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Federal Reserve’s favoured inflation gauge softened in February

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Markets Briefing. US and European stocks rise on lower than expected inflation data

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Eurozone inflation

Eurozone inflation falls sharply to 6.9% as energy costs recede

Headline price pressures drop to lowest level for a year, but core inflation rises to fresh record high

Global inflation tracker: see how your country compares on rising prices

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Biden offers olive branch to allies in electric vehicle subsidy row

Long-awaited tax credit guidance expands origins for critical battery minerals but not components

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Artificial intelligence

Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns

Data protection authority becomes first regulator in world to open investigation into Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s chatbot

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Multiple red flags are not yet slowing the generative AI train

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Chinese politics & policy

‘Dare to fight’: Xi unveils China’s new world order

The Chinese leader has inverted the ‘hide and bide’ doctrine in a bid to shape a global system around Beijing’s interests

Lunch with the FT. Serhiy Prytula: ‘The defence minister said: “Try to buy a satellite.” I thought he was joking’

Ukraine’s other comedian turned wartime leader on raising millions for the military — and why his career cracking jokes is over

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Dealmaking at 10-year low in first quarter as bank crisis hits confidence

Value of mergers and acquisitions drops 45% year on year to $550.5bn

Wall Street bonuses tumbled 26% last year amid dealmaking slump

Japan to restrict semiconductor equipment exports as China chip war intensifies

Tokyo aligns with Washington in move expected to significantly curtail activity by Beijing

China’s YMTC set for chip comeback despite US export controls

US economy

The Big Read. Lex in depth: how safe are America’s regional banks?

After the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others, the FT has analysed more than 100 institutions to identify those that are the biggest cause for concern

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Russian tennis players allowed back to compete at Wimbledon

UK sport’s governing body reverses ban imposed last year following invasion of Ukraine

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UAE cites ‘sanctions risks’ as it cancels licence for Russia’s MTS Bank

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Finland’s PM Sanna Marin faces reckoning at home

Prime minister is lauded abroad but cuts a polarising figure in her own country, jeopardising chances of re-election

Finland cleared to join Nato as Turkish parliament backs accession

Sovereign bonds

Quarter of emerging countries lose effective access to debt markets

Banking turmoil has driven up spreads on sovereign bond yields over US Treasuries to levels that impair ability to raise funds

Person in the News. Alvin Bragg, the district attorney behind the case against Trump

The son of Harlem is presiding over a case that threatens to split open an already divided nation

Colm Kelleher: Irish banking veteran overseeing Credit Suisse takeover

UBS chair pivotal to biggest banking deal since 2008

Boomerang chief executives provide comfort in times of crisis

Decathlon invests in India push

French sports retailer wants to expand its production in country and reach fast-growing market

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Indian tycoon Ambani takes on Disney in world’s richest cricket league

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Lloyd’s of London battles insurers over ‘state-backed’ cyber attacks

Demand to exclude state-backed attacks from policies stirs controversy

India hunts for spyware that rivals controversial Pegasus system

US-China relations

Interview. US-China decoupling is hurting innovation, World Bank warns

Multilateral lender warns on the costs of limiting tech flows as it sets out lower Asia growth forecast for 2023

Opinion

The Top Line. ‘Greedflation’: profit-boosting mark-ups attract an inevitable backlash

Some companies seized on widely reported disruptions to raise prices and increase margins at the expense of consumers

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Prepare for a multipolar currency world

The US dollar still dominates debt markets, but some niche-sounding data suggests things could be set to shift

Foreign companies must tackle China’s three-headed Cerberus

Instant Insight. Von der Leyen’s ‘de-risking’ is a tougher stance on China

Lex. Wall Street bonuses: payouts down, anxiety up

Unhedged. Banks fail, stocks shrug

Enough green platitudes — business wants action

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Undercover Economist. Medieval-style ‘ordeals’ become UK government policy

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US News

Flood of cash into US money market funds could add to banking strains

Treasury secretary Janet Yellen warns over ‘structural vulnerabilities’ of sector

Biden calls for tougher rules for large regional banks

Fed’s Susan Collins signals she expects one more quarter-point rate increase

Lawyers for Leon Black accuser seek to quit sexual assault case

Illumina chief’s pay nearly doubles ahead of clash with Carl Icahn

Bolsonaro summoned in Saudi jewel probe on return to Brazil

Ecuador’s president faces impeachment trial over corruption charge

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Succession is painful but it doesn’t need to be

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Why five days in the office don’t add up

The Big Read. China’s fake science industry: how ‘paper mills’ threaten progress

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Technology

Sharing patient data is something to be celebrated, not feared

Easier access to NHS records will save lives — but health executives must make their case to the public

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Lex. GIC/Works Human: Japan’s reliance on floppy disks creates a need for cloud cover

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Markets Briefing. Wall Street stocks notch back-to-back gains boosted by tech

Bertelsmann chief puts goal of national TV mergers on ice

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EU strikes back against China’s ‘divide and conquer’ tactics

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