Russian central bank weighs rate rises to prop up floundering rouble
Policymakers at odds over how to deal with economic fallout from invasion of UkraineCentral banks
Electric vehicles: Tesla gives China rivals a taste of price-driven competition
Local manufacturers have little choice but to cut prices faster and deeper than the US electric-car makerElectric vehicles
Paul Weiss poaches top Kirkland private equity lawyer in London
Elite US law firm is hiring Neel Sachdev as part of plans to expand in EuropeMergers & Acquisitions
Mastercard to take minority stake in fintech arm of South Africa’s MTN
Division that covers payments and remittances valued at more than $5bnFintech
Billionaire Agnelli family takes 15% stake in Philips
Exor says it backs Dutch group’s shift from consumer electronics to healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions
‘Quiet luxury’ trend gets a fresh spin in China
The stealth-wealth look has come to signify a new form of status Luxury goods
How the middle-class consumer is adapting to rising living costs
Inflation and interest rates are eating into the spending power of the key demographic group, but the impact is unevenly spreadConsumer trends
The battery revolution: rivals race for car market supremacy
Two forms of lithium-ion technology are vying to dominate an industry destined to be worth hundreds of billions of dollarsElectric vehicles, Batteries
UK uses inflated carbon price to shape energy policy, analysts say
High cost makes renewable projects appear much cheaper relative to gas-fired power stationsRenewable energy