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Also in today’s newsletter: European AI developer Mistral raises $830mn in debut debt sale and WTO talks end in acrimony

Some members called for faster rate hikes amid fears central bank is falling behind curve

Dispute over ecommerce tariffs derails agreement on overhaul of global trade body

Spectre of another surge in inflation leaves struggling consumer goods groups with difficult decisions

In the first installment of a new FTNB series this week, we explore how President Trump’s so-called Liberation Day has shaken up the global trade order

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

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