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Checks on food arriving at Dover will be carried out on the outskirts of Ashford
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhere
Market conditions are reminiscent of the soft landing that followed Alan Greenspan’s ‘Fed pivot’
Head of Italy’s central bank highlights risk of US stance pushing up global borrowing costs
French president calls for huge investment push and EU reforms in Sorbonne speech
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Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Many middle-income countries show reserves of pragmatic tolerance that Europeans do not necessarily deserve
Since Brexit, food and drink industry has faced border checks on business with largest trading partner
Expected 0.3% expansion for 2024 comes as energy prices and inflation continue to fall from record highs
Separate Brussels probe targets Chinese medical market amid growing trade tensions with Beijing
Also in this newsletter: why Finland wants to cut down more trees and import less Russian wood
Government has room to offer generous pre-election budget but warns era of bumper tax receipts may be waning
An ECB interest rate cut soon would make sense but the Fed faces a more difficult call in the US
Commercial ties between the two powers appear to be catching up from an abnormally low base
Record profits at lender will bolster state coffers to help fund war on Ukraine
Data expected to reassure ECB officials that eurozone still on track for ‘soft landing’
Trade groups say monthly tariffs that importers of food and plants from the EU will have to pay will add up quickly
EU leaders must match the boldness of Thatcher and Delors
Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumers
Comments from head of one of region’s biggest arms makers come as bloc debates first defence industrial strategy
Rapid upgrades to infrastructure and fleets and buoyant tourism industry provide boost
Eurozone borrowing costs seen as likely to fall first as strength of US economy lowers chance of imminent rate cuts
Fund urges EU to avoid ‘protectionist’ policies and focus on cutting internal trade barriers
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