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Additional customs inspections cause long delays that threaten to disrupt global supply chains

Barges and container ships face unusually long waits at major hubs with problems expected to last several months

Once ascendant online retailers are shifting focus to Europe as US-China trade dispute takes a heavy toll

To date, the Trump shock is that he has had so little impact

Despite its prowess, China has not been able to overcome dozens of ‘choke points’ that are the essential building blocks of modern manufacturing

FT-Booth survey reveals broad concern over president’s measures and criticism of central bank

Tariffs are not the only flashpoint; another economic policy war is shaping up

Prioritising defence and clean energy may deliver some objectives — but not this one

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

The president is undermining his own desire for lower interest rates

Prime Minister Mark Carney bets more domestic commerce can help compensate for US levies

BIS says households scarred by pandemic still expect prices to rise sharply in coming year

Fertiliser prices have been ‘extremely volatile’ in the past two weeks, says CEO of leading crop nutrients group Yara

Smaller countries face ‘perfect storm’, says UN and WTO trade tsar ahead of key sustainable development summit in Spain

Textile producers, electronics manufacturers and car suppliers are among those trying to make sense of a market in turmoil

Campaigners say agreement with Washington threatens to kill landmark accord

Donald Trump’s criticism of central bank chair has fuelled expectations of a dovish shift once he leaves in May next year

US president renews attack on Jay Powell and says borrowing costs should fall to 1%

Closure of historic Norfolk plant would put 1,300 jobs at risk and be the latest blow to the country’s auto industry

US president says he will set a new tariff on imports from the country within a week