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Protectionism
EU threatens retaliation if US imposes punitive car tariffs

European Commission to ‘react in a swift and adequate manner’ to any levies

The Big Read
German export machine braced for global shocks
Citigroup Inc
Citi CEO says machines may cut thousands of call centre jobs

US bank can use tech to serve customers better and more cheaply, says Mike Corbat

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
UK says Huawei is manageable risk to 5G 

Blow to US efforts to ban Chinese company from allies’ telecoms networks

Labour Party UK
Seven MPs resign from Labour in challenge to Corbyn

Split by pro-EU moderates comes ahead of crucial parliamentary votes on Brexit

Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve nears decisions on its asset portfolio

Some officials think balance sheet reduction programme will end this year

Technology sector
Data privacy bill unites Charles Koch and Big Tech
Gideon Rachman
Islamophobia and the new clash of civilisations

The Muslim and non-Muslim worlds are becoming increasingly intolerant of each other

Wealth management
Why Morgan Stanley acquired ‘Calgary’s best kept secret’

Acquisition of Solium gives the bank a boost in the war for wealth management clients

Asia-Pacific equities
Chinese stocks post best day in 3 months

Index of mainland shares rises 3.2 per cent as hopes for US-China trade deal grow

Wirecard AG
German regulator bans shorting of Wirecard shares

BaFin cites ‘serious threat to market confidence’ following collapse in stock price

China
‘Difficult years’ for Baidu as China’s internet goes mobile

Users criticise search results as more content is walled off by rivals Tencent and Alibaba

Emerging markets
Nigeria’s election delay forces digital reboot

Electoral commission recalls thousands of ID scanners for reprogramming

US foreign policy
Pence and Merkel offer contrasting visions of global security

Discord and division between US and allies on show at Munich conference

US News

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FT interview: Venezuela's Juan Guaidó on aid, military and diplomacy

Opposition leader says reaching out to Beijing and Moscow
US tax
Surge in US economists’ support for carbon tax to tackle emissions

Democrats’ ‘Green New Deal’ plan too costly, says Janet Yellen

Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Walmart to reveal costs of battle with Amazon

Rising revenues expected despite unexpectedly weak US retail sales

Venezuela
Venezuela’s opposition reaches out to Russia and China

Juan Guaidó wants to establish diplomatic ties with Nicolás Maduro’s biggest allies

Opinion

Rana Foroohar
Donald Trump’s ill-timed rift with Europe

There is an opportunity for a new transatlantic alliance to benefit both US and EU

Video FT World video
FT interview: Venezuela's Juan Guaidó on aid, military and diplomacy

Opposition leader says reaching out to Beijing and Moscow
Video FT World video
FT interview: Venezuela's Juan Guaidó on aid, military and diplomacy
Video Sebastian Payne
Why the seven Labour MPs chose to defect
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Volatile markets for Asian currencies
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Citigroup CEO on the risks facing the banking industry

Highlights

The Big Read
Can Syria rebuild with Assad still in power?

The president must reconstruct a devastated country but western powers will not fund any effort that keeps him in power

JAB Holdings Ltd
Deal-hungry JAB hunts for new partner

Peter Harf says he has options to replace Bart Becht who left last month

Work Tribes
‘Excellent leadership. You really are leading the way in self-care’

Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

Markets News

Asia-Pacific equities
Chinese stocks post best day in 3 months

Index of mainland shares rises 3.2 per cent as hopes for US-China trade deal grow

FT Trading Room
EU derivatives traders get clearing house access in no-deal Brexit
Stocks to Watch
Stocks to watch: Reckitt Benckiser, Plus500, Petrofac

Centrica is unlikely to shake dividend-cut fears this year, says Berenberg

Technology

Karen Petrou
Fintech firms cannot be allowed to play unsupervised

‘Sandboxes’ that offer regulation-free zones put consumers at risk

Citigroup Inc
Citi CEO says machines may cut thousands of call centre jobs

US bank can use tech to serve customers better and more cheaply, says Mike Corbat

Fintech
GoCardless plots global expansion with $75m investment

Digital payments start-up GoCardless aims to boost operations in Europe and the US

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