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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, in New YorkWatch: Trump defends firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics head over “wrong” numbersUS President Donald Trump said he would fire the…

Leaders of more than 60 countries have been plunged into a fresh race to secure trade deals with the US after Donald Trump unleashed global chaos…

A summaryA quick recap.Stock markets in Europe and across Asia-Pacific countries have fallen after Donald Trump announced new tariffs on dozens of US trading partners.Last night,…

A growing wave of uncertainty is freezing investment plans in Mexico, the US’s largest trading partner, rattling domestic and foreign business leaders alike.Investors are weighing Donald…

Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has announced a 35% tariff on Canada from 1 August. He also announced new tariff rates for dozens of countries that…

US President Donald Trump set the following rates by region in his executive order on Thursday, titled “Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates”:Africa Algeria 30% Angola…

After months of tariff threats from the US and escalating trade tensions that have sowed anger in Canada and fractured a once-close alliance, the country is…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Amazon announced strong sales and profit growth in…

Donald Trump has extended the deadline for a tariff deal with Mexico by another 90 days, fuelling speculation he could announce pauses for dozens of other…

Donald Trump’s 1 August tariffs deadline did what it was always intended to do. It kept the markets and the nations guessing amid last-minute uncertainty. It…