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Investment funds have been looking to offload assets in a push to realise returns

The greenback’s dominance was forged on trade, alliances and institutions — now that era is at risk of drawing to a close

US president is stepping up a campaign of retribution against his political enemies

Indonesian stocks hit four-year low and Thailand sees outflows as funds rethink growth story for region’s biggest economies

US ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson signals that a variety of options are on the table

Huawei, ZTE and China Telecom among companies targeted by new FCC investigation

President Claudia Sheinbaum has been deft at reading and handling her US counterpart

Collecting price data on meat pies and VR headsets is a strange exercise

Investors and policymakers are struggling to keep pace with change

Also in today’s newsletter, European plan to replace US in Nato, and companies backtrack on climate goals in bosses’ pay

US measures are latest salvo in a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Tehran

And tariffs’ drag on earnings

Confusion reigns over Trump’s policies and the long-term effect of AI

With some parents requiring a 50 per cent pay rise to mitigate the effects of the threshold, the trap is zapping productivity

Lib Dem leader warns US president is ‘an unreliable ally’

Pay is out of line with the state of the economy, puzzling analysts and worrying the BoE

President signs executive order in attempt to wean America off critical resources from China

Is uncertainty about the president already priced in?

The US president has to understand that economic warfare will hit his own people in their pocketbooks

Also in today’s newsletter, the Fed cuts its 2025 growth forecast and how Jeff Bezos made peace with Maga