Fund set to disburse $800mn but libertarian leader wants to borrow more to speed up removal of currency controls
Also in this newsletter: Microsoft suffers new EU blow, fossil fuel finance, US voters’ inflation fears
Two bidders for Romanian photovoltaic park withdraw a month after Brussels launched investigation
Tuesday’s meeting in Geneva part of ‘intense diplomacy’ to head off danger of ‘unintended conflict’
Joe Biden’s new electric vehicle levies are symbol, not substance
Also in today’s newsletter, Pret owner pivots to insurance, and can Europe’s economy rival the US again?
Beijing hopes keeping luxury shoppers onshore will stimulate lagging economic growth
Olayemi Cardoso took over after previous chief printed money to fund deficits
Persistent inflation means American voters do not see evidence of an improving economy
Chronic underperformance is worrying EU policymakers who are searching for ways to inject some dynamism
An easing of Eurozone monetary policy before the US could raise the cost of imported goods and services
Modi’s government is popular despite the lived economic experience of people, not because of it
Plus, Singapore’s first new PM in 20 years takes office amid rising social and geopolitical tensions
Even more serious than Fed rate rises would be a politically driven devaluation of the US currency
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Brief uptick in support shows signs of reversing as 80% of Americans say prices still causing pain
Bureaucracy and conditions attached to development finance allow Beijing to move faster
Third straight month of price growth points to strengthening consumer demand despite falling factory prices
Xi Jinping’s upgrade of ties with Budapest highlights Beijing’s willingness to reward loyalty with investment and trade
Move marks latest effort by Biden administration to protect domestic industry from cheap competition
New envoys first in-person talks in Washington described as ‘in-depth and productive’
But economists warn positive growth data does not mean UK has escaped its low-growth trap
Also in this newsletter: Carmakers shift focus to hybrids, the return to the pub, science round-up
Differences over Russia and economic frictions cast a shadow across Xi Jinping’s tour of European capitals
Also in today’s newsletter, Calpers weighs vote against Exxon chief and the highlights from this week’s Milken Institute conference
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