What is Trump’s ‘liberation day’ for trade?
The US president has billed April 2 as the moment for a sweeping escalation of his tariff policy
International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze
Low-paid workers to bear the brunt of coming rise in UK labour costs
Changes threaten government drive to strengthen workers’ rights and bring disabled people into work, employers say
Xi pitches China to global CEOs as protector of trade
Beijing casts itself as force of stability for international business as Trump’s next tariff salvo looms
EU capitals push to water down retaliation against Trump tariffs
France, Ireland and Italy among a slew of objections to EU’s proposals to hit back at US
The great European disentanglement from US stocks has only just started
A long rebalancing of investor portfolios is likely to be under way that could be painful for America
US stocks tumble as consumer gloom raises stagflation fears
Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook
Lululemon says US consumers are cutting back on spending
Athleisure group’s shares sink as it warns on darkening sentiment among American customers
Trump and Carney hold talks over US-Canada trade war tensions
Phone call comes following Washington’s announcement of additional 25% levies on imports of foreign-made cars
China’s Xi tells top global CEOs to use their influence to defend trade
Gathering of senior business leaders in Beijing comes amid rising tensions with US
UK carmakers back Starmer’s no-tariff approach to Trump
Auto groups told ministers on Friday they wanted more support for the sector domestically
Mexico slides towards recession amid Trump turmoil
Growth slows sharply as changing tariff regime and domestic reforms deter investors
FirstFT: The biggest IPO of the year
Also in today’s newsletter, an exclusive interview with Italy’s prime minister and JD Vance travels to Greenland
‘Worse than a tariff’: Canadians boycott American booze
Provinces stop stocking wine, beer and spirits in retaliation for Trump’s trade war and threats to annex country
The Trump plan for oil
Some advisers now view the price of the fossil fuel as a crucial anti-inflation tool
Nintendo readies Switch 2 launch amid trade wars
Japanese group places big bet on shifting console production from China to Vietnam as US tariffs rise
Mark Carney says old Canada-US relationship is ‘over’
Prime minister vows there will be a ‘renegotiation’ of the two allies’ trade agreement in the face of Donald Trump’s hostility
EU looks to hit US services in tariff retaliation
Scale of Trump administration’s trade war requires bloc to consider more powerful measures, officials say
US trading partners warn of retaliation against Trump’s 25% car tariffs
Carmakers’ shares drop as Asian, European and North American countries respond to US president’s latest measures
US car tariffs help Chinese EVs to race ahead
BYD’s technological advances show where the centre of innovation now lies
US debt burden to top world war two peak in coming years, watchdog says
Congressional Budget Office’s forecasts come after Moody’s warned on the country’s public finances this week
Global Economy
S'abonner à Flux International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze