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• A 25% tariff on Europe is only fair

  26-03-2025 23:08
  
  The US needs to act over the competitive advantage the EU gives its companies in areas like value added taxes
  
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• Bad ‘hard’ data creeps in

  31-03-2025 07:30
  
  And replies on CoreWeave
  
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• Why Norway is edging towards a fresh EU membership bid

  31-03-2025 07:00
  
  Also in this newsletter: Ireland’s pharma industry braces itself for Donald Trump’s tariffs
  
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• FirstFT: German borrowing spree may complicate defence spending in rest of EU

  31-03-2025 06:29
  Also in today’s newsletter, Trump threatens more Russia sanctions and the WhatsAppification of work
  
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• The realpolitik of Trump’s tariffs

  31-03-2025 06:00
  
  The president’s trade policy is about power and security, not economics
  
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• Portugal cautious on joining Europe’s defence spending splurge

  31-03-2025 06:00
  
  Finance minister says Lisbon will not let rearmament costs threaten budget surplus secured after years of austerity
  
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• Germany’s spending push drives up borrowing costs across Eurozone

  31-03-2025 06:00
  
  Investors warn that higher bond yields could make it harder for members of the bloc to increase defence spending
  
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• Fiscal tweaks won’t solve Britain’s growth problem

  31-03-2025 06:00
  
  The government must embark on a much more radical programme of structural reforms
  
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• Asia stock markets tumble as Trump’s tariffs loom

  31-03-2025 05:02
  
  Japanese and South Korean equities hit by concerns over impact on exports
  
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• China’s export boom sparks record number of WTO disputes

  31-03-2025 04:00
  
  Beijing’s reliance on overproduction to offset weak demand at home stokes grievances among trade partners
  
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• Nations braced for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ levies

  30-03-2025 19:15
  US secondary tariffs to be announced, while car finance providers launch high-stakes appeal in UK Supreme Court
  
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• Trump revokes permits for oil companies in Venezuela to pressure Maduro

  30-03-2025 17:57
  Action against Eni and Global Oil Terminals follows cancellation of Chevron’s licence in Latin American country
  
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• Beijing launches $72bn capital injections at biggest banks

  30-03-2025 15:56
  
  Share sales part of authorities’ bid to boost lending amid economic slowdown
  
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• Will Trump’s tariff ‘liberation day’ rock markets?

  30-03-2025 13:00
  
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Globalisation will triumph over Trump

  30-03-2025 13:00
  
  Economic incentives outweigh politics in the long run
  
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• Smiths expands US manufacturing of chip testers, after trade restrictions

  30-03-2025 06:00
  
  Some production will move from China, although plant there will still supply Asia and Europe
  
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• Officials hopeful Brussels summit will pave way to UK-EU defence pact

  30-03-2025 06:00
  
  Row over fish quotas to arise at post-Brexit reset talks on May 19
  
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• Brazil in ‘privileged’ position to withstand trade war, says finance minister

  30-03-2025 06:00
  Fernando Haddad maintains commodity exporter’s links to China, US and EU will shield it from protectionism
  
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• What is Trump’s ‘liberation day’ for trade?

  29-03-2025 14:00
  
  The US president has billed April 2 as the moment for a sweeping escalation of his tariff policy
  
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• Low-paid workers to bear the brunt of coming rise in UK labour costs

  29-03-2025 13:00
  
  Changes threaten government drive to strengthen workers’ rights and bring disabled people into work, employers say
  
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• US tells European companies to comply with Trump’s anti-diversity order

  29-03-2025 11:41
  
  Move signals push by American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad
  
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• Xi pitches China to global CEOs as protector of trade

  29-03-2025 06:00
  
  Beijing casts itself as force of stability for international business as Trump’s next tariff salvo looms
  
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• The great European disentanglement from US stocks has only just started

  29-03-2025 06:00
  A long rebalancing of investor portfolios is likely to be under way that could be painful for America
  
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• EU capitals push to water down retaliation against Trump tariffs

  29-03-2025 06:00
  France, Ireland and Italy among a slew of objections to EU’s proposals to hit back at US
  
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• China’s Xi looks to global CEOs to help save international trade

  29-03-2025 06:00
  
  Beijing casts itself as defender of the multilateral trading system that helped make it an economic superpower
  
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• China’s Xi looks to global CEOs to help save global trade

  29-03-2025 06:00
  Beijing casts itself as defender of the multilateral trading system that helped make it an economic superpower
  
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• China’s Xi Jinping looks to global CEOs to help save global trade

  29-03-2025 06:00
  
  Beijing casts itself as defender of the multilateral trading system that helped make it an economic superpower
  
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• 'We're hoping our £1,200 mortgage deal could fall'

  28-03-2025 23:24 via bbc.com
  
  The chancellor has given an update on her plans for the economy - how are ordinary people tackling their own financial challenges?
  
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• US tells French companies to comply with Trump’s anti-diversity order

  28-03-2025 22:25
  
  Move signals push by the American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad
  
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• US stocks tumble as consumer gloom raises stagflation fears

  28-03-2025 21:49
  
  Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook
  
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