The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world. Could Trump’s policies endanger its lead?
A Japanese company’s plan to buy US Steel is challenging the country’s long-standing policy towards foreign investment
Currency on course for biggest daily rise since November 5 US presidential election
Governor Christopher Waller says he still supports a December interest rate cut barring a surprise in the economic data
Parting measures by Biden administration aim to slow Beijing’s development of artificial intelligence with military applications
Canadian province is US’s third-biggest trade partner and its automotive industry is intertwined with that of its southern neighbour
Brussels must try to ensure its response to the US does not trample on trade rules
The incoming US president’s rambling warning to the Brics countries makes no sense
The third annual FT-Nikkei Investing in America report looks at how overseas companies are negotiating the newly uncertain investment climate in the US
Companies have committed nearly $400bn since he signed flagship legislation. But will it last?
A rebalanced global economy would be welcome, but not for stocks
And the US consumer market is now the world’s richest chip
Investors should not assume that Trump’s tariff threat is a bluff
The US has never been so overhyped, relative to the rest of the world
Warning against pushing alternatives to reserve currency is latest trade threat from incoming president
US president-elect has threatened to hit Canadian imports with steep tariffs as soon as he re-enters office
The combination of huge public debt issuance and Trump’s notorious unpredictability is a toxic mix for markets
Dodgy data misleads policymakers, businesses and investors
The next US president and his team see trade in political, rather than narrowly economic, terms
US president-elect’s pledge to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada would disrupt sector’s complex supply chain
Also in this newsletter: Georgia belatedly cuts its ties with Brussels
Will importers or foreign producers take the hit — or will it be US consumers who suffer, as many economists suggest?
Rare back-to-back cut reflects concern over impact of incoming US president’s policies
Leaders differ on how they presented Claudia Sheinbaum’s plan to stop migrants entering US
Record travel numbers expected over festive period even as Americans remain anxious over inflation
