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• Will China back down?

  15-04-2025 22:00
  Beijing may have more leverage than President Donald Trump thought
  
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• Trump’s tariffs are a gift to the mafia

  03-05-2025 06:00
  As smuggling becomes a lifeline, criminal organisations across the globe will benefit
  
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• Canada’s Carney to meet Trump in Washington on Tuesday

  02-05-2025 19:00
  First foreign trip for prime minister since this week’s election will focus on ‘trade pressures’
  
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• Global markets rally as Beijing considers US trade talks

  02-05-2025 18:20
  
  China says it is ‘evaluating’ recent overtures from Washington about starting tariff discussions
  
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• US stocks wipe out steep losses that followed Trump’s ‘liberation day’

  02-05-2025 18:09
  
  Rally in Wall Street’s S&P 500 share index comes after 177,000 jobs added in labour data
  
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• Eurozone inflation stays above expectations at 2.2%

  02-05-2025 17:39
  April figure also shows rise in core metric, as region prepare for impact of Trump’s tariffs
  
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• US jobs grow by more than expected despite tariff turmoil

  02-05-2025 15:41 via bbc.com
  Employers added 177,000 roles in April as the jobs market continues to prove resilient.
  
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• Japan says US Treasury holdings could be ‘card’ in trade talks

  02-05-2025 13:27
  Finance minister Katsunobu Kato hints that country’s more than $1tn in Treasuries gives it leverage in negotiations
  
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• Temu abandons Chinese imports to US as tariffs force overhaul

  02-05-2025 13:15
  Ecommerce company to source all US products from local merchants as ‘de minimis’ tax loophole closed
  
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• Janet Yellen on the ‘real opportunities’ for green investors

  02-05-2025 13:01
  A conversation with the former US Treasury secretary on the outlook for clean energy growth
  
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• FirstFT: Equity markets rally on hopes for a trade war thaw

  02-05-2025 12:25
  Also in today’s newsletter, Tim Cook warns of tariff costs to Apple, and Reform wins historic UK election victory
  
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• StanChart profits rise 10% as wealth management business booms

  02-05-2025 08:47
  Chief executive Bill Winters says bank remains ‘watchful’ on impact of US tariffs
  
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• Trump’s market mayhem threatens to upend world order

  02-05-2025 08:00
  US president’s decision to trigger global trade war looks certain to have a lasting impact on the financial system
  
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• Trump will stress test the financial system to the max

  02-05-2025 08:00
  The US president’s approach is undermining key pillars of the country’s financial system
  
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• Policymakers fret over rising sovereign debt

  02-05-2025 08:00
  Warning of ‘snowball effect’ from higher borrowing as governments come under pressure to improve public finances
  
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• Why the dollar doom is overdone

  02-05-2025 06:00
  A correction in overvalued US stocks might explain some of the currency’s decline
  
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• Why robots are not the answer to US manufacturing reshoring hopes

  02-05-2025 06:00
  Significant time, cost and shortages of skilled staff represent barriers to rapid acceleration in automation
  
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• How China is quietly diversifying from US Treasuries

  02-05-2025 06:00
  As investors become increasingly anxious about US government bonds, Chinese officials are looking for ways to reduce their exposure
  
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• Get ready for a corporate rush for cash

  02-05-2025 06:00
  If the tariffs remain in place, American companies will be in sore need of funds to pay the bills
  
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• Trump tariffs cut deep into India’s diamond industry

  02-05-2025 03:00
  Gemstone hub of Surat struggled with falling demand even before US president upended global trade with new barriers
  
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• Trump says he will impose secondary sanctions on buyers of Iran’s oil

  02-05-2025 00:35
  Crude prices rise after US president intensifies pressure on Tehran as nuclear talks falter
  
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• Apple says Trump’s tariffs will boost costs by $900mn in June quarter

  02-05-2025 00:16
  Chief executive Tim Cook says it is ‘very difficult’ to make predictions for latter half of 2025
  
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• FirstFT: South Korea’s acting leader and replacement both resign

  01-05-2025 23:54
  Also in today’s newsletter, CIA looks to recruit new Chinese spies, and Bank of Japan slashes growth forecasts
  
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• Europe ready to make Trump a €50bn trade offer, says EU negotiator

  01-05-2025 20:44
  Maroš Šefčovič tells FT of ‘certain progress’ but warns bloc will not settle for higher US tariff baseline
  
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• Post-Brexit UK: stuck between an unreliable US and a mercantilist EU

  01-05-2025 18:01
  After five years as State of Britain newsletter writer Peter Foster reflects on the UK’s position in the world
  
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• McDonald's sales drop as diners face 'uncertainty'

  01-05-2025 16:37 via bbc.com
  The burger chain says its US customers are "grappling with uncertainty".
  
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• Citi hires Trump’s former trade chief Robert Lighthizer

  01-05-2025 16:34
  Wall Street bank appoints protectionist ex-official to advise clients on how to navigate trade war
  
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• GM to deploy ‘Covid playbook’ to offset $5bn tariff hit

  01-05-2025 16:28
  US carmaker cuts profit outlook in response to trade war despite reprieve from steepest measures
  
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• Diplomatic dilemmas as Gulf states prepare to greet Trump

  01-05-2025 15:48
  The region has changed since his first term, but the US president will find newly confident nations there
  
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• Trump gets poor marks on latest economic report card

  01-05-2025 15:00
  Also in today’s newsletter, economic adviser Stephen Miran struggles to soothe bond investors with ‘incoherent’ remarks
  
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