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With inflation still running close to 3 percent, investors warn the Federal Reserve may be cutting into a “stagflation-lite” backdrop: weaker growth alongside stubborn price pressures.

Europe’s pensions supervisor is relaunching the failed Pan-European Personal Pension Product under a new label, EuroPension. Critics warn the project risks repeating past mistakes: too complex to compete with low-cost ETFs, too weak to rival national schemes, and too focused on capital markets at the expense of statutory pensions.

ING has brought all its investment expertise together in a newly established Global Investment Centre, effective 1 September. The unit is headed by Chris van Schuppen, who until this summer held senior roles at ABN Amro.

France’s government is adrift after Bayrou’s resignation, yet its bonds still draw buyers. Investors point to global tailwinds and deep liquidity, but warn that if sentiment turns, France could be hit harder than its peers.

Markets are shrugging off Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Economists warn the strain is nonetheless showing in long-term U.S. rates and the dollar, raising questions over how long investors can keep ignoring political lawlessness.

Long reliant on cross-border labor from Belgium, Germany, and especially France, Luxembourg’s financial sector has reached a demographic milestone.

On Sunday, Brussels bowed to demands from across the Atlantic. Some call it a strategic blunder. Others say it’s a clever bluff.

Washington’s revived protectionism is putting fresh pressure on the Federal Reserve. Investors are once again bracing for trade disruption, rising inflation, and slower U.S. growth. For now, Asia is taking the first hit.

Hind El Gaidi, head of Luxembourg at ICG, has been appointed president of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA).

The world’s wealthiest families are pouring billions into artificial intelligence as an investment theme. But when it comes to using the technology themselves, most are still watching from the sidelines.