Gold prices hit new record high as investors pile back into the commodity ahead of expected interest rate cuts in the US. We look into the details.

PwC China has told clients it expects a six-month business ban to be imposed by Chinese authorities as early as September. We hear about the reasons.

Also in the programme, we find out why protesters in Serbia are against a lithium mine that could cover 90% of the metal's demand in Europe.

Ed Butler discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Anneke Green, US Republican Political Strategist at Reach Global Strategies, and Nicholas Gordon, Associate Editor of Fortune magazine in Hong Kong.