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Share of groups unable to service debt in region has doubled since 2008, IMF says

Agreement would push back Europe’s phaseout of combustion engines and boost car production on the continent to combat Chinese competition

Seemingly rational choices by individual states will weaken collective energy security and accelerate fragmentation

Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford helped central banks respond to 2008 financial turmoil

Auto sector welcomes ‘understanding’ reached with Beijing but other industries warn China’s huge trade surplus will persist without further action

At last, the French and the Germans are getting serious about standing up to Beijing’s mercantilism

Germany’s apparent shift towards trade belligerence is unfocused and unproven

Also in today’s newsletter: EU-China ‘understanding’ and bank results fears

Trump vs Norway; chōsen-seki; mathematicians and AI, RIP Quartz; Wallace and Gromit

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Research for the FT shows major economies are withstanding the Iran shock but concerns about rising public debt will loom over IMF and World Bank meetings

‘When it matters, we have found solutions together,’ Oliver Blume says ahead of Paris Motor Show

Annual meetings in Bangkok, bumper bank earnings beckon, Dublin hosts AI summit

Trump’s approach to the world has left Republicans floundering as the midterms approach. Liberals should plan their own strategy now

The FT is tracking changes to the cost of living that will affect American voters

But it requires Brussels to prioritise creative destruction over protectionism

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

Visits fall in hotspots such as Cancún, Tulum and Puerto Vallarta as US travellers go elsewhere

US Treasury secretary’s absence is due to ‘domestic engagements’, say officials

The surprising robustness of growth and trade rests on shaky foundations