Republican senator backs Powell over Trump attacks on Fed
Banking committee member John Kennedy says US central bank ‘ought to be independent’
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Gloomy mood ahead of IMF and World Bank spring meetings
Updates to global growth forecasts, European manufacturing in spotlight and Tesla and Alphabet report results
Reeves to press case for global free trade in US talks
Chancellor also hopes to get better tariff deal for UK in meeting with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent
Imagine what would happen if America left the IMF
Withdrawal would undermine US international prestige and the privileged role of its financial institutions
Tariffs without industrial policy won’t work
It’s a lesson that the White House should learn if it wants to build up manufacturing in America
DHL suspends some parcel deliveries to US amid trade war
German group is first major commercial logistics company to take action after new tariffs come into force
How much are tariffs weighing on US companies?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Rustbelt gamble: GE Vernova rides AI power boom into uncertain future
Shares in the turbine maker soared last year but now it must contend with DeepSeek and Donald Trump
Steel, energy and sports cars: how China poured over $100bn into Britain
Spending has slowed since 2017 peak but Beijing retains significant investments across the UK
China’s rare earths controls prompt fears of auto shortages and shutdowns
Traders and executives warn of limited inventories and a risk of disruption to automotive production
Trump’s tariff war comes to New York’s Chinatown
Chinese American small businesses are stockpiling goods to delay higher costs
China tech groups lead multibillion-dollar campaign to help exporters sell at home
Alibaba, JD.com and Tencent among those aiding switch to domestic sales in national movement influenced by Beijing
South Korea will not ‘fight’ Trump’s tariffs, says acting president
Han Duck-soo says Seoul owes historical debt and is open to dropping trade barriers ahead of talks with Washington
Trump tariffs bring furrowed brows to Ireland’s Botox town
Westport makes the world’s entire supply of the anti-wrinkle drug — now it fears production could move to the US
Donald Trump vs Mr Market
As the US president’s rollercoaster tariff policy creates global financial chaos, Tim Harford asks: is he in a fight he can’t win?
Placate or retaliate? Starmer and Carney are both right on Trump
The long goodbye to the US-led world order means leaders must tread carefully
Trump administration set to impose steep fees on Chinese ships
Plan alarms farmers and other exporters while Beijing warns of higher shipping costs and supply chain disruption
FirstFT: Ukraine and US move closer to signing minerals deal
Also in today’s newsletter, Harvard pushes back against the White House and Yuval Noah Harari on the Trumpian world view
Does the market need to be concerned about AI adoption?
And a conversation with Brent Neiman, whose research was cited in the ‘reciprocal tariff’ calculations
China stops buying liquefied natural gas from the US
Standstill shows how Sino-American trade war has spilled into the energy sector
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