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Friction with the west has prompted Beijing to build its own alternative system focused on developing nations
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
European investors opt for junk bond ETFs in home markets over US for first time since 2019
German central bank uses up €19.2bn of provisions it built up to cover financial risks to absorb deficit
Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia say Berlin levy could increase ‘geopolitical dependency’ on Moscow
Policymakers will carry forward €1.3bn annual deficit to offset against future profits for first time in its history
S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index rises to 8-month high
Post-Brexit requirement will put up costs for British manufacturers, says Food and Drink Federation
Curbs on almost 200 entities aim to ‘degrade’ Moscow’s capability to attack Ukraine
Liberals and Greens in Scholz government propose diametrically opposed solutions
Ukraine president says protest ‘increases the threat to the supply of weapons to our warriors’
Also in this newsletter: A closer look at the bloc’s green spending gap
The EU’s performance is both better and worse than commonly believed
Decline unlikely to assuage inflation concerns and speed up rate cuts, say economists
Also in this newsletter: Warsaw and Brussels seek an end to their legal fight
After initial success, doubts over the rescue plan’s ability to deliver higher growth in the long term are starting to set in
Government pledges another €10bn in cuts due to lower than expected economic expansion
Central bank blames budget uncertainty, strikes and weak demand for likely ‘technical recession’ in first quarter
Strong American economy and tax incentives lure investors as Berlin frets over deindustrialisation
Germany’s Isabel Schnabel says monetary policy should ‘remain restrictive’ for now
A subsidiary of CRRC is accused of undercutting its European rivals for an electric train contract in Bulgaria
Lawmakers and diplomats in Brussels express frustration at Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpredictable coalition
Eurozone GDP and output figures revised down while inflation expected to halve from last year’s highs
Berlin is taking a more muscular approach to national security, but concern is growing over how it will maintain the necessary spending
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