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Nations position themselves as reliable suppliers in a ‘desperate’ world

Treasury yields jump in March as investors fret Middle East crisis will ignite fresh burst of inflation

Closely watched sentiment data points to slump in business activity from Australia to Europe

The BoE’s hawkish tone clashed with the Fed’s non-committal approach at last week’s rate-setting meetings

Asian Development Bank promises funding for worst-affected nations and financing for companies in region to buy oil

Rising diesel prices and worries about fuel shortages pose risks to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an election year

Headline inflation dropped in February as a result of energy price subsidies

Jump in manufacturing input prices balance is largest in any month since October 1992

Also in today’s newsletter: Anthropic vs the Pentagon, and Apollo limits redemptions from flagship private credit fund

Read the March forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

Any ceasefire negotiations must include a humanitarian carve-out for such shipments

Disruption to power supplies and shipping bottlenecks have affected key sources of production in Gulf

Israel’s opposition parties criticise prime minister’s management of war even as they express strong support for offensive

Deep historic links and economic necessity underpin immigrants’ desire to see out the war

Both sides are looking to reduce their dependence on the US and China

CBI praises legislation aimed at protecting small businesses for striking ‘the right balance’

Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president’s message on Truth Social

Stocks reverse losses and oil tumbles after US president says there have been ‘constructive’ talks with Tehran

Forecasters argue a weak economy will prevent the energy shock fuelling persistent inflation

Dani Rodrik sets out ambitious new ways to tackle the fraying postwar order, while Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur chart India’s dramatic transformation