Oil-driven inflation is big challenge to world economy, lifting inflation and depressing growth, says bank’s chair Source: theguardian.com

U.S. officials who met leaders of France’s far-right National Rally were underwhelmed by their economic plans, two diplomatic sources said, in a blow to the party’s efforts to present itself as a credible ​steward of the euro zone’s No. 2 economy before next year’s election. Source: reuters.com

Relief for global markets comes after Trump says Iranian officials are keen on a deal. Source: aljazeera.com

The fallout of the US and Israel’s war with Iran is poised to cost the Asia-Pacific economy hundreds of billions of dollars and plunge millions into poverty, a United Nations report said Tuesday. Source: cnn.com

China’s economic growth likely picked up in the first three months of the year, according to analysts surveyed by AFP, boosted by exports now impacted by the Middle East war, while domestic demand remains weak. Source: barrons.com

The line could cost £100bn but HS2 says it is spearheading wider regeneration in the West Midlands. Source: bbc.com