Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene discuss their must-read book on this week's edition of "Bloomberg Money." They discuss "Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World" by Henry Grabar, and "Farrow and Ball: Recipes for Decorating" by Joa Studholme

Scarred by war, her cello still sings. Three years into the Gaza conflict, Haifa Abu Shamala turns an instrument damaged by fire into a powerful symbol of resilience. Her message to the world: "We are a people who deserve to live." #GLOBALink#

Scarce barrels eclipse record quotas China's independent refiners have more crude import quotas than ever, but fewer affordable barrels to fill them. Total 2026 allocations have reached a record 219.5 mt, while Iranian and Russian supplies remain tight and replacement barrels command steep premiums. Shandong teapot run rates have already slipped to 54.07% and could fall further in October. If runs decline towards 45%, state-owned refiners may need roughly 350 kbd of additional throughput to offset lost production, shifting crude demand towards compliant barrels and supporting the Dubai market. Stay ahead of the market with #Kpler# Insight: 

Scaramucci: He doesn’t have any cards when it comes to President Xi. Remember when he came down from like Orange Moses with the tablets and the tariffs. And people looked at that in China and said, well, match those. And they kept ratcheting up. And then the president realized, wait a minute, I'm going to lose this economic trade war. And so he called a truce.