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Also in today’s newsletter, G7 summit and Adnoc’s takeover bid for Santos

In reality, the country has the fastest household spending growth rate of the 21st century

Central bank struggles to convey clear sense of direction for monetary policy as key indicators fluctuate, economists warn

The effects of anything short of a major disruption in Middle Eastern output are likely to be contained

Research highlights impact of Trump’s tariffs on transatlantic trade

World leaders meet in Alberta under shadow of Trump tariffs and escalating Mideast war

Start of the week dominated by events in Kananaskis, while EU expected to unveil laws limiting Russian fossil fuel imports

Planned US levy is part of a bigger squeeze on capital flows to poor countries

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

Statism, easy money and risk aversion are sapping the west’s economic dynamism

Mercedes-Benz among groups looking to secure alternative sources of vital materials after China tightens export curbs

High prices will undermine Trump’s plans to drive inflation lower and make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut rates

Advisers recommend a mixture of guaranteed income alongside a flexible portfolio of drawdown assets

ABF Sugar, which owns the Vivergo plant in Saltend, Hull has given ministers two weeks to come up with a rescue package

US government to hold golden share to assuage concerns over control

In an era where core assumptions about the global economy are being questioned, gold has once more become an anchor — especially for central banks

Israel’s strike on Iran raises questions about waterway handling quarter of world crude oil supplies

Disruption to tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz would pose a much bigger risk to oil supply

This latest instability is stagflationary and may add to the erosion of the US-led economic order

Equities have much of the same qualities and don’t write off bonds quite yet