What will Jay Powell say about the Federal Reserve’s next moves?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Central banks
Britain needs a modern system of motoring taxes
Gradually adopting a road miles charge can support revenues and target congestion
Electric vehicles
India to expand digital payments with AI-powered voice transactions
UPI to roll out services targeting rural users with limited internet access and literacy
Fintech, Artificial intelligence
Private credit extracts tough terms from buyout shops lacking options
Vista Equity agrees to invest $1bn in fintech Finastra in return for $4.8bn refinancing
Mergers & Acquisitions
A collective action problem is working to X’s benefit
The challenge to the social media platform launched by Meta’s Threads seems to have stalled largely because of user inertia
Social Media
Women’s World Cup final shows value of investment in domestic leagues
England and Spain have become magnets for global talent thanks to growing riches coming into the game
Travel & leisure industry
The AI wave will only benefit smart stockpickers
We can learn lessons from the internet bubble about which companies will fly, and which will flail
Artificial intelligence
Hoteliers take to high seas and railroads in hunt for ultra-luxury travellers
Groups including Accor and Marriott launch vessels and opulent trains as sector booms
Travel & leisure industry, Luxury goods
EQT/Suse: buyout group pulls IPO flop off the market on the cheap
Software group’s underperformance warrants the low price but new chief hopes to turn business round
Mergers & Acquisitions
When the arts world goes green
Novelists raging against sponsors should be mindful of unintended consequences
Renewable energy