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Vessels have been directed to Asia and Europe to carry ‘thousands’ more cars to America than usual

French group says 16 companies have told EU to remove US cosmetics from retaliation list

Chinese solar panels and Uruguayan butter arrive as president tackles inflation by easing import restrictions

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