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• FirstFT: US stock sell-off resumes as investors digest Trump’s China tariffs

  10-04-2025 23:47
  Also in today’s newsletter, Xi Jinping’s latest purge, and Byju’s founders sued in US over missing $533mn
  
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• Wall Street sell-off resumes as Trump’s China tariffs spook investors

  10-04-2025 22:02
  Equities, dollar and oil slide as scale of US levies on Chinese imports deepens recession fears
  
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• The real cost of a trade war

  10-04-2025 22:00
  
  Have Trump’s policies hurt the US’s ability to borrow?
  
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• EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen

  10-04-2025 22:00
  
  European Commission president tells FT she wants ‘balanced’ deal but could hit US services in retaliation
  
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• US collection of customs duties rises sharply in March

  10-04-2025 20:39
  
  Investors warn 145% duties on US imports from China to hit growth even as president rolls back other levies
  
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• Donald Trump bends to the power of the markets

  10-04-2025 19:32
  
  But trade war with China and tariffs on most US imports still risk great harm
  
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• Silicon Valley stands to lose from a trade war

  10-04-2025 19:25
  Big Tech’s interests are in stark contrast to the movement that put Trump in the White House
  
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• Investors in Trump’s America can no longer see around corners

  10-04-2025 19:18
  Regular guidance from executives on the near-term path of profit just got more elusive
  
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• ‘Chilling effect’ of trade uncertainty to hit UK growth, says BoE official

  10-04-2025 19:10
  
  Deputy governor Sarah Breeden says it is too soon to untangle inflationary implications stemming from trade barriers
  
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• EU agrees to start trade talks with UAE after Trump tariff war

  10-04-2025 18:40
  
  Gulf state pushes for free trade agreement with bloc
  
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• US shale sector in peril as oil price plunge rattles drillers

  10-04-2025 18:18
  
  Trump trade war and Opec output surge create toughest challenge since the pandemic, executives say
  
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• China’s markets become a key gauge of tariff damage

  10-04-2025 17:37
  Countries queueing to negotiate with the White House have 90 days to strike a trade deal
  
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• Walmart falls back on familiar playbook to combat Trump’s tariffs

  10-04-2025 15:45
  Biggest retailer in US is trying to convince Wall Street its scale means it can win market share despite erratic trade war
  
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• Chinese renminbi hits 18-year low as it becomes trade war flashpoint

  10-04-2025 15:45
  PBoC has allowed weakening in ‘fixing’ rate for the onshore currency for six consecutive sessions
  
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• If Trump is trying to suppress China, he’s going about it all wrong

  10-04-2025 15:00
  The shock of tariffs is pulling Beijing back to economic fundamentals
  
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• A wild 24 hours in US trade policy

  10-04-2025 15:00
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, the bro-sphere was bewildered by Trump’s tariff blitz
  
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• EU pauses tariff retaliation against US for 90 days

  10-04-2025 14:54
  Brussels suspends measures to hit €21bn of US imports to allow for negotiations with Trump administration
  
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• Barclays joins other lenders to cut mortgage rate below 4%

  10-04-2025 14:47
  Brokers warn some lenders might be slow to pass on lower prices due to uncertainty around trade policy
  
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• US inflation falls more than expected to 2.4% in March

  10-04-2025 14:32
  
  Drop comes as Fed grapples with timing of rate cuts following tariff U-turn
  
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• Bank of England drops sale of long-dated bonds amid market turmoil

  10-04-2025 14:32
  
  Sell-off in 10- and 30-year gilts prompts central bank’s decision to sell only shorter maturity bonds in April 14 auction
  
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• Barclays cuts rates on some mortgages to below 4%

  10-04-2025 14:10 via bbc.com
  It is the biggest lender so far to offer cheaper deals as the Bank of England is forecast to make more interest rate cuts this year.
  
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• US-China trade snarls as world’s biggest economies brace for divorce

  10-04-2025 14:03
  
  Shipments cancelled as punitive levies hit
  
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• Tariffs will not halt supply chain shift to SE Asia, says Uniqlo founder

  10-04-2025 14:02
  
  Japanese clothing chain expects duties to hit profit at its rapidly expanding North American business
  
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• So much for the Trump Brexit dividend

  10-04-2025 13:26
  The US president’s tariffs on UK cars and other exports reveal the hollow promise of global Britain
  
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• Donald Trump has had his first Liz Truss moment

  10-04-2025 12:00
  
  Unlike the doomed former British PM, the US president is not going anywhere — so uncertainty is here to stay
  
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• A new who’s who of the global elites

  10-04-2025 12:00
  
  They dominate the countries that account for more than half of global GDP — but who are they?
  
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• US stocks and dollar tumble as Trump fails to soothe economic fears

  10-04-2025 09:09
  Investors warn 145% duties on US imports from China to hit growth even as president rolls back other levies
  
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• Markets 1, Trump 0

  10-04-2025 07:30
  
  Plenty of game left to play, though
  
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• Global stocks soar as Trump backs down from trade war

  10-04-2025 07:11
  Washington pauses most tariffs against countries that have not retaliated but increases levies on China
  
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• Global stocks soar as Donald Trump backs down from trade war

  10-04-2025 07:11
  
  Washington pauses most tariffs against countries that have not retaliated but increases levies on China
  
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• FirstFT: Global markets rally after Trump pauses tariffs for most countries

  10-04-2025 06:49
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, Apple turns to India and Chinese fighters in Ukraine
  
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• With markets and tariffs, the only certainty is uncertainty

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  The consequences of a move like Trump’s are fiendishly hard to predict
  
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• What does Trump’s tariff pause mean for global trade?

  10-04-2025 06:00
  Investors and governments are relieved by the latest U-turn, but the outlook remains uncertain
  
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• US bike prices will rise ‘up to 50%’ as China trade war escalates

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  Cycling industry fears insolvencies and forced mergers in already struggling sector
  
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• UN trade chief asks US to rethink tariffs on poorest nations

  10-04-2025 06:00
  Levies will harm global south without meeting Trump’s objectives, says Rebeca Grynspan
  
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• Trump’s Wall Street tariff rollercoaster reaches Main Street

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  Violent gyrations in equity markets are not just a matter for New York billionaires
  
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• Trump’s tariff reversal

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  US stocks surged on Wednesday after Donald Trump paused ‘reciprocal’ tariffs for 90 days
  
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• Trump’s tariff pause: what does it mean for global trade?

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  Investors and governments are relieved by the latest U-turn, but the outlook remains uncertain
  
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• The bond market humbles Donald Trump

  10-04-2025 06:00
  Plus, cracks finally start to percolate in European credit markets and the deals that are still eking their way through the turmoil
  
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• Oil price plunge puts US shale production in peril

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  Executives say trade war and Opec output surge create toughest challenge since the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• EU weighs up buying more US gas due to Trump tariff pressure

  10-04-2025 06:00
  Bloc may push to buy more LNG from the US if it fits with green goals, says European energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen
  
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• EU weighs buying more US gas due to Trump tariff pressure

  10-04-2025 06:00
  
  Bloc may push to buy more LNG from the US if it fits with green goals, European energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen says
  
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• How to celebrate the world as it falls apart

  10-04-2025 02:00
  The Osaka Expo 2025 is a masterclass in smiling through tariff calamity
  
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• Philippines looks beyond call centres to higher-value outsourcing

  10-04-2025 01:01
  
  Agencies seek to recruit skilled professionals such as software developers or data analysts
  
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• How exposed is the UK to Trump's tariff chaos?

  10-04-2025 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  The exact impact remains uncertain - but some of the emerging fallout may have an upside - here's why.
  
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• Trump tariffs day 6 as it happened: US stocks soar as Washington pauses most tariffs; China hits US with retaliatory tariff of 50%

  10-04-2025 00:24
  
  Goldman Sachs rapidly reverses call for recession after president’s U-turn
  
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• Why did Donald Trump buckle?

  10-04-2025 00:16
  The market turmoil and pressure from Wall Street to Capitol Hill proved too much for the US president
  
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