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The president sparked enthusiasm for American liquefied natural gas exports by lifting a pause on government permit approvals

Washington’s coercive economic diplomacy is undergoing massive change

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump threatens EU with tariffs, and 7-Eleven owner’s founding family ditches buyout bid

Also in today’s newsletter: CEOs give Ursula von der Leyen an earful

Taunts by US president galvanise governing party and upend Conservative opposition’s strategy

The risk is that President Javier Milei declares victory in his economic programme too early

US president warns levies will target auto sector and be applied ‘generally’

Pharmaceutical industry hopes to ward off growing tariff threat

Relations between Detroit and Windsor, joined by a cross-border tunnel, are being marred by Trump’s threats

Also in today’s newsletter, tax cut win for Trump, and a Big Read on the anti-vax movement

Asian financial hub slashes civil service and property transaction tax to combat slowing economic growth

The high spirits that greeted the US president’s election triumph in November have faded

Officials from US, China, Japan, India and Brazil among those who will not attend this week’s meetings in Cape Town

Ensuring fair competition in the digital sphere risks antagonising the new US administration

New deals on pause as threatened duties undermine premise for investment

Oil prices drop while government bonds climb on worries Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit economy

White House signals it will expedite measures despite investor concerns over how threats of levies will affect economy

Faster economic growth in Asia and decarbonisation efforts expected to boost demand

German central bank’s boss points to more interest rate cuts and urges country’s next government to embark on supply-side reforms

Regulator Ofgem lifts quarterly price cap 6.4% following increase in wholesale costs