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The low-growth, high-debt bind requires bold but difficult fixes

Company CEO says deliveries of engines and other parts are being let in without import taxes

Also in today’s newsletter, PwC US internal probe, and Adidas in fresh racism row

Sign of relief for foreign businesses comes as Donald Trump insists talks are under way to reduce levies

Increase before announcement of Trump tariffs was propelled by clothing and outdoor shops

And bad hard data arrives

FT Exclusive: Tech giant plans to shift assembly as soon as next year in response to Donald Trump’s trade war

Currency is well above its lower limit after partial float but remains volatile

If the dollar were to weaken further, the drag on growth and inflation would probably be larger

Answering the questions Trump’s Tariff Men haven’t asked

The FT’s sixth annual ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth. Plus: technology and energy help drive corporate growth; US insurance plans boost healthcare boom; Mexico’s fintech stars start to shine at last; oil and gas industry in Canada is buoyant; Argentine tech unicorn faces market rout head on; renewables sector stays upbeat about prospects

Saturn Oil and Gas, Stampede Drilling and Arrow Exploration show robust growth as debate swirls on energy production

Silicon Valley giant says AI is helping engagement in core division despite threat from ChatGPT

All measures of leading survey drop as price rises and US import taxes bite

US chipmaker’s shares fall in after-market trading as it offers downbeat guidance

UK chancellor says global stability depends on lower trade barriers ahead of meeting US Treasury secretary

Beijing says claims it is nearing a deal with Washington to resolve the trade war are ‘fake news’

‘Not optimistic to say the least’: world’s biggest food companies slash forecasts in expectation of slower spending

Executives use earnings calls to lay out impact of Trump’s tariffs on costs and supply chains

Meeting with Chinese vice-premier came after US clamps down on chipmaker’s sales to China