Martin Arnold

The inner-city alleys being turned into paradise passages https://t.co/xecuvUexGA via @ft

Since July 3, EU law means all drinks bottles of up to 3 litres sold there have to come with caps attached. It doesn’t make sense to supply different designs within the European market, so Brits get the new caps too. Doesn’t freedom taste sweet? https://t.co/2qxhrA2xS0 via @ft

RT @colbyLsmith: A global retreat is underway among the financial system’s top cops after pushback from the very institutions they oversee.…

I started a new job today as the FT's financial regulation editor in London - on the hunt for the next big financial crisis or scandal. Great to feel the buzz of a global city as I walked to work this morning, even if I will miss much about Frankfurt and covering the ECB.

The European Central Bank is preparing to withdraw the operating licence for Banque Havilland, the Luxembourg-based lender owned by Prince Andrew’s longtime financial adviser David Rowland and his family. https://t.co/RRkCMkZ40I via @ft

Climate activists step up direct action at European airports: 140 flights were cancelled this morning in Frankfurt and protesters have also targeted airports in the UK, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Finland in recent days. https://t.co/z5N89wwGFC via @ft

On balance, I think this probably increases concerns about downside risks to Eurozone growth and therefore makes an ECB rate cut in September more likely.

Rafael Domenech | @BBVAResearch & @UV_EG @rdomenechv

Fall in German business activity drags down Eurozone economy, by @MAmdorsky Purchasing managers’ poll hits 5-month low on weak growth in services and steep falls in manufacturing https://t.co/DCo6TyLwXs @ft

RT @SanderTordoir: Ouch. ASML shares are now down -10% on the day. Europe’s second most valuable company loses ~€35bn in value in a singl…

RT @tombarfield: "The time to repeal the absurd “debt brake” in the constitution is now." https://t.co/x7kBLMMl3v via @ft

RT @barneyjopson: Bank of Spain vacancy leaves ECB missing a rate-setter. Central bankers will meet for the first time to decide policy on…

Hello @robin_j_brooks - What false narrative do you think I fell into? I presume you mean fiscal dominance? That would mean ECB having to cut rates due to high government debt. I have written about ECB hesitancy to cut rates due to lavish government spending fuelling inflation!

RT @rdomenechv: Pick-up in wage growth raises doubts over scale of ECB rate cuts, by @MAmdorsky Closely watched tracker from Indeed websit…

RT @barneyjopson: Scoop! Portugal plans to reintroduce controversial tax breaks for skilled foreigners - but it will ensure wealthy pension…

My take on this year's Sintra event - European central bankers warn of risks to region’s economy. ECB policymakers view French elections as sign of a broader shift in a more populist, protectionist and turbulent direction https://t.co/ASRg4Uk6pt via @ft

Scoop: Portugal to reintroduce tax breaks for skilled foreigners as part of measures to stimulate growth, stirring fears about rising house prices and the budget balance https://t.co/oKZJj0wGbe via @ft with @senoj_erialc and @barneyjopson

The market's verdict on the French election result: Could have been worse. he spread between French and German borrowing costs is narrowing this morning...

Frederik Ducrozet @fwred

🇫🇷 French OAT-Bund 10-year spread tightens by 7bp to 73bp. CAC futures up. EUR up slightly.

This wasn't the main focus of BIS annual report - but it contained an eye-catching warning that commercial property owners are keeping valuations artificially high due to an “extend and pretend” strategy to avoid crystallising losses. https://t.co/PKnYqop8yN with @Sam1Fleming