Global corporate executives attending China’s flagship annual business conference this week were ​reassured by leaders of the world’s second-largest economy that it remains a predictable anchor at a time of geopolitical flux and global ‌uncertainty. Source: reuters.com

India’s economic activity slowed in March, with manufacturing slumping to its lowest in nearly 4.5 years, as factories curtailed output due to gas shortages triggered by the war in Iran, a flash survey by HSBC Holdings Plc showed. Source: bloomberg.com

The UK’s politicians are only beginning to grapple with the long-term effects of conflict in the Middle East — and have little room for maneuver. Source: politico.eu

Senior U.S. officials traveled to Kyiv this week for ​a meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, with both sides hoping to move ‌forward soon with a first investment project, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said. Source: reuters.com

Second-round effects of spiking oil prices flow through economies, leaving policymakers with few good options Source: bloomberg.com

Early signs emerged Monday that the Trump administration is signaling it wants to wind down the war with Iran, as pressure from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz tightens its grip on the global e… Source: thehill.com