FirstFT: Brussels conducts raid on Chinese security equipment supplier
Also in today’s newsletter, Pentagon rushes $1bn in weapons to Kyiv, and Indonesia unexpectedly raises interest rates
The Financial Times > Global EconomyEU conducts ‘dawn raid’ on Chinese security equipment supplier
Separate Brussels probe targets Chinese medical market amid growing trade tensions with Beijing
The Financial Times > Global EconomyWhy China’s market slump is far from a crisis
Investors should not write off the country’s growth potential
The Financial Times > Global EconomyBank of England policymaker warns against cutting rates too soon
Pound rises against dollar as chief economist Huw Pill sets a different tone from deputy governor
The Financial Times > Global EconomyEurozone business activity rises to 11-month high
Data expected to reassure ECB officials that eurozone still on track for ‘soft landing’
The Financial Times > Global EconomyUK grocery inflation falls to 30-month low
Grocery price growth eases to 3.2% in four weeks to mid-April as retailers focus on special offers
The Financial Times > Global EconomyThe White House knows that the global south has a point
Rich countries espouse active industrial policy at home while continuing to impose outdated policies abroad
The Financial Times > Global EconomyBiden tries a White House reset on climate and trade
International co-operation will need the US to tax its own companies’ emissions
The Financial Times > Global EconomySmall businesses face punitive charges from new Brexit border fees
Trade groups say monthly tariffs that importers of food and plants from the EU will have to pay will add up quickly
The Financial Times > Global EconomyOpening arguments begin in Trump trial
Also, earnings season ramps up, a first stab at US first-quarter growth and the Bank of Japan makes its latest rate call
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