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• Trump to announce ‘liberation day’ tariffs on US trading partners

  02-04-2025 20:07 via ft.com
  
  US president set to shake global trading system with announcements from White House
  
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• Global stocks tumble as Trump offers no respite from tariffs

  07-04-2025 02:19 via ft.com
  Declines come after the worst week for Wall Street equities since the pandemic
  
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• US stock futures tumble as officials offer no respite from tariffs

  07-04-2025 00:06 via ft.com
  
  Declines come after the worst week for Wall Street equities since the pandemic
  
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• FirstFT: China investigates son of former vice-premier Liu He

  06-04-2025 23:57 via ft.com
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, Trump officials vow to stay the course on tariffs, and Le Pen rages against political ‘witch-hunt’
  
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• EV targets watered down to help tariff-hit UK car industry

  06-04-2025 23:34 via ft.com
  
  New rules will allow manufacturers to sell full hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles until 2035
  
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• EU leaders seek united response to Trump’s tariffs

  06-04-2025 19:15 via ft.com
  
  Plus, Wall Street traders poised to bail out bankers in Q1 results, and London gets a new toll crossing
  
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• Trump officials vow to stay the course on tariffs despite market turmoil

  06-04-2025 18:43 via ft.com
  
  Treasury secretary rejects recession fears and says tough reciprocal levies will not be delayed
  
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• How imported eggs saved American breakfast

  06-04-2025 16:30 via ft.com
  
  Eggflation was stalled by Turkey (the country, not the bird)
  
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• US closes in on critical minerals deal with DR Congo

  06-04-2025 16:22 via ft.com
  Trump’s Africa adviser agrees ‘path forward’ to drive American mining investment as Tshisekedi government seeks to shore up support
  
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• Will the global trade war escalate further?

  06-04-2025 13:00 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  Trump’s levies on foreign-made cars spark disruption across global automakers’ supply chains
  
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• Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might - the fallout will be messy

  06-04-2025 01:59 via bbc.com
  
  What made the US step back from the system that it profited handsomely from for decades?
  
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• Thousands join protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk

  05-04-2025 22:07 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  Demonstrations mark the first big display of public resistance to president’s frenetic second term
  
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• Starmer's response to Trump tariffs is both to slow down and go faster

  05-04-2025 14:25 via bbc.com
  What's happening in Whitehall to try to limit the harm to the UK, perhaps by making a deal with the US, and make the most of any opportunities?
  
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• Corporate America fears wrath of Trump as it mulls tariffs response

  05-04-2025 14:13 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  
  Fed chief Jay Powell warns that Trump’s levies will slow US growth and increase inflation
  
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