Schlein and the PS are calling for tighter fiscal controls on the oil giants, saying enough is enough with stopgap measures. “But this is a stopgap measure,” retorts the Confindustria representative. “What about nuclear power, then? Our businesses need to regain their energy competitiveness”

Italian expansion into Germany. The Germans have noticed it, but we haven’t. Lessons in political realism against sovereignty movements

Should the MPS deal involving BPM and Banca Generali go ahead, the largest shareholder in the new third banking group would be the French bank, with an estimated 15 per cent stake – a figure set to rise, just as it has always done both at home and in Italy. A long and instructive history

“Maintaining a significant steel production capacity is regarded by the government as an objective of national importance,” reads Meloni’s letter. But the steelworks affair reflects our country’s systemic inability to work towards finding strategic solutions to industrial problems

If necessary, the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will raise interest rates. Whether the US President likes it or not

Mps launches two all-share takeover bids for Banco Bpm and Banca Generali: 34 billion, plus a special dividend of 4. This is in response to Intesa Sanpaolo’s public takeover bid. The decisive vote will take place on 29 October

The paradox of the banking game of Risk: the more politicians shape the landscape, the more they must rely on the market. MPS’s move regarding BPM and Banca Generali, the divisions at Chigi, the setbacks regarding the third political bloc, and the games still to be played

 Copenhagen (whose defence spending this year will reach 3.5 per cent of GDP) is incorporating Ukrainian weapons and technology into its national rearmament programme. It will now host part of Kyiv’s military production on its territory