“Imposing uniform bedtime routines on everyone is ineffective. Before rolling this out further, we should probably sleep on it.”
Our management columnist details one firm’s attempt to create a more rested workforce https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/17/sleep-like-a-pro?taid=6aac158e8f034e0001144f94&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
UK government bonds gained after the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged and scrapped plans to sell long-dated gilts as part of its quantitative tightening program https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/uk-bonds-flip-to-gains-as-boe-scraps-long-dated-qt-gilt-sales?taid=6aac1591a1d90c00010679da&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
XRP's two-week Relative Strength Index has fallen to its lowest level in the token's 13-year trading history. XRP trades near $1.29 after a sharp correction. Analysts disagree on whether the reading confirms a cycle bottom.
Breaking News: Former Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, who rose to the second-highest position in the Republican Senate caucus, has died at 84. https://nyti.ms/4j7PBBs
KKR has overtaken Partners Group as Europe’s largest manager of open-ended private market funds, with the US firm expanding its business as the Swiss asset manager has grappled with withdrawal requests https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/kkr-passes-partners-group-as-europe-s-top-evergreen-fund-manager?taid=6aac145d4ca3b500013d4087&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
But he has other ways to snarl the midterm elections https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/09/17/donald-trumps-attacks-on-postal-voting-are-failing?taid=6aac146017b8de0001362e6a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The growth of Europe’s Muslim minority and problems with integration have not led, as pessimists predicted, to an explosion of violence in the name of Islam. But there are still some real issues https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/09/10/the-good-news-few-muslims-want-to-subvert-european-democracy?taid=6aac13328f034e0001144f79&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The UK’s energy watchdog proposed new measures to reduce a ballooning queue of battery-storage projects for power-grid connections, seeking to squeeze out those that are unlikely to come to fruition https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/uk-seeks-to-slap-fees-on-battery-projects-clogging-up-grid-queue?taid=6aac13354ca3b500013d407f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the U.S. West and guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, has died. He was 84. https://apnews.com/article/jon-kyl-dies-627c1050f6e9ffd06afc277b6f32d5a6?taid=6aac133617b8de0001362e66&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Bank of America’s chief executive Brian Moynihan said sales and trading revenue would be 'flat' at the bank in the third quarter. https://ft.trib.al/DmpAJ50
As Ursula von der Leyen vows to rebalance trade with China, Europe faces a dual dilemma: shielding domestic factories from Chinese competition while remaining dependent on Chinese raw materials. Here’s why the friction is moving upstream: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-18/commentary-europes-china-dilemma-too-many-goods-too-few-minerals-102486031.html?rkey=4jojc%2BU9DvvtuaHc2n7nI%2FFL%2FE7ci4pKUIqw5m7HHwmxveTQ3PN3Ng%3D%3D&cxg=web&Sfrom=twitter