The head of the Wagner militia has denied trying to overthrow the Russian government, and western banks may not be able to participate in the Shanghai IPO of Swiss chemicals group Syngenta. Plus, the Federal Reserve’s campaign to increase interest rates is doing damage to short-term bond yields.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Wagner chief hails march on Moscow as ‘masterclass’ but denies coup bid

Bets on bond renaissance frustrated by stubbornly high inflation

China’s biggest IPO in years poses $9bn question for western banks

Hollywood producer says champagne gifts for Netanyahu may have been ‘excessive’

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