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Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Wednesday, July 3rd, and this is your FT news briefing.

European leaders reach a deal on top jobs,

nominating the first female president of the commission.

Tesla reports record production and delivery figures for its latest quarter, and the Trump administration

has abandoned its efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census.

Plus, President Donald Trump says he'll nominate a Fed critic to the Board of the Federal Reserve.

And the F.T.'s Richard Henderson explains why U.S. and European public markets have shrunk

in the past two decades.

I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

It's been five weeks since the European Parliament elections and leaders have finally agreed

on a set of candidates to fill the most important policy-making roles in the EU.

Michael Peel is the F.T.'s European diplomatic correspondent. He has more on the deal struck yesterday in Brussels.

After a marathon and sometimes fractious three-day summit in Brussels, the 28 heads of state and government opted late on

Tuesday for Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund Chief, to head the

European Central Bank. Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's Defence Minister, is set to become the first woman to lead the European

Commission in its more than half century history.

Shal Michel, Belgium's Prime Minister, will take the helm of the European Council of EU Leaders,

while Jose Birey, Spain's foreign minister, is the nominee for the Bloc's foreign policy representative.

But the fight may not be over yet.

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