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• Europe must choose between America and China

  12-04-2025 06:00
  
  In a multi-polar world, old certainties about the US security guarantee and access to markets no longer hold
  
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• Lower US tariffs on UK exports unlikely to take effect for weeks, say British officials

  15-05-2025 08:43
  
  Companies complain of uncertainty around trade deal and the plan to reduce levies on metals and cars
  
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• UK economy grows faster than expected in first quarter

  15-05-2025 08:01
  GDP expansion of 0.7% comes as economy faces impact from Donald Trump’s tariffs
  
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• FirstFT: Hopes for Russia-Ukraine truce falter as Putin shuns Turkey talks

  15-05-2025 06:33
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, UK-EU reset faces setback and record ‘reverse Yankee’ deals
  
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• The papal call for debt relief that might not be needed

  15-05-2025 06:00
  
  Low- and middle-income countries are performing surprisingly well despite Trump’s tariff wars
  
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• Bonus: Globalisation can be slowed, but not stopped

  15-05-2025 06:00
  Is US protectionism helping or hindering closer co-operation between other countries?
  
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• WTO chief warns US bilateral tariff deals could put trade principle at risk

  15-05-2025 04:21
  Comments from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlight concern that pacts may undermine ‘most favoured nation’ equality concept
  
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• Vietnam faces the heat over Chinese tariff ‘backdoor’ to US

  15-05-2025 04:15
  
  Chinese exports to south-east Asia surge as producers reroute shipments to avoid Donald Trump’s levies
  
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• FirstFT: Wall Street’s dramatic rebound catches big investors off-guard

  14-05-2025 23:42
  Also in today’s newsletter, western carmakers risk wipeout in China, and Qatar orders up to 210 Boeing jets
  
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• Plans to reset UK-EU relations hit trouble over fishing rights and youth mobility

  14-05-2025 22:00
  Member states reject Brussels’ latest efforts to bridge gaps between the two sides
  
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• Downfall in Davos: Klaus Schwab fights for legacy after WEF whistleblower claims

  14-05-2025 18:49
  Ousted head of World Economic Forum battles impropriety allegations and second probe into his conduct in a year
  
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• Toy group VTech to move production out of China despite tariff reprieve

  14-05-2025 16:44
  
  Hong Kong-based group pushes ahead with plan to shift US-bound production and warns US consumers face higher prices
  
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• Wall Street’s sudden rebound catches investors ‘offside’

  14-05-2025 13:00
  Fund managers were positioning for a US economic downturn before America and China forged a trade pact
  
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• FirstFT: Trump meets Syria president as US looks to normalise relations with Damascus

  14-05-2025 12:35
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, Tesla board reviews Musk’s pay and the S&P 500 wipes out this year’s losses
  
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• On inflation, no bad news is good news

  14-05-2025 07:30
  
  And markets in a budget crises
  
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• Exporters ‘shocked and elated’ as China trade cranks back into gear

  14-05-2025 06:58
  Businesses fear agreement between Washington and Beijing to slash levies offers only temporary reprieve
  
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• US warns against using Huawei chips ‘anywhere in the world’

  14-05-2025 06:33
  
  Commerce department guidance aims to toughen export controls on tech used by China to make AI processors
  
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• FirstFT: China hits out at US-UK trade deal

  14-05-2025 06:29
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, EU set to raise tariffs on Ukraine and France’s Macron on nuclear deterrence
  
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• US-China trade ceasefire to drive early Christmas stockpiling

  14-05-2025 06:00
  Ports and shipping companies expect surge in demand as retailers take advantage of lower tariffs on Chinese imports
  
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• EU set to impose much higher tariffs on Ukrainian imports

  14-05-2025 06:00
  ‘Transitional measures’ will apply as of June, when special measures lapse, if trade talks need more time
  
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• Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network?

  14-05-2025 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  The US currently has no high-speed rail services, but two are under construction, and more planned.
  
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• FirstFT: China criticises US-UK trade deal

  14-05-2025 00:01
  Also in today’s newsletter, Trump hails US-Saudi Arabia relationship, and Nissan to cut 15 per cent of global jobs
  
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• Not-so-bad news is the new good news

  13-05-2025 22:00
  Moderate inflation and tariffs seem to lift markets
  
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• China criticises UK trade deal with US

  13-05-2025 22:00
  Security conditions in pact agreed by Trump and Starmer seen as targeting Beijing
  
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• China attacks UK trade deal with US

  13-05-2025 22:00
  Security conditions in pact agreed by Trump and Starmer seen as targeting Beijing
  
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• US targets Britain’s pork, poultry and seafood markets

  13-05-2025 20:37
  Agricultural sectors are ‘front of the line’ in ongoing trade talks, says Trump’s agriculture secretary
  
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• 'I can get my Christmas tree order' - firms give sigh of relief at tariff truce

  13-05-2025 18:24 via bbc.com
  Businesses are moving ahead with shipments, as the deal to reduce tariffs raises hopes over the economic outlook.
  
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• The challenge of using excess global savings

  13-05-2025 17:33
  We now seem unable to turn the surplus in some countries into productive investment elsewhere
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover profits defy vexed rebrand

  13-05-2025 16:17
  US tariff uncertainty prompts luxury-car maker to hold back on giving profitability forecast
  
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• US targets Britain’s pork, poultry and seafood market

  13-05-2025 16:07
  Agricultural sectors are ‘front of the line’ in ongoing trade talks, says Trump’s culture secretary
  
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