“The president masters the art of the deal. He is a negotiator-in-chief,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox…
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Donald Trump and the long history of ‘sticky’ US tariffs
In a matter of weeks, President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz has erased a century of US trade liberalisation. Economists say…
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Advocacy groups fear Trump pressure will force Big Law into civil rights retreat
US advocacy groups and small legal offices fear Big Law will retreat from civil rights cases after Donald Trump’s executive…
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China investigates ‘princeling’ amid crackdown on finance industry
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…
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Sports shoes’ supply chain is pain point in Trump’s tariff war
The Vomero 18 running shoe on display at a Nike store in New York features thick soles, a $150 price…
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Jaguar Land Rover suspends exports to US as tariff fallout spreads
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…
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AI and Trump 2.0 propel SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son back into the spotlight
The first days of the second Trump administration offered the newly elected president a chance to share the spotlight with…
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ leaves the world trading system without a leader: ‘The era of rules-based globalization and free trade is over’
It’s a real trade war now. Beijing responded to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs on Friday, slapping its own 34%…
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Wall Street gets rude shock as Bessent plays second fiddle on tariffs
From the moment President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariffs Wednesday through the ensuing market mayhem the following day, Treasury…
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Musk hopes US, Europe move to zero-tariff free-trade zone
Elon Musk hopes for a “zero-tariff” system between the US and Europe that would effectively create “a free-trade zone,” he…
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