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The philosophy behind Trump’s Dark Enlightenment
An English magus of anti-democratic neoreaction has become a touchstone for the alt-right
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China is suffering its own ‘China shock’
Labour-intensive manufacturing is vanishing and millions of jobs could be lost, with repercussions for stability and growth
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Why ships are the new chips
The Trump administration wants to make America’s maritime capacity great again
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Dollar slump magnifies stock market pain for foreign investors
Simultaneous sell-off in US equities and currency ends ‘virtuous cycle’ for fund managers in Europe
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Federal Reserve cuts US growth forecast as Trump’s policies weigh on outlook
Central bank also lifts inflation projection as chair Jay Powell warns of tariff impact
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Federal Reserve faces new threat from soaring inflation expectations by US consumers
University of Michigan survey shows American households’ outlook for price growth is at its highest since the early 1990s
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Small-cap stocks are not signalling recession
It is important, at this odd moment, to focus on what we know and not extrapolate too aggressively
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Maybe it is a healthy correction
Every sell-off is a reversal in market leadership, to a greater or lesser degree, as investors sell growth and cyclicality and buy steadiness and defensiveness
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China’s obesity crisis is big business
Pharmaceutical groups are rushing to dominate market that will grow to 900mn people by 2030
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Certainty is now a scarcity in markets
Capricious policies from Washington have created a very unpredictable economic environment
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What corporate credit spreads are signalling on returns
High-yields might not be a giveaway any more but are fairly priced
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The Trump put is bad
Plus calm credit and paper pulped
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Tariff Tuesday: into the unknown
And strong earnings
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How big is the stock market’s America bubble?
US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’
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The Bangladeshi politician who built a shadowy global property empire
FT investigation: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and his family bought 482 properties overseas costing $295 million. The new government wants some of that money back
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Ruchir Sharma: Is China investable again?
It always was — at the right price and for those with eyes wide open to the economic downside
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How Washington plans to defend the dollar
Trade tariffs grab headlines but the less-visible fight around money matters deeply to the president
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Musk’s elevated status could raise X’s value too
These days, political influence matters as much as metrics such as ‘daily active users’
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CEOs’ forced smiles show the limits of AI-driven investing
A really radical idea would be to pay attention to companies’ actual financial performance too
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Who will now stabilise the world economy?
Neither the US nor China is willing to assume the responsibility
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BYD’s strategy shift is bad news for global automakers
The Chinese company is undercutting rivals by making advanced driver assistance systems a standard feature at no extra cost
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Apple’s quiet pivot to India
The iPhone maker wants to diversify its supply chain beyond China. Can the world’s largest democracy deliver?
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Trade isn’t all about Trump
World business and commerce are changing in ways that have nothing to do with the US president’s tariff threats
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What is Donald Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariff plan?
US president orders options to retaliate with tariffs against host of perceived trade barriers
