International - Financial Times - Credit Squeeze

Vacancies fall and number of people claiming jobless benefits rises

Levies of up to 62.4% on hardwood varieties latest flare up in trade tensions

The old economic order is dead. What will replace it?

Trump’s tariff war brings with it unpredictability and a consequent loss of confidence

Emerging economies outside of Asia becoming ‘development-free zone’, lender says

Eurozone’s former crisis spots have shaken off concerns over rising debt levels as investors bet on fiscal co-operation

Their credibility is strong, the spillovers are small and financial conditions are improving

Province set up to project sovereignty over Antarctic Peninsula and Falklands faces shake-up under libertarian leader

Also in today’s newsletter, Apple to allow developers AI model access and Carney pledges to boost Canada’s defence spending

And US versus Chinese solar producers

Founder Ren Zhengfei says US is exaggerating his company’s technology amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing

State-owned Central Huijin in spotlight after big intervention in domestic stock markets to boost economy

Investors are likely to seek a higher risk premium for British assets

Operator says purchase of Hutchison assets poses risk to waterway’s compliance with US treaty with Central American nation

Beijing severely limits shipments of critical components dominated by country’s suppliers

United Natural Foods discloses disruption to its operations that could affect supplies to supermarkets

The UK should follow the lead of the US and use its special tools to lend securely to the IMF and World Bank

Top White House official says a deal could be struck as part of trade talks between the two countries

Producer index falls at fastest pace in two years despite moves to boost demand

The US president is destroying far more than rational trade policy