Letter: Banking needs more than a few tweaks to capital ratios
From Kaleem Mirza, London SW18, UK
Letter: This generation of doctors has been repeatedly failed
From Harry Knifton, Specialty Registrar in Clinical Radiology and Honorary Fellow, University of Leicester
Letter: My Hindi teacher’s role in ending Indian jury trials
From Mihir Bose, London W6, UK
Letter: Try spotting the academic among the garden revellers
From Kate Howles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
Letter: Echo of Mao’s ‘flower power’ in China’s industrial policy
From Professor Louis Brennan, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Letter: A robust defence of the EU’s due diligence law
From Maarten Biermans, Partner, PROW Capital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Robinhood enters Indonesian market with brokerage acquisitions
US trading platform seeks to capture share of south-east Asian country’s 19mn retail investors
The mysterious magic of neo-Jacobean houses
The Victorians embraced ‘Jacobethan’ design — and its theatrical grandeur provides some surprising benefits for a modern home
Atlantic Bastion: the UK’s response to Russia’s submarine threat
Defence secretary says new strategy and technology is ‘a blueprint for the future of the Royal Navy’
Britain’s grid overhaul means hundreds of energy projects unable to connect this decade
Connection priority given to those ready to build in bid to meet clean power 2030 target
FT Crossword: Number 18,233
FirstFT: Japan frustrated at Trump administration’s silence over dispute with China
Also in today’s newsletter: Hong Kong’s low turnout election, and Chinese phonemakers attempt to win over iPhone users
America’s widening economic divide endangers Trump’s midterm hopes
Diverging fortunes of rich and poor have turned the economy from an asset to a liability for the US president
Hongkongers sit out first election since deadly fire
Authorities struggle to win mandate for ‘patriots only’ system of governance as only 31.9% of voters cast ballots
Central bankers take centre stage
US sets interest rates, Magnum Ice Cream Company starts trading and Australia’s under-16 social media ban begins
There is already an answer to securing Sudan’s future
A grassroots network is providing life-saving food and medical care to citizens in a country where the state no longer exists
McLaren’s Lando Norris wins F1 world title even as Verstappen takes showdown
British racer secures team’s first drivers’ championship since Lewis Hamilton in 2008
Coup attempt in Benin thwarted, says interior minister
Soldiers appeared on national television, saying they had taken over the country
Fed expected to cut rates despite deep divisions over US economic outlook
FT-Chicago Booth survey cites concern among officials about impact of weak jobs market and high prices on Americans
Lawmakers warn Trump administration against heavily redacting ‘Epstein files’
They fear justice department could seek to withhold sections of documents as deadline approaches
Merz seeks to reset relations with Netanyahu in first visit to Israel
German chancellor makes efforts to mend ties after disagreements with Israel on Gaza conduct
The EU stumbles to an imperfect solution for funding Ukraine
Europe has cards. But will it manage to play them?
America’s economy is at the mercy of crony capitalism
The Trump administration’s approach to ethics could eventually cost investors in US assets
Will the Federal Reserve deliver a dovish message?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead