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US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue

Effort to boost local producers draws ire from foreign rivals and domestic merchants

Markets wind down for Easter break, Japan hosts Macron and UK regulator to outline stance on £11bn car finance mis-selling

Beijing’s industrial prowess positions it for economic and diplomatic gains

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

Government bonds face one of worst months of past decade as investors warn of ‘deterioration’ in public finances

Islamic republic has spent years building a model designed to withstand hostility even as it presides over a deepening economic malaise

Central bank governor warns that raising rates to tackle inflation could hit already weak economic growth

Ministers are struggling to thrash out reforms at the global body that has been buffeted by Trump’s tariffs

Developing economies are more dependent on energy

Prime minister says country’s natural gas imports bill has tripled since start of Iran war

Comments from US secretary of state come as oil jumps to $114 and Wall Street stocks slide

A new FTNB series explores the consequences of Trump’s sweeping tariff regime over the past year

The Economics Show 🤜🤛 FT Alphaville

Move marks escalation in tensions in run-up to much-anticipated May summit in Beijing

Our March scenarios look at how central banks would react to a short conflict — and to a long one

Hormuz shutdown goes against the grain

Also in today’s newsletter: Pentagon blocked from punishing Anthropic and what the energy crisis means for your money

Also in this newsletter: Europe races to fund fusion

From Minnesota to Punjab, fertiliser costs are up and harvests are set to be hit