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British retail sales rose 0.7% in March as motorists stocked up on petrol
Better than expected figure underlines impact of Middle East conflict
FirstFT: Poland’s Tusk casts doubt on US defence pledge to Europe
Also in today’s newsletter: MPS weighs Generali stake sale and accountancy firms end job-for-life model
Bank of Japan to postpone April rate rise amid Iran uncertainty
Read the BoJ’s April forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
The limits on Bessent’s Treasury swap lines for allies
The US provided Argentina with a $20bn swap line, but similar offerings to Gulf and Asian allies would face constraints
Chinese bid for UK chemical plant condemned as threat to competition
World’s largest producer of titanium dioxide to acquire facility in North East of England
