Cynical short-term calculations are driving corporate support for Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen
Could consumer demand help drive down the cost of producing goods in America?
US conservatives are moving away from the old orthodoxy on how to balance deficits and revenues
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
President seeks to fight Trump on economy with progressive plan to make the very rich pay more
Food sales contract as inflation takes a bite out of consumers’ wallets
Now that employers are demanding workers return to the office, trouble is brewing
Federal Reserve may be forced to end quantitative tightening early, as stock of Treasury bills forecast to soar above $6tn
The US labour market is probably weaker than the non-farm payroll numbers imply
Securities backing single commercial buildings are popular with investors but several have failed to live up to top ratings
Majority of justices uphold Trump-era levy but avoids broader constitutional questions that some had pushed
Also in today’s newsletter, how Joe Biden is preparing for next week’s presidential debate
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
President Biden wants to increase adoption, but his tariffs on Chinese imports could reduce competition and increase costs
A transformed trade relationship has left Europe’s farmers vulnerable to retaliation
‘Long-expected deceleration’ in consumer spending may now be under way, says Adriana Kugler
Inspections of popular fruit on hold as criminal violence threatens multibillion-dollar trade
And the market goes up anyway
Delay by US central bank in easing monetary policy could jeopardise soft economic landing
‘Steel wars’ with China show how difficult it is to contain global tariffs
We would likely get a harder edged, more insular, xenophobic and paranoid version in the White House second time around
Economist and member of China’s five-year plan committee reflects on geopolitical and trade tensions — including electric vehicle exports
President’s top energy adviser Amos Hochstein says fuel costs ‘still too high for many Americans’
China’s reliance on exports is set to fan the flames of protectionism elsewhere
NextEra’s Rebecca Kujawa warns clean energy duties are raising costs for US consumers
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