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UK public sector borrowing hit £12.6bn in March as Iran war strains finances
Higher energy prices stoked by conflict have resulted in higher borrowing costs for government
US rate cuts will be postponed the longer the energy shock lasts
Read the April forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
FirstFT: UK crime agency reviewed Mandelson allegations in 2024
Also in today’s newsletter: US Navy secretary fired and EU Arctic drilling rethink
‘The last thing we needed’: US farmers hit by spiralling prices due to Iran war
Conflict has hit fertiliser costs in an agricultural sector already reeling from Trump’s trade war





