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Private equity has become a group of self-dealing oligarchs, as I write my last regular column for the FT
Farmers, fertiliser manufacturers and fisheries must be supplied with gas and diesel to avoid production shortages
Unusual rise in failed trades in one week in April points to strains in the financial system
A persistent spread has opened up between two safe US government backed instruments
Short-term increases in LNG exports from US will not solve the continent’s problems
An estimated $12bn to $15bn of assets are in limbo due to sanctions imposed since the Ukraine invasion
Technical and labour issues mean there is no quick alternative to Russian natural gas
Black Sea port closures threaten food supplies around the world
The likely cost of suppressing inflation is a reduction in Fed balance sheet accompanied by recession
Worries in Europe rise over crop yields and dependency on Russia
Panic buying is driving up the cost of raw materials used to make batteries for electric vehicles and mobile devices
Omicron and sudden rise in US tariffs on Chinese truck chassis add to trade pressures
Kremlin has a strong interest in companies maintaining big dividend payouts
The alternative may be buying electric vehicles from China
Programme to provide money for bailouts will start a generational war between active workers and retirees
Economic reprisals if the Kremlin invades Ukraine will not necessarily cover the world payments system
Build-up of inventories likely to reverse as supply chain fears ease — with deep discounting to come
Jump in costs alongside sanctions on Belarus coming into effect may well lead to lower crop yields
Officials have been staring at the reflections of their own policies, relying too much on ‘canonical’ models
Restructurings typically leave a greater burden to meet retirement costs on those still working
Central bankers and regulators eye changes to prevent a seizing up of liquidity in crisis
Republicans strike back at lenders that take action over weapons
An opportunity has opened up for the US president to install a powerful bloc of governors
Data show that traffic through global ports is finally starting to ease as backlogs clear
Algeria plans to shut down pipeline that passes through Morocco to Spain
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