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S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index rises to 8-month high
Declining to cut is punishment enough
With investor confidence in China weak as its economy slows, VW and BASF are more willing to brave a political backlash
Share prices may have finally overtaken level of 1989 but sentiment in Tokyo is nowhere near as bullish as it was
A WTO meeting next week will discuss the bizarre idea of trying to put border tariffs on data flows
Stubborn US inflation data persuades traders to rein in aggressive bets on cuts
Weak enforcement has come at the expense of — perhaps — a faster end to the war
Flawed labour market survey has left rate-setters unsure on even basic questions such as the level of unemployment
Post-Brexit requirement will put up costs for British manufacturers, says Food and Drink Federation
High debt, low growth and raging inflation will challenge a new government lacking a public mandate
Minutes from January meeting showed rate-setters remained ‘highly attentive’ to inflation risks
Also in this newsletter: HSBC profits plummet, Navalny jail bosses sanctioned, hedge fund makes $1bn from interest rates bet
Curbs on almost 200 entities aim to ‘degrade’ Moscow’s capability to attack Ukraine
Move includes billions of dollars to replace container cranes amid concerns hackers could disrupt supply chains
Ukraine president says protest ‘increases the threat to the supply of weapons to our warriors’
Also in today’s newsletter, HSBC profits tumble and Israel’s ‘Eichmann’ dilemma
Data highlight difficulties in cutting Chinese exporters out of American supply chains
IBM’s decision to reinstate its defined benefit scheme makes good business sense — other companies should follow
Prices of some items did not fall as much as anticipated, claims world’s largest retailer
Latest spat for business secretary as Ottawa’s diplomat in London writes to MPs saying no negotiations happening
The EU’s performance is both better and worse than commonly believed
A hawkish tone from the country’s central bank — and from New Zealand — signals that movement could still be up not down
Governor Andrew Bailey points to ‘encouraging signs’ that price pressures are easing
Decline unlikely to assuage inflation concerns and speed up rate cuts, say economists
An international comparison unmasks the culprits and has a sting in the tail
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