Is it too late to invest in the gold rush? Demand from China drove prices to a record high this month — now many suspect the normal rules no longer apply
https://www.ft.com/content/69d....46a93-916c-4044-a3c4

Fed’s preferred inflation metric rose to 2.7% in March Figures come day after first-quarter data prompted investors to push back rate cut expectations
https://www.ft.com/content/2fa....937d1-d7ad-462b-ab68

Recapping a great week for workers Last Friday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) scored a historic win in the South after a decade-long campaign to organize a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee.
https://www.epi.org/blog/recap....ping-a-great-week-fo

Yen sinks to 34-year low after Bank of Japan holds interest rates near zero Governor Kazuo Ueda says weakening currency is having ‘no major impact’ on underlying inflation
https://www.ft.com/content/30c....39c56-3aee-4120-9490

Xi tells Blinken US should avoid ‘vicious competition’ with China Secretary of state’s trip to Beijing comes as tensions remain over Taiwan, war in Ukraine and tech export controls
https://www.ft.com/content/246....c9e16-1dc9-432d-990c