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Also in this newsletter: Could the Mercosur trade deal actually harm growth?

German nut and bolt maker reports stable demand despite facing one of the largest US levy rises in 2025

Negotiators accused US last year of using ‘bully-boy tactics’ to sink a UN-backed net zero framework for the industry

London seeks to repair US-UK links, monetary policy has a significant moment, and Big Tech and Big Pharma lead results

Excessive regulation is strangling Mark Carney’s efforts to kick-start economic growth, companies argue

The country’s habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys

Poorer countries face a triple whammy of crises in fuel, food and remittances

Prices for the nuts have surged after disruption to export routes from Iran, a major producer of the nut

Production bottlenecks and uncertainty over US munitions funding weigh on stock prices for weapons makers

Kevin Warsh was not ready to disagree with Donald Trump in front of the Senate banking committee

The US provided Argentina with a $20bn swap line, but similar offerings to Gulf and Asian allies would face constraints

Follow the latest impact of tariffs amid the president’s ongoing trade war

The law of one price is in retreat — with major consequences for profits, inflation and innovation

But the central bank will pause in June amid Iran uncertainty

Better than expected figure underlines impact of Middle East conflict

The FT’s seventh annual ranking by compound annual revenue growth. Plus: how listed companies overcome obstacles; AI and defence start-ups dominate investment; the US and China in Latin America; and technology shakes up Canadian wealth management

The US president’s approach divides the region in two, while the Chinese have a firm economic foothold

Plus, where’s the love for clean energy?

Also in today’s newsletter: Vanguard boss warns about prediction markets and Intel shares surge in after-hours trading

Read the BoJ’s April forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team