Hot property: five homes for sale in the French Alps

From a contemporary house with uninterrupted views across Lake Annecy to an 18th-century farmhouse with an apple orchard #press

https://www.ft.com/content/55743bae-af29-46fa-8238-945a6b6a4ea2?utm_source=press.coop

India restricts laptop imports in boost to local producers

Surprise announcement means companies such as Apple need a licence to ship personal computers from overseas #press

https://www.ft.com/content/eca9a785-2221-4c2f-934b-8964bc430faa?utm_source=press.coop

Brexit ideology is being shunned as economic conditions deteriorate

Plus, fresh sign of a slowdown in the chemicals industry #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0591d2ff-12ed-46e4-969d-738543b7c46b?utm_source=press.coop

The Bank of England walks a tightrope

Central bank’s mixed signals leaves path for UK economy uncertain #press

https://www.ft.com/content/e1ee9b5a-8dd0-4caa-bb62-7c8aff20d5f8?utm_source=press.coop

Higher yields threaten the equity rally

The rise in long Treasury rates is not just a soft landing story #press

https://www.ft.com/content/645907db-e304-4dd8-966b-576aa3bc8108?utm_source=press.coop

Apple in India and Nintendo’s IP push

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times #press

https://www.ft.com/content/14bc9c12-0f68-4435-bdb2-6ea318a7e215?utm_source=press.coop

Adani’s Ambuja Cements buys Sanghi Industries in $600mn deal

First major acquisition by Indian tycoon since criticisms in short seller Hindenburg’s January report hit group’s stock market value #press

https://www.ft.com/content/13b7724a-59c2-4e49-8ed9-17b857cea3a7?utm_source=press.coop

Courting Middle Eastern autocrats won’t solve Europe’s refugee crisis

Their repressive rule is forcing thousands to make the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean #press

https://www.ft.com/content/49a52369-62ee-4eb5-9efb-ad1f066a5734?utm_source=press.coop

Free Lunch summer reading

Good writing on economic phenomena that affect us all #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7d3640bd-73a7-4058-89ca-43ed4b37cf71?utm_source=press.coop

Israel and the US are battling identity crises

Could they both end with the dismantling of democracy? #press

https://www.ft.com/content/9a8a9bc0-0a81-43e6-b215-bde2611ba6cc?utm_source=press.coop

FirstFT: Goldman exodus as top executives head for the exit

Also in today’s newsletter, Tom Brady invests in English football club Birmingham City and how Latin America conquered inflation #press

https://www.ft.com/content/7c4ae9e7-304e-4394-bed8-0ca289ed153f?utm_source=press.coop

Turkey’s inflation rate jumps to almost 50%

Weak lira and government’s stimulus programme push prices higher, adding to strain on consumers #press

https://www.ft.com/content/2128b96c-2696-4df6-8d7f-0c625a7b2497?utm_source=press.coop

You don’t become a science superpower without taking care of the basics

Britain’s ambition to lead technological transformation is hobbled by inertia in both the public and private sectors #press

https://www.ft.com/content/248f24e3-e29f-4a9d-a738-8d43184b517a?utm_source=press.coop

ECB dove says inflation battle can be won without more rate rises

Fabio Panetta argues maintaining rates for extended period will avoid risk of damaging economy #press

https://www.ft.com/content/f361bc7c-35ee-497c-b59b-f0f5329a9132?utm_source=press.coop

Hot property: five homes for sale in the French Alps

From a contemporary house with uninterrupted views across Lake Annecy to an 18th-century farmhouse with an apple orchard #press

https://www.ft.com/content/55743bae-af29-46fa-8238-945a6b6a4ea2?utm_source=press.coop

India restricts laptop imports in boost to local producers

Surprise announcement means companies such as Apple need a licence to ship personal computers from overseas #press

https://www.ft.com/content/eca9a785-2221-4c2f-934b-8964bc430faa?utm_source=press.coop

Britons paid record £16.7bn in capital gains tax in 2021-22

Rising asset values and more house sales provided boost for HMRC, official figures reveal #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1987db3a-a542-4052-88ce-440ff798784a?utm_source=press.coop

Brexit ideology is being shunned as economic conditions deteriorate

Plus, fresh sign of a slowdown in the chemicals industry #press

https://www.ft.com/content/0591d2ff-12ed-46e4-969d-738543b7c46b?utm_source=press.coop

BoE raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points

Smaller increase to 5.25% comes amid signs persistently high inflation is beginning to ease #press

https://www.ft.com/content/a9e551a6-20d5-45f9-9c68-e98dc44436c0?utm_source=press.coop

Britons paid record £16.7bn in capital gains tax in 2021-22

Rising asset values and more house sales provided boost for HMRC, official figures reveal #press

https://www.ft.com/content/1987db3a-a542-4052-88ce-440ff798784a?utm_source=press.coop