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  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Chinese politics & policy
    Iran’s top diplomat visits China ahead of Trump-Xi summit

    Xi Jinping could seek to use relationship with Tehran as leverage in talks with US president, analysts say

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    Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Global Economy
    Imbalances are back on the global agenda

    Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever

    Martin Wolf
    3 hours ago
    Several globes are shown spinning in different directions against a black background, with continents distorted and upside down
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Chemicals
    EU anti-dumping complaints against Chinese chemicals at record high

    A wave of cheap imports is pushing Europe’s industry to ‘breaking point’

    3 hours ago
    A worker wearing a yellow helmet operates a forklift to load or unload large bags of PVC resin at a railway station.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    EU economy
    The Big Read. The future of Europe’s angry farmers

    The model of political protection and heavy subsidies that has long supported European agriculture might be fracturing

    3 hours ago
    A protester adds hay to a large fire during a nighttime farmers' demonstration, with a crowd and a neoclassical building in the background.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Global Economy
    ‘Worst’ still ahead as oil price swings darken global trade outlook

    Volatility is more damaging than higher prices and will cause merchandise flows to drop, according to Global Trade Alert

    3 hours ago
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Global Economy
    The FT View. Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz

    Investing in alternatives to this and other maritime chokepoints is costly but necessary

    The editorial board
    A large commercial vessel is anchored offshore near Dubai, with a jet ski and two riders passing in the foreground. A beachgoer is visible out of focus.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Australia
    Australia becomes a trade deal champion to counter Trump and China

    Facing hostility from its two largest trading partners, Canberra embarked on a drive to diversify

    Coal mining in Newcastle, Australia
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Beer and spirits
    Lex. Scotch truce should give US trade partners a dram of hope

    Industry offers glaring example of the self-defeating nature of tariffs

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    A whisky glass containing a small amount of amber liquid, with blurred golden lights in the background.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    EU-China relations
    EU blocks funds for key Chinese solar energy parts

    Brussels cites security concerns in latest crackdown on sensitive China-made imports

    Power inverters and residential batteries from Sungrow displayed on a wall with product labels at an exhibition.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Deforestation
    EU to water down anti-deforestation rules by exempting leather imports

    Move to soften impact on companies of flagship climate legislation is a setback for environmental groups

    Workers assemble green Celine handbags at a factory workstation, with several unfinished bags lined up in the foreground.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Canadian economy
    Canada’s beef producers say Mercosur trade deal will devastate industry

    Farmers fear a flood of cheap meat as Carney government looks for entry to South American bloc

    Cattle graze on green pasture with snowy mountains in the background near Cardston, Alberta.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    ‘It’s just maddening’: America’s small businesses left out of Trump tariff refunds

    New procedures only reimburse importers, not those who indirectly sourced products through them

    Maria Peck arranges vintage handbags in her shop, Tiara Day, surrounded by decorative accessories and a mannequin.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Asia-Pacific economy
    Singapore and New Zealand strike ‘world first’ supply-chain pact

    Leaders call on other partners to maintain global trade flows with similar agreements

    School children walk past a pond with water lilies, with Singapore’s skyline and modern office buildings in the background.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Chinese business & finance
    Alphaville. Inside China’s massive $3tn overseas acquisition spree

    Pwned by Beijing

  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    EU trade
    Europe ‘naive’ in clinging to old economic model, says central banker

    EU must adapt to geopolitical reality shaped by US and China, says Belgium’s Pierre Wunsch

    Pierre Wunsch stands indoors in a blue suit and white shirt, hands clasped, with a blurred office background behind him.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    US-China relations
    Trump’s strategy of accommodation with China is a historic mistake

    The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference

    Ely Ratner
    Donald Trump chats closely with Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony, both appearing engaged in conversation.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Interview. US should ‘finish the job’ if Iran does not yield, says Lindsey Graham

    The veteran senator is one of the most hawkish Republicans with influence over the US president

    Senator Lindsey Graham speaks at a press conference, shown in close-up with a serious expression.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran war withers Kenya’s roses and strands its tea

    Conflict has crushed Gulf markets and pushed up air freight and shipping costs

    Belinda Wanjala harvests red roses in a field, holding a bouquet and wearing gloves and a headscarf.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Food security
    Is China decoupling on food?

    If this is pursued with the same energy as industrial policy, it will upend the agricultural economy

    Adam Tooze
    Harvesters working in golden wheat fields with dust trails at sunset near the Yellow River tidal flats.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    Trump says he will raise tariff on EU vehicles to 25%

    Levies on cars and trucks exported to US will be imposed ‘next week’ unless companies manufacture at American plants

    Rows of new cars with protective white covers parked close together at an automotive terminal.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    Ask an Expert. What will Trump’s war on Iran mean for global trade?

    Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with our trade columnist on Thursday May 7 at 1pm (BST)

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    UK trade
    UK goods exports to US have not recovered from Trump’s tariffs

    Britain has been pushed into an unusual trade deficit with its largest trading partner

    Partially assembled car bodies on a production line at the Nissan plant, with workers visible inside some vehicles.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Chinese business & finance
    Elevator companies hope subsidies in China will lift their prospects

    Incentives to replace ageing equipment set to help compensate for still-sluggish property sector

    A woman in a white coat stands inside a glass elevator, looking outward in a brightly lit mall in Beijing.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    Trump drops Scotch whisky tariffs ‘in honour’ of King Charles

    US president lifts duties on the drink following the British monarch’s trip to Washington

    A staff member rolls a whisky barrel between rows of stacked barrels inside a warehouse at Glengoyne Distillery.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    US-China trade dispute
    How the Trump-Xi threats of trade war softened into a quieter rivalry

    The forthcoming US-China leaders’ summit will be much less fraught than the last one

    Alan Beattie
    Donald Trump and Xi Jinping face each other and smile during a meeting, with U.S. and Chinese flags in the background.
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