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Data centre boom is helping to mask the impact of Trump tariffs on US and world economy

Also in today’s newsletter: Viktor Orbán suffers crushing defeat and Meta develops AI version of Mark Zuckerberg

Plus, diversification is hard

Without the dollar, bad situations could be made even worse

Research Foundation forecasts median working-age household will be £480 worse off over financial year

Reopening waterway a sticking point in negotiations as oil supply bottlenecks fuel a global energy crisis

Plus, Wall Street lenders kick off earnings season, Chinese GDP and European inflation figures

Central bankers and economists prepare to meet in Washington to assess conflict’s damage

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

The country’s economic model has stoked inflation and weighed on growth

Critics ask if biggest economic reforms for decades will pay off for remote province

Markets have shrugged off everything from geopolitics to financial crises

Energy, chemicals and helium supply under pressure despite Beijing’s push to build up economic security

Over-reliance on imported gas and worries over Starmer’s future likely to stall pick-up in momentum, analysts say

Consumer sentiment sinks to record low as petrol prices post record monthly surge in March

Growing shipping congestion around the world’s biggest refuelling port shrinks reserves

Iran continues to hold the keys to unlocking a fifth of the world’s oil supply

Core inflation, which strips out energy costs, remained more stable in March

The FT’s Joe Leahy and Cheng Leng replied to reader questions

Also in today’s newsletter: US-Iran talks in Pakistan, and financial figures discuss Anthropic’s AI model threat