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  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Why the sharp rise in shipping costs is likely to be temporary

    Covid has triggered rampant price growth but global attitudes to trade will be key in long term

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  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Renewable energy
    China pours money into green Belt and Road projects

    Renewables account for half of Beijing’s energy investments in 2020 but coal share also grows

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Global trade recovers to pre-pandemic level

    Rebound in late 2020 also fuelled industrial production, benefiting China

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    US trade
    Biden set for ‘buy American’ push to boost domestic manufacturing

    Policy on procurement risks straining relations with key US allies

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Brussels Briefing
    EU fishing fleet bemoans Brexit cuts as bloc prepares for talks Premium

    Frustration on all sides as EU and UK get ready to apply the trade deal

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Global InsightMartin Sandbu
    EU has a chance to change from negotiator to political enforcer

    New deals give Brussels opportunity to make life uncomfortable for London and Beijing

  • Saturday, 23 January, 2021
    John Fingleton
    Britain must rethink its ‘national security’ law

    New powers to intervene in deals will staunch the economic lifeblood of foreign direct investment

  • Saturday, 23 January, 2021
    The Long ViewMichael Mackenzie
    Wall Street eyes China despite continued tensions with US

    Opportunities for investors seen despite economic and technological rivalry

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Brexit
    EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK

    Bloc wants until the end of April to sign off on agreement with Britain

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  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Victor Mallet
    Brexit brings a diet of false promises to Parisian gourmands

    UK expatriates and some locals mourn the impact on food imports

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    FT Magazine
    Inside the Brexit deal: the agreement and the aftermath

    As businesses adapt to the UK’s new trade deal with the EU, negotiators on both sides reveal what really happened

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    US-China trade dispute
    Chinese purchases of US exports fall far behind trade deal pledge

    Beijing’s likely failure to meet terms of ‘phase one’ agreement poses challenge to Biden

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Renminbi
    China’s currency heads into Biden era on front foot

    Renminbi’s future strength depends on cooling of US trade tensions and health of dollar

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    News in-depthGlobal Economy
    Global policymakers look for Biden reset on trade, tax and climate

    Deals from WTO leadership to aid for emerging economies await end of Trump limbo

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Philip Stephens
    The right answer to Xi Jinping is a one-China policy

    To counter Beijing’s strategy of divide and rule, the US and its allies need consistent policies

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    EU trade
    Flanders looks beyond Brexit Britain for business opportunities

    Region with close trade ties to UK plans strategy to support groups seeking new markets

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Robert Lighthizer defends his record on China Premium

    Outgoing US Trade Representative on the tussles with Beijing that defined his term in office

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    The best books of the week
    America’s big China question

    Resetting relations will be near the top of Joe Biden’s agenda — three new books look at the challenge

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Boardroom drama shakes China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC

    Industry’s dependence on Taiwanese talent highlighted by co-CEO’s threat to resign

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Brexit
    EU ‘not punishing’ UK financial services sector, London envoy insists

    Bloc’s ambassador says Brussels still waiting for more information before making key regulatory decisions

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    LexContainer shipping
    Trade/containers: the shipping forecast Premium

    The disruption adds to arguments for reducing dependence on lengthy supply chains

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Interview
    Outgoing US trade chief says leading WTO candidate lacks experience

    Robert Lighthizer warns it would be mistake to appoint former Nigerian finance minister

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    How international financial sanctions could derail vaccination drives Premium

    Biden must give banks cover to help all countries participate in rollout of Covid jabs

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Shipping costs quadruple to record highs on China-Europe ‘bottleneck’

    Soaring prices fuelled by shortage of containers and recovery in consumer demand

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Pandemic shipping costs, Navalny jailed, Brookfield on real estate

    The cost of shipping goods from China to Europe has more than tripled in the past eight weeks

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