UK inflation data fuels doubts over early Bank of England rate cut ft.com/content/2ec2c5… via @ft

Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel as he tries to boost his union support in key swing state of Pennsylvania ft.com/content/bd60c5…

IMF urges UK to curb rising debt ft.com/content/5759cd… via @ft

US deficit poses ‘significant risks’ to global economy, warns IMF ft.com/content/0d0980… via @ft

Israel to retaliate against Iran, warns David Cameron ft.com/content/9dd5e3… via @ft

Hunt raises possibility of more tax cuts before general election on.ft.com/4cX5ANn

US to grow at double the rate of G7 peers this year, says IMF ft.com/content/3b8195… via @ft

Jay Powell says US inflation ‘taking longer than expected’ to hit target ft.com/content/3d0ddb… via @ft

Ben Bernanke says BoE must revamp main economic model ft.com/content/4433c0… via @ft

Resurgent inflation looms over Joe Biden’s White House bid ft.com/content/d8520a… via @ft

Europe should talk less and prepare more against Russian threat, says Finnish president ft.com/content/1d20fb… via @ft

Markets must stop comparing the UK and the US ft.com/content/13579c… via @ft

IMF warns on subsidies hitting trade as @WTO predicts a return to merchandise volume growth while warning of risks from subsidies, conflict and geopolitics . With Sam Fleming (FT) ft.com/content/032a0a… via @ft

Markets slash rate cut bets after US inflation rises to 3.5% ft.com/content/0395f4… via @ft

EU court rules in favour of Russian oligarchs Fridman and Aven in blow to sanctions regime on.ft.com/3UaMBHA

Can the economy rescue the Conservatives?

Improving outlook doesn’t so far correlate with better polling for the Tories, but Financial Times considers how the picture might look as the year rolls on.

Story with @sam1fleming & Jonathan Vincent 👇

on.ft.com/4aLqUDC

Can the economy rescue Britain’s Conservatives? ft.com/content/064dff… via @ft

Labour denies plan to rejoin EU customs union if it wins UK election ft.com/content/7455cd… via @ft

Brussels tests out perhaps its sharpest anti-China tool yet on.ft.com/4cQQ8Cg

Breaking news: The world’s biggest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, has agreed to make its most advanced products in Arizona from 2028, boosting US’s efforts to bring the semiconductor supply chain on to home soil. on.ft.com/49IPpAB