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Move triggers alarm in Mexico City, where domestic control of sensitive sector is part of modern political identity

European trade commissioner says Beijing has agreed to restrict vehicle exports in deal that shows negotiation ‘brings results’

Bond yields continue to push higher alongside tensions in the Middle East

Is a growth-focused ‘reset’ the answer?

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Is it wise for the bloc to be picking a trade fight with Beijing?

Transit via vital waterway rose close to 90% of prewar levels last month but has since fallen sharply

Benchmark borrowing costs continue to climb against backdrop of surging Treasury yields, elevated energy prices and expected tightening by Fed

A key policy tool to stabilise stress in markets could turn into a source of moral hazard and deeper volatility

Governing council notes that inflation situation had worsened but that second-round effects remained absent

Also in today’s newsletter, a US oil trader’s extraordinary $2bn gamble

Brussels blames Beijing’s surging exports for the loss of tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs

Hertha Metals has developed a way to produce high-purity iron needed for rare earth magnets

Government updates GDP forecast as exports and debt-funded spending spree help end years of stagnation

Also in today’s newsletter: Trump distances himself from two advisers and why people choose not to have children

Resistance to Ukraine’s agricultural exports is undermining the bloc’s influence

Not as safe as they seem

Also in this newsletter: Burnham travels to Berlin to win EU friends

All manner of trade barriers loom

Fund’s managing director says officials face ‘very tough political choices’ as they seek to combat soaring bond yields