International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze

A good GDP report, but change is on the way

Central bank holds interest rates at 0.5% but highlights ‘extreme uncertainty’ around trade

Wall Street executive expects investor focus to shift towards fiscal policy and the federal budget

Big talk of holding all the cards looks even worse with the benefit of hindsight

Issue is a remaining hurdle in ‘reset’ talks ahead of summit later this month

As it heads to the polls, the country is facing a geopolitical crunch and deep economic challenges. Analysts fear politicians are looking the other way

Blue-chip index concludes its seventh consecutive session of gains

Guillaume Faury calls for return of sector’s tariff-free trading

Britain hopes to seal trio of trade accords in coming weeks as talks also continue with the EU and India

Stockpiling affects first-quarter figures but other indicators remain strong

In markets and politics, it will be more short-termist, less resilient and much more reliant on the kindness of strangers

Carmakers report falls in quarterly earnings and hold back on forecasts for year ahead

Fast-fashion company searches for workarounds as Trump’s trade war endangers operations in its most important market

Ministers attempt to resolve remaining areas of disagreement in London talks this week

Figure for period before US president announced sweeping levies surpasses expectations

British carmaker will rely on stocks held at American dealers while it assesses impact of Trump’s trade war

Drugmaker says it can harness technology and change supply chain to guard against possible new levies

Country accounts for more than half of global bullion ETF flows over past 4 weeks in hunt for havens amid trade war

Plus agriculture and diversification

Electronics maker cites ‘growing policy risks’ for semiconductors and higher prices for phone parts