International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze

Read the April forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

Proposal examined having Emirati company manage supply chains and logistics as part of US plan for devastated enclave

Trade finance agency ‘inundated’ with requests to support US oil and gas exports, says president John Jovanovic

Absence of freight shipping crisis gives US time to pursue stand-off with Iran

Also in today’s newsletter: Japan issues tsunami warning and Keir Starmer fights for his political life

Social media posts provide frequent and early insight into inflation expectations

What will Warsh choose?

Growth of dollar-pegged crypto assets under Donald Trump risks accelerating dollarisation and enabling criminal misuse

Head of financial services group’s $1.4tn asset management division expects new tech to unleash huge productivity gains

Resilience, crisis preparedness and contingency planning must take centre stage

Experts disagree on what will tip us into a new shock, but national debt, AI and private credit are all strong contenders

Former Spanish central bank chief ranks first in poll of monetary policy experts in ‘tight race’ for Lagarde succession

A permanent cut in the payroll tax could benefit workers and the world

Plus, Middle East ceasefire deadlines, Trump attends press dinner and Fed nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate committee

Wave of inflation will persist as higher fuel prices feed through into businesses

Despite Trump and the war with Iran, Brussels’ interests remain deeply entwined with Washington’s

It is demonstrating an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (ebitda) mentality

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

The response should be better industrial strategies, not knee-jerk protectionism

IMF/World Bank spring meetings hear warnings that some developing countries may require additional lending