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Risk of potential US downturn weighs on Tokyo’s hope for economic revival

April 2 will be a big day

The Descent of Mann

Trump’s administration has expressed more tolerance for the economic fallout from tariffs than expected

University of Michigan survey shows American households’ outlook for price growth is at its highest since the early 1990s

Regulator probing whether ‘premium finance’ unfairly treats policyholders who do not pay up front

Germany’s central bank compares Eurozone bank policies and rhetoric in study powered by artificial intelligence

Two decades after Eritrea expelled the American agency, other nations must now find a way to survive without it

Italian prime minister criticises Brussels for engaging in tit-for-tat with US

Beijing is concerned proximity to America could lead to sharing of smart car technology developed by Tesla’s main rival

Tesla sinks as investors shift away from riskier holdings

Economists and scientists worry over disappearing data and advisory groups

Pound has rebounded this year amid stubbornly high UK inflation and a broad dollar retreat

The US president wants both to protect domestic manufacturing and hold the dollar as the reserve currency

Executives are concerned that levies on components could be in the president’s sights

City’s strategic position makes it increasingly vulnerable to escalating geopolitical tensions between US and China

Also in today’s newsletter, US’s campaign against the Houthis and the man moving Meta to the right

Its strengths and weaknesses are well known, but the Trump administration is creating new opportunities and threats

Also in today’s newsletter, traders make $16bn shorting Tesla and economists warn of US economic slowdown

Leftist president’s approval moves above 80% in swirl of nationalism as she grapples with US tariff threats