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Importantly, a lot of risk has already been factored in by both investors and the banks themselves

Wave of theft is adding to raft of cost pressures on retail industry

The ‘mountain kingdom’ of Lesotho joins Pacific island Nauru on list of countries hit with punishing US tariffs

The Republicans have allowed a destructive economic nationalist to lead America into chaos

‘Hard decoupling’ between world’s two largest economies could derail negotiations covering TikTok

Also in today’s newsletter, how the president is exploiting an identity crisis among major US law firms

Misplaced nostalgia is not a good enough reason for something that will only hurt voters

Brexit deal means region could be hit by EU counter-tariffs on US goods

Starmer pledges to redouble efforts to strike trade deal with the US

Beans and chocolate prices set to rise as a result of new levies

The global economy is on a bumpy journey to an unknown destination

The industry has made a comeback and is one of the biggest sources of growth for large operators

Taking another look at the puzzling greenback puke

Also in today’s newsletter, Nato’s role in Ukraine peacekeeping force, and Musk calls reports of White House departure ‘fake news’

It ain’t where you’re at, it’s where you’re from

President’s move to rip up global trade rule book will hit an economy already losing momentum, say economists

Calculation deeply flawed economically and will fail in stated aim of ‘driving bilateral trade deficits to zero’, say analysts

New duties imposed by US president will send shockwaves through global supply chains

Brussels plans to allow four-week window for negotiations before further retaliation

Despite UK’s relatively low levy, there is little to gain from being seen to be palling up to Donald Trump