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Statism, easy money and risk aversion are sapping the west’s economic dynamism

Mercedes-Benz among groups looking to secure alternative sources of vital materials after China tightens export curbs

High prices will undermine Trump’s plans to drive inflation lower and make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut rates

Advisers recommend a mixture of guaranteed income alongside a flexible portfolio of drawdown assets

ABF Sugar, which owns the Vivergo plant in Saltend, Hull has given ministers two weeks to come up with a rescue package

US government to hold golden share to assuage concerns over control

In an era where core assumptions about the global economy are being questioned, gold has once more become an anchor — especially for central banks

Israel’s strike on Iran raises questions about waterway handling quarter of world crude oil supplies

Disruption to tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz would pose a much bigger risk to oil supply

This latest instability is stagflationary and may add to the erosion of the US-led economic order

Equities have much of the same qualities and don’t write off bonds quite yet

Also in today’s newsletter, Narendra Modi visits Air India crash site and Argentina’s inflation rate falls below 2%

Also in this newsletter: Should the EU be more aggressive against Chinese online retailers?

Seven countries chosen to apply for funding to cut emissions from heavily polluting sectors

Officials outside the US worry about what will happen when Jay Powell leaves the Fed

Beijing’s antitrust regulator postpones sign-off on Synopsys and Ansys deal

Ontario premier insists development of remote critical minerals reserve is a priority in response to Trump’s tariffs

The south-east Asian country benefited hugely from US-China tensions, but the Trump tariffs strike at the heart of its economy

Libertarian leader tames chronic price pressures though annual rate remains among world’s highest

President calls Federal Reserve chair a ‘numbskull’ for not reducing US borrowing costs