Will the Federal Reserve signal it has finished lifting rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadCentral banks
European central banks could speed up bond sales, say economists
Vast bond portfolios bought via quantitative easing under scrutinyCentral banks
Elon Musk says he plans to drop Twitter’s bird logo
Potential rebrand by billionaire owner comes as social media rival Meta steps up pressure Social Media
Hot tub sales cool as well-off Americans stop splashing out
High-income households rein in discretionary spending as inflation and a soft housing market take their toll Consumer trends
Rome turns to Bank of Italy veteran to keep seat on ECB board
Piero Cipollone emerges as favourite candidate to succeed Fabio Panetta Central banks
Transformers: the Google scientists who pioneered an AI revolution
Their paper paved the way for the rise of large language models. But all have since left the Silicon Valley giantArtificial intelligence
Central banks must not be blind to the threats posed by CBDCs
The challenge is to make digital currencies viable without letting them displace private payments altogetherCentral banks
Ocado and AutoStore settle three-year row over ecommerce tech
Online grocer and its Norwegian rival had been embroiled in an intellectual property disputeEcommerce
Slowdown in US shale patch spreads to oil services industry
Companies report hit to earnings as drilling decreases in America’s energy heartlandShale Oil & Gas
Lars Windhorst discloses multimillion loss on sale of Hertha Berlin football club
Private equity group 777 bought the struggling team for a fraction of the financier’s original €374mn investmentTravel & leisure industry, Mergers & Acquisitions