Our Scans · (FS.1.07) Industrial Bank · Weekly Summary

• [New] American defence capital flows through the full innovation cycle: backing startups through the so-called valley of death, scaling dual-use technologies, and absorbing long-term industrial risk. Hudson Institute
• [New] The unchecked spread of synthetic industrial chemicals - particularly endocrine disruptors - is a growing yet underrecognized risk to human health, biodiversity, and the future viability of modern economic systems. The Idea Farm
• While the headline investment figure remains robust, capital flows are increasingly shaped by disparate national industrial strategies, with the US introducing a new layer of risk that contrasts with the more stable policy environments in China and parts of Europe. EnkiAI - Find the right insight
• The administration of U.S. president Joe Biden began financing Indian solar factories as a way to de-risk from China-but also to empower India's green industrial base. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Last updated: 27 August 2026