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Matthew Vincent, Lombard editor, Jonathan Ford, City editor, and Jonathan Eley, retail correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Modern life can be deafening — but for all the shouting, no one’s listening any more. This is the conclusion reached by FT columnist Jo Ellison after an uncomfortably noisy Eurostar journey. She discusses what’s gone wrong with Horatia Harrod. Read Jo's column here 

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Horatia Harrod, associate editor of FT Life & Arts, and Jo Ellison, fashion editor and columnist. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The murder of a local politician by right wing extremists has shocked Germany and set alarm bells ringing about the rise of neo-Nazi violence in the country. Ben Hall discusses the groups behind the upsurge in political violence and how dangerous they are with Guy Chazan in Berlin

Contrbutors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Guy Chazan, Berlin bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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In the past decade, some of India’s largest financial groups have made big investments in luxury property, notably an ambitious Mumbai tower that was supposed to set new standards in urban design. But the economic boom they hoped would spur demand failed to materialise. Jyotsna Singh talks to Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai about what went wrong and the resulting debt crisis that is holding back growth.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Proucers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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US allegations that China is manipulating its currency burst into the open again this week when the renminbi was allowed to fall below seven to the dollar for the first time since 2008. Josh Noble discusses this latest front in the US-China trade dispute and its implications for investors and the global economy with Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, and Michael MacKenzie, senior investment commentator.

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, and Michael MacKenzie, senior investment correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The disputed Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir is in lockdown after India revoked its special status following a long running insurgency that led to thousands of deaths. Jyotsna Singh discusses what India plans to do next, and how neighbouring Pakistan, which also claims the territory, has reacted, with Amy Kazmin the FT's South Asia bureau chief.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Amy Kazmin, South Asia bureau chief. Producers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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Falling interest rates, weak trading volumes and automation have led to an exceptionally brutal summer for global investment banks, which have shed tens of thousands of jobs, particularly on trading desks. Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, discusses the bleak outlook for bankers with Robert Armstrong, US financial editor.

Contributors: Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Robert Armstrong, US financial editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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As the world’s largest carbon emitter, China will be in the spotlight at this week’s UN climate summit in New York.  Beijing has taken steps to tackle its pollution problems in recent years, but is it working? Pilita Clark puts this question to Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief. 

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief.  Producer: Fiona Symon

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Start-ups and consumer giants are trying to find a solution to the deluge of plastic packaging that ends up in landfill or polluting our oceans. Finding a solution will be far more complex than just recycling more, Leila Abboud and Leslie Hook tell Pilita Clark. Read Leila's article here or listen to Ellen MacArthur talk about the plastics in our oceans here.

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Leila Abboud, consumer industries correspondent, and Leslie Hook, environmental correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love.

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Allegations of high-level corruption have convulsed the Mediterranean island state of Malta and shocked the rest of Europe. Public anger has been unleashed by dramatic recent developments in the investigation into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb attack in October 2017. Ben Hall discusses the wider repercussions of the case with Josephine Cumbo and Michael Peel.

Contributors: Ben Hall, Europe editor, Josephine Cumbo, pensions correspondent, and Michael Peel, EU diplomatic correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Investors have begun to shun companies that make their money from fossil fuels because of concerns about global warming. So what does this mean for the oil and gas companies whose future profits depend on continuing to exploit the hydrocarbon assets they have acquired around the world? Pilita Clark discusses the implications with Lex columnist Alan Livsey and energy editor David Sheppard. Read Alan's analysis here

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Alan Livsey, Lex columnist, and David Sheppard, energy editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Former deputy set to take over as country faces sharpest economic contraction in decades

Regime claims 8 people died in plot connected to foiled coup attempt launched from Colombia

Venezuela’s president airs video of former US soldier accused of taking part in thwarted plot

Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda

Partnership that would prioritise UK could produce 100m doses by year-end if treatment is effective

Research paper published in journal Nature identifies number of alternative treatments

Industry highlights bottlenecks in access to materials that are a possible Covid-19 treatment

Fund managers and energy-hungry tech companies bankroll ‘solar-plus-storage’ projects

Climate campaigners say measures lack ambition to tackle crisis

Energy, water and other utility groups keep services going despite lockdowns and cuts

First signs of severity of coronavirus pandemic on UK energy sector 

A boom in projects across the Permian Basin comes amid coronavirus fears and a global oil price war 

Shutdowns likely to shift energy use from fossil fuels towards wind and solar

If lenders maintain support, the company’s balance sheet may not need an urgent fix

Virtual home viewings are a world away from actual buying, especially with unemployment rising

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world

Eighth consecutive cut could heap fresh pressure on already struggling lira

Currency softens beyond key level as investors brace themselves for more interest rate cuts

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

There’s a chronic paradox at the heart of stablecoin-based payment systems that will render them cost-prohibitive.

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project

Ankara’s banking regulator acts after currency slides below level reached in 2018 crisis

Programmes should be flexible and help workers move to in-demand sectors

New workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decades

Airline’s biggest shareholder calls for CFO’s exit over failure to scrap £4.5bn Airbus order 

Founder urges FCA to act as he presses airline to cancel multibillion pound Airbus order

Guillaume Faury tells employees in letter that lockdown threatens manufacturer’s existence

Airline calls shareholder vote on directors in latest escalation of dispute

‘We will be a smaller company for a while,’ says chief David Calhoun

Aero-engine maker prepares for biggest single reduction of staff in more than 30 years

Big-name investors such as Elliott and Caxton act on concerns over debasement of money

Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond

John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

Tweaked timepieces popular with public but some original makers cry foul

This riveting account of how a piratical corporation subjugated India resonates with today’s global capitalism