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Committee’s probe of Chubu Electric throws into doubt country’s pivot back to atomic power 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Making sense of the Fed’s next move

Beijing signals growing concern over how rapid advances in technology could be used against the country

Also in this newsletter: Russia oligarch sanctions hold-up

Also in today’s newsletter: Swedish elections and Euronext open to Deutsche Börse merger

Governor Kazuo Ueda is facing competing pressures from Tokyo and Washington

Central bank chair under pressure to back warnings on inflation with action despite risking president’s ire

Purchase by owner of Stanlow refinery comes as BP and Shell retreat from forecourts globally

It is crucial to convince the lenders on whom the UK depends that it is being managed by grown-ups

Investors expect BoE to hold borrowing costs this week but signal a possible increase later in the year

Government must increase investment by two-thirds to deliver planned reservoirs, prisons and schools

Eurozone governments are negotiating a ‘grand package’ over three of the central bank’s most senior roles

Plans to update nutrient profiling model are part of effort to tackle childhood obesity

Market mindset has shifted to concerns of extended outage as the Strait of Hormuz blockages continue ahead of winter

Simon Conway, Alan Parks and Alex Gerlis draw on war zone heft while Mark Ezra and MJ Robotham have a welcome softer take on spy fiction

Chief executive Stéphane Boujnah’s comments come as EU officials seek ways to make the bloc’s capital markets more competitive

Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities

Isembard says 160,000 sq ft facility is central London’s largest since second world war

Claude maker seeks to ease cash burn concerns before blockbuster IPO amid fears over pace of AI development

DFO Management in advanced talks with Baldwin Group as historically fragmented industry undergoes wave of consolidation

Prime minister to tell business leaders and entrepreneurs that his government will be a ‘partner for growth’

Delay to crunch meeting because of lack of consensus sets back efforts to restore shipping through vital waterway

The surprise move came a day after the US president stirred controversy by calling for Irish reunification

US president says the attacks and not his war in Iran are responsible for the fuel hitting record highs

Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet leaders in Europe this week as he tries to reduce his country’s dependence on the US

First election for the Duma since the Ukraine invasion, inflation reports dominate the economic data run, and the Fed, BoE and BoJ make interest rate announcements

Far-right candidate seeks to stamp her authority on her party after weeks of internal tensions

President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics

Summit pushed back until late November against backdrop of challenges facing UK industry

Engine carriage struck on route used minutes earlier by ex-Swedish PM Carl Bildt and other officials returning from summit

Debate rises up agenda again after record-breaking gifts given to Nigel Farage’s party

Baghdad is seeking to reduce the power of Tehran-linked forces accused of striking a Saudi oil pipeline

Whatever happens in midterm elections, the president wants the world to know that he is the only person who matters in the Republican Party

Engine carriage struck on route used minutes earlier by ex-Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other officials returning from summit

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset

Historically unruly bloc finds easy consensus amid worries over Gulf war, tariffs and US sanctions

Alaska LNG and Polar LNG face a series of financing, logistical and legal hurdles to tap massive gasfields

Self-driving cars could transform urban transport, if they can win public trust

State’s leaders slow approvals for new projects as a public backlash threatens to derail their midterm hopes

Acquisition of Sofie Biosciences is second big purchase for medical imaging specialist after split from General Electric

Bitter feud between justices has plunged top court into an unprecedented crisis that could sway October’s presidential vote

Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with John Gapper, the FT’s chief UK business columnist, on Thursday September 17 at 1pm BST

Drive to extend mandate comes as Israel occupies large area of country’s south and Hizbollah refuses to disarm

For younger voters, both communism and fascism belong to a distant past that no longer defines their political choices

Jet-powered Geran-5 model proves Kremlin’s military is also capable of innovation

Campaigners want project approval overturned as rapid AI infrastructure build-out puts focus on power and water supplies

Journaling, sudoku, puzzle books and other non-digital pursuits are staging a comeback

Minor revisions to immigration figures can complicate the government’s fiscal strategy

Multilateral lenders expected to follow the World Bank in ditching lending targets