As good as it gets in banking?
Wall Street banks have unveiled record quarterly profits but risks loom
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Airtel Africa taps more bankers for rare London IPO of mobile money business
Flotation could raise around $1.5bn and provide a much-needed boost for the UK’s depressed public markets
‘Buy now, pay later’ rules could exclude millions, warn consumer groups
Overhaul of regime for £14bn market asks lenders to perform affordability checks
China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy
Beijing’s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism
China posts slowest GDP growth since 2022 at 4.3%, missing expectations
That second-quarter growth came below Beijing’s full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades.
China-backed copper mine threatens Pakistan shutdown over security risk
Worsening violence in Balochistan imperils Islamabad’s resource ambitions