International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze

Rapid adoption of dollar-linked tokens would leave central bank struggling to control money supply and interest rates

US president also attacks London mayor Sadiq Khan and criticises offshore wind turbines

Also in today’s newsletter, US-China trade talks, and the Fed under pressure to cut interest rates

Agreement removes threat of full-blown trade war between Washington and Brussels

TACO, tech and tough consumers

Deal follows Scotland talks between Donald Trump and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen

US officials have been warned to avoid tough moves against Beijing as Stockholm hosts third round of negotiations

No economy rises or falls for just one reason, even a shock as big as Trump’s trade policy

Relief at avoiding trade war is tinged with regret at not taking firmer stand from the start

Plus, tensions over Fed interest rate move, Starmer to talk steel with Trump, and earnings season hits a peak

Jay Powell expected to widen rift with Donald Trump by keeping monetary policy unchanged at Wednesday’s meeting

Decades of policies focusing on London and the Southeast have entrenched inequalities on productivity

The bloc has the strength not to offer the US anything

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Leaders due to meet on Sunday in bid to avoid economically damaging transatlantic trade war

Beijing’s policies have encouraged overproduction and excessive competition

Higher levies mean rising costs for importing into the US, parts procurement and supply chain adjustments

Country vows to strengthen ties after US president threatens punitive tariffs against any nation aligned with ‘anti-American’ bloc

Premier Li Qiang warns ‘bottlenecks’ in chip supplies are hindering innovation

Higher yields look probable, forcing countries to pay more to fund their ever-growing deficits