Trade retaliation comes after bloc voted to approve steep tariff increases on Chinese electric cars
Decision to base plant in Guadalajara shows ‘nearshoring’ of supply chains away from China
And the sukuk market
The New York Federal Reserve president on the battle to tame inflation
New York Fed president John Williams signals support for quarter-point interest rate cuts
Unreliable suppliers can modify devices, yet companies devote few resources to verifying the origin of components
Coalition government is seeking more foreign investment in energy, water and infrastructure
Industrial rivalry and tensions with China frame a confused debate about the pressures of globalisation
Investors need to see (much) more for this to be sustained
Member states are failing to show Beijing a united front over electric vehicles
Investment bank says equity valuations remain low as market prepares to reopen following buying frenzy
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s costly economic plan and anxious Europeans hoard savings
Laeisz’s deal to sell its pure car and truck carriers fleet is a hint that the market has peaked
Non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns of heightened risk of ‘an eventual fiscal crisis’
There is a populist idea that would be both good economics and good politics
Progress has been made at home, but what comes next abroad will make a big difference
Plus, earnings season steps up a gear as Wall Street banks report, Nobel Prizes are announced and Tesla launches Robotaxi
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Eurozone household sentiment diverges from American counterparts, whose buoyant spending is fuelling growth
Washington weighs more tariffs on imports after flood of Chinese panels drove global prices to record lows
China’s carmakers have been increasing market share in Europe
Also in today’s newsletter, Texas Stock Exchange pledges tougher standards than New York rivals and have we passed peak obesity?
Also in this newsletter: European governments ramp up evacuations from Lebanon
Severe weather events are intensifying and so too are their economic impacts
Millions of people have five-figure sums sitting in cash, in spite of inflation’s corrosive effects