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• Tariffs up. Markets down

  03-04-2025 22:00
  
  A stunning rollout of new taxes astonishes traders
  
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• US retreats from Trump’s Italian pasta tariffs

  01-01-2026 21:46
  Rome says proposed levies of up to 92% set to be reduced after US commerce department review
  
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• US retreats from Trump’s pasta tariffs, Italy says

  01-01-2026 17:35
  Proposed levies of up to 92% on imported Italian pasta slashed
  
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• Tunisia’s olive oil production to overtake Italy after bumper harvests

  01-01-2026 06:00
  Growing output is expected to give struggling north African economy a welcome boost
  
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• Tunisian olive oil production to overtake Italy’s after bumper harvests

  01-01-2026 06:00
  Growing output is expected to give struggling north African economy a welcome boost
  
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• Central banks enter the gold trade to choke off smuggling

  01-01-2026 06:00
  More countries are buying directly from artisanal miners as trafficking robs them of tax revenues and foreign exchange
  
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• Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices

  01-01-2026 02:54
  Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors
  
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• Global stocks post third straight year of double-digit gains

  31-12-2025 17:22
  Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 17% in 2025, beating analysts’ forecasts, after markets shrugged off trade turmoil
  
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• Canada’s ‘man of steel’ calls for US-style protectionism

  31-12-2025 16:00
  Metals magnate Barry Zekelman says Ottawa must join Trump in protecting industry from other exporters
  
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• Global stocks shrug off trade turmoil to post double-digit gains in 2025

  31-12-2025 15:30
  Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 17%, beating analysts’ forecasts, while broader global index has risen 20%
  
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• Xi hails China’s rising ‘national power’

  31-12-2025 14:40
  Leader says country’s economy, technology and defence have risen to ‘new heights’
  
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• FirstFT: US dirty money fines drop 61% this year

  31-12-2025 11:53
  Also in today’s newsletter: 200,000 European banking jobs at risk, and Paramount’s Warner Bros bid
  
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• Xi says China has hit 2025 growth target

  31-12-2025 09:52
  Leader hails ‘new heights’ for economy, technology and defence in year racked by trade turmoil
  
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• FirstFT: European bank jobs at risk from AI and cost cuts

  31-12-2025 06:32
  Also in today’s newsletter: Dutch pension overhaul and Paramount’s Warner Bros bid
  
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• Milei battles to bring multinationals back to Argentina

  31-12-2025 06:00
  Foreign companies remain wary of volatile economy as libertarian president seeks crucial investment dollars
  
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• Forecasting the world in 2026

  31-12-2025 06:00
  FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers
  
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• European investors must brace for a year of geopolitical instability

  31-12-2025 06:00
  Menaced by Russia and bullied by America, a potential Ukraine peace deal is not guaranteed to usher in prosperity
  
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• EU to launch carbon border tax despite opposition from trade partners

  31-12-2025 06:00
  Landmark levy on steel, electricity and other imports aims to shield bloc’s industry from higher-emission competitors
  
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• China factory activity returns to growth after record contraction

  31-12-2025 04:47
  Beijing faces calls to increase stimulus and support lagging demand in world’s second-biggest economy
  
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• Australia opens trade frontier on its doorstep as counterweight to China

  31-12-2025 03:02
  Canberra pushes to increase business with south-east Asia at a time of heightened trade tensions
  
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• FirstFT: Asia’s wealthy shift assets to Switzerland

  30-12-2025 22:59
  Also in today’s newsletter: China steps up Taiwan military drills, and Japanese stocks surge to year-end record
  
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• Federal Reserve minutes highlight deep fissures at US central bank

  30-12-2025 20:12
  Policymakers sparred over decision to cut interest rates earlier in December
  
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• Dollar on track for steepest annual drop for almost a decade

  30-12-2025 14:00
  Analysts say Federal Reserve rate cuts will push the US currency lower in 2026
  
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• A year of fragile resilience in charts

  30-12-2025 13:30
  Stock market performance, strong activity and normalising labour markets show a volatile, but ultimately benign, 2025
  
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• Trump expected to impose new levies if Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

  30-12-2025 12:00
  US administration has other ways to hit trading partners with duties
  
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• Japanese stocks surge to year-end record

  30-12-2025 08:13
  Investors’ bet on the AI boom and Tokyo’s ability to withstand trade turmoil buoy shares
  
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• FirstFT: Private equity firms sell assets to themselves at record rate

  30-12-2025 06:31
  Also in today’s newsletter: Switzerland lures Asia money and Trump warns Iran
  
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• Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade

  30-12-2025 06:00
  The US president’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs spooked markets but the global trading system has proved to be resilient
  
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• Trump renews threats to sue Jay Powell for ‘incompetence’

  29-12-2025 23:59
  US president says he will name Federal Reserve chair’s successor in January
  
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• A year of trade drama and the plot twists yet to come

  29-12-2025 13:31
  Trump may not advance tariffs further but could broaden his campaign to new fronts of conflict
  
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