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Youth joblessness surges to highest in over a decade

The question is whether it is turning European or Australian. Also in this newsletter, all change in Eurozone labour markets

Also in today’s newsletter: Big Oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson dies

And neither is inflation

Also in this newsletter: EU cyber chief warns that criminals increasingly are copying state actors’ tactics

Consensus is building that weak job growth reflects immigration crackdown rather than soft demand

Rate-setters split on long-term impact of Budget measures aimed at cutting cost of living

The Fed might cut rates despite a healthy economy and a weakening dollar

The conventional view has struggled to contend with robust economic growth

How and on what basis the continent’s governments can secure financing should not be based on external discretion

Even the feeble congressional Republicans are recognising how disliked the president’s import taxes are

Also in today’s newsletter: Japan reports weaker growth than expected and Canada to boost military spending

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Consumption undershoots previous quarter but central bank will focus on higher-frequency monthly data

A dramatic reduction in reserves could be a cure worse than the disease

Three catalysts are driving an intensifying divergence between a cooling US labour market and strong GDP growth

Executives on edge about possible policy shift in Washington ahead of Trump’s planned visit to China in April

Mercurial shifts in US foreign policy under Trump have left leaders of other countries baffled

Plus, miners report earnings, inflation data and China sets interest rates

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead