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BMW and Rheinmetall push for joint purchasing of raw materials to reduce reliance on China

Beijing’s export offensive could be more destabilising than Trump’s tariffs

Inflation and Q4 GDP updates, results from Lego and Oracle, and ‘Wealth of Nations’ reaches 250th anniversary

Humanity’s pursuit of speed drives progress, but eliminating delay has risks

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

Oil price surge and a softening labour market complicate US central bank’s ability to boost output while containing inflation

Foreign minister Wang Yi says Beijing ‘positive and open’ on this month’s summit between US and Chinese presidents

‘Finfluencer’ Megan Archer-Fox has cleared £40,000 of credit card debt, urging others to drop the shame and secrecy

Conflict dashes hope of interest rate cuts and leaves prime minister under fire from left and right

Investors risk being too complacent about war in the Middle East

The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine

Debt markets head for worst week in more than a year after energy price surge sparks inflation fears

Your end-of-week research wrap

Customs officials are rejecting attempts to reclaim duties that were struck down by the Supreme Court

Inflation fears are rising from the fallout of a new conflict in the Middle East

Brent crude tops $90 after gas producer says it will take ‘weeks to months’ to restore deliveries

Don’t panic about gyrating markets, work through this personal finance checklist instead

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Higher inflation and lower investment are the norm, with the magnitude of the geopolitical shock crucial