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Live-updating snapshot of party and leadership support in run-up to voting on May 7
Transcript: How long will the Iran energy shock last? With Chris Giles
Soumaya Keynes speaks to Chris Giles
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Ukrainian interceptors downed Iran’s drones in Middle East, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president says military teams dispatched across the Gulf had delivered ‘positive’ results
Why are small stocks outperforming?
Plus more on the Strait of Hormuz toll
China’s Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader unification an ‘inevitability’
Meeting in Beijing with Chinese president first of its kind in a decade
Europe braces for Hungary’s pivotal election as Orbán fights for survival
Plus: a €2.2bn Chinese deal tests Brussels approach to economic security
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Transcript: What has changed?
Katie Martin talks to Robert Armstrong
North Sea oil prices hit record high as Iran keeps hold over Hormuz
Washington-Tehran ceasefire agreement fails to stem global energy crunch
FirstFT: Nato split over US access to European bases in Iran war
Also in today’s newsletter: Israeli-Lebanese talks and conflict to ‘scar’ markets
John M Fife and the warm embrace of death-spiral financing
Don’t stop until it pops?
China’s factory gate prices rise on back of Iran war
Producer price index for the world’s dominant manufacturer turns positive year-on-year for the first time since 2022
Transcript: US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales
Victoria Craig speaks to Christian Davies and Marton Dunai
Labour’s deputy warns against ‘bloody’ leadership contest to replace Starmer
Lucy Powell, an ally of Andy Burnham, says party members would take ‘dim view’ of challenge despite looming election losses
The $20bn+ exodus from private credit
Groups including Apollo, Ares and Blackstone faced a surge of redemption requests in the first quarter
UK health officials discuss banning doctors from going on strike
Wes Streeting has not ruled out policy as desperation grows over walkouts in long-running pay dispute
Annuities look more attractive in wake of inflation fears, say advisers
Benefits of a fixed and stable income set to play more prominent role in retirement planning
EU boosts imports of Russian gas as Middle East crisis squeezes supplies
The bloc took 97% of the cargoes from the vast Yamal LNG project in Siberia in the first three months of year
Now would be a great time to send US ambassadors to the Middle East
At a time when many question American leadership, there’s an underrated value in simply showing up
Nato split over US access to European bases in Iran war
Donald Trump irate at France and Spain’s refusal to authorise use of military facilities
Iran war will leave a long-term ‘scar’ on Wall Street, investors warn
Commodity prices and bond yields unlikely to return to pre-conflict levels quickly
What Jamie Dimon could learn from the collapse of Northern Rock
UK bank’s collapse offers a lesson for JPMorgan’s CEO and his idea to overhaul the US’s deposit insurance system