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Trimmed-mean measures paint a favourable picture — they did the same, wrongly, in 2021 and 2022

Almost every major currency has gained against the greenback this month amid hopes for end to Iran conflict

Also in today’s newsletter: SpaceX strikes deal to acquire code-editing start-up Cursor and a new podcast series on the history of money

Figure underlines economic impact of the Middle East conflict

Governments tap labour income as an ‘easy’ revenue raiser but risk undermining incentives to work and hire

Rise in headline inflation will not prompt Bank of England to increase rates next week

Malaysia’s Karex says it has to pass on higher cost of raw materials to customers

Latvian central bank governor Mārtiņš Kazāks sees no rush to respond to higher energy prices driven by Iran war

Jamieson Greer says ‘security premium’ needed to counter reliance on Chinese supplies

Read the April forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

Soaring expense of production and transport hampers effort to boost exports

The Babylonians had debt defaults. The S&L scandal led to 2008. What else does the past tell us?

World ‘on borrowed time’ to avert crisis as higher gas prices squeeze fertiliser production

Reporting from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026

The nominee for chair of the central bank wants regime change, but at a slow and deliberative pace

Strategy pivot coincides with slowdown and fierce competition in world’s largest automotive market

Beijing threatens companies with harsh punishments, including exit bans, to protect against foreign sanctions

Also in today’s newsletter: Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearings begin and rebuilding Gaza

Employment was steady and pay in line with 2% inflation target in stale data

Figures come as energy shock sparked by conflict poses new challenge for Bank of England