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• Trump has made his move. Will he hold his nerve?

  03-04-2025 06:01
  US president’s imposition of global tariffs signals a shift in global economic policy
  
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• Will the global trade war escalate further?

  06-04-2025 13:00
  
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Why Trump’s tariffs won’t last long

  06-04-2025 13:00
  
  Voter and business sentiment will pile pressure on the president’s agenda
  
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• Trump and the long history of ‘sticky’ US tariffs

  06-04-2025 06:00
  Past periods of protectionism suggest it is easier to start trade wars than end them
  
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• Tariffs spark US junk bond sell-off as recession risk mounts

  06-04-2025 06:00
  Corporate credit is ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for a faltering economy, analysts warn
  
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• Nike’s ‘Made in Vietnam’ trainers run into Trump tariff wall

  06-04-2025 06:00
  Nike, Adidas and Puma shifted production to Vietnam for its cheap labour but will now be hit by 46% levy
  
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• A tariff crisis is exactly the right time to reform the WTO

  06-04-2025 06:00
  The commitment to reaching decisions by consensus has led to paralysis
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover suspends exports to US as tariff fallout spreads

  06-04-2025 05:14
  Trump’s levies on foreign-made cars spark disruption across global automakers’ supply chains
  
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• Thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk

  05-04-2025 22:07
  
  Demonstrations mark the first big display of public resistance to president’s frenetic second term
  
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• Tens of thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk

  05-04-2025 22:07
  Demonstrations mark the first big display of public resistance to president’s frenetic second term
  
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• Corporate America fears wrath of Trump as it mulls tariffs response

  05-04-2025 14:13
  Executives unsure how far to go in re-engineering their businesses and hope they can lobby US president to ease policies
  
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• Tariff deals with foreign governments not a priority for Trump, say US officials

  05-04-2025 14:00
  
  After markets tumble, president reiterates that his policies ‘will never change’ in social media post
  
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• US vacation hotspots brace for slump as angry Canadians cancel trips

  05-04-2025 06:00
  
  Trump’s threats of annexation and tariffs hit the country’s largest international tourist market
  
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• Swamp Notes: The costs of Trump’s tariffs

  05-04-2025 06:00
  
  President Donald Trump’s levies are here. How will they reshape the world?
  
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• Mortgage payment shock adds to strain on UK consumers

  05-04-2025 06:00
  
  Rate increase comes at a time when borrowers are already having to tighten their belts
  
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• In charts: winners and losers from Trump’s new tariffs

  05-04-2025 06:00
  Low rates on Ireland, high levies on Slovakia, Asian misery and the strange tale of St Pierre and Miquelon
  
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• Direct economics — the great Maga experiment

  05-04-2025 06:00
  The arbitrariness of the tariffs is a feature not a bug in the plan to short-circuit the financial establishment
  
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• Cruz says Republicans face midterms ‘bloodbath’ if tariffs trigger recession

  05-04-2025 00:14
  
  Warning from Texas senator comes as president’s trade war sends US markets into tailspin
  
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• Trump tariffs day 3 as it happened: S&P 500 sheds $5.4tn in 2 days; China announces 34% retaliatory levies on US

  04-04-2025 22:46
  Fed chief Jay Powell warns that Trump’s levies will slow US growth and increase inflation
  
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• Big Tech, banks and small caps end week in bear market territory

  04-04-2025 22:46
  
  Fed chief Jay Powell warns that Trump’s levies will slow US growth and increase inflation
  
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• Companies pause US IPO plans as Trump tariffs tank markets

  04-04-2025 22:41
  
  Market for public listings had begun to show some signs of life but fallout from levies has forced groups to hold off
  
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• S&P 500 closes 6% lower as global trade war rattles markets

  04-04-2025 22:06
  
  Fed chief Jay Powell warns that Trump’s levies will slow US growth and increase inflation
  
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• US stocks shed $5.4tn in two days as Trump’s tariffs stoke recession fears

  04-04-2025 22:02
  
  China’s retaliation against Washington’s levies adds to sense of gloom across global markets
  
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• Trump to extend deadline for TikTok deal in the US

  04-04-2025 21:34
  
  Executive order would give video app’s Chinese owner another 75 days to find buyer before American ban takes effect
  
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• Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since 2020 Covid crisis

  04-04-2025 20:43
  
  Banks ask clients to stump up additional money as global market sell-off knocks value of holdings
  
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• Canada and Mexico leaders take credit for dodging latest US tariffs

  04-04-2025 20:23
  Washington’s two biggest trade partners still face a host of levies from their neighbour
  
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• Trump’s aggressive push to roll back globalisation

  04-04-2025 19:46
  The US president wants to unwind decades of economic integration. The risk of a 1930s-style global trade war is causing markets to panic
  
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• UK pushes back on Trump’s claim Britain is ‘happy’ with 10% tariff

  04-04-2025 19:43
  
  Country seeks improved trade deal with US after rate applied to British imports
  
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• Powell sounds mildly hawkish in post ‘liberation day’ comments

  04-04-2025 19:25
  
  Fed chair emphasises that ‘significantly larger than expected’ tariffs may lead to ‘more persistent’ inflation
  
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• Powell: In it until the bitter (?) end

  04-04-2025 19:17
  
  The Fed Chair says he plans to serve out his term
  
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