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Leaders agree to accelerate talks as both countries seek to hedge against unpredictable US

The answers unfortunately depend on how long the conflict lasts

Iceland boss Richard Walker tells FT he will work with ‘sprint team’ in Downing Street to help lower bills

If Kevin Warsh is dovish, here’s who will support him — and who will resist

Country’s president says continent’s resource-rich countries are in strong negotiating positions with investors

Central Asian country says it is ready to act if it is hit with secondary sanctions over alleged exports to Russia

Plus, British chancellor Rachel Reeves likely to play it safe in her Spring Statement

Conflict has exposed how much growth depends on energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz

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

The country’s tax system and rising costs sap the returns to hard work

Asia-Pacific visit is part of effort by prime minister to counter Donald Trump’s ‘rupture’ of global order

We are living in a ‘barbell’ world where international threat meets technological opportunity

Pentagon bans start-up from government contracts, as OpenAI announces deal to deploy models in classified networks

Sanae Takaichi’s policy board nominees have weighed on the yen

India Business Briefing writer Veena Venugopal and South Asia correspondent Andres Schipani replied to reader questions

Join FT journalists to discuss the greenback, monetary policy, markets and Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair

Also in today’s newsletter: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei accused of having a ‘God-complex’ and Xi’s deepening military purge

Former PM is the latest addition to a wave of emigration spurred by weak economic prospects at home

Read the central bank’s February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

Tariff wars may de-escalate but companies in the US and elsewhere are still expected to serve their country first