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Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit millions of video game consoles, electric fans and toys shipped to the US from China

Even US Treasuries take a hit as Donald Trump’s tariff blitz shakes confidence in American assets

After years of robust spending there are signs that Americans’ wellspring of financial firepower is fading

Erratic policymaking and rising trade barriers are jeopardising confidence in the currency

In a multi-polar world, old certainties about the US security guarantee and access to markets no longer hold

A global trade war could mean higher prices for some models on both sides of the Atlantic

Donald Trump’s tariff war adds pressure to Russian economy

Fund to give unusually large upfront transfer to libertarian President Javier Milei

10-year US government bond yield rose most this week since 2001

Stoic defiance in ‘trinket town’ echoes Beijing’s insistence that nation can prevail against Donald Trump’s tariff blitz

Senior Fed official helps ease market jitters by signalling readiness to act if market strains grow

But only now are asset managers beginning to reconsider the story of America as an inexhaustible well of safe bets

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International visitors stay away as political and economic tension and fears of a hostile border rise

Officials around the world are dashing to diversify their economies. But the fight between the US and China casts a long shadow

US central bank prepared to act with ‘various tools’, Susan Collins says

The former hedge fund manager is being asked to lead negotiations with foreign governments amid America’s self-inflicted hit

European finance ministers discuss response to US trade moves

Chancellor welcomes striking official data as allies set out ‘four-pronged response’ to Trump tariffs