US secretary of state Marco Rubio claimed to a US radio station this week that China could potentially “shut down the Panama Canal” in any conflict. Ahead of a trip to Panama this weekend, he added: ...

Trump indicated he was unmoved by economists’ warnings that new tariffs would hurt the US economy or risk a leap in inflation as importers passed on the increased cost of their goods to consumers.

Sir Keir Starmer is using a long-standing statistical quirk to bolster his attempts to fend off Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs, relying on US data that shows the UK is one of the few major ...

Debt rankers appear to have been more coy in recent years on risks of developed economies than emerging markets ...

The president is surrounded by the leaders of the richest and most powerful companies in history — but their dominance may ...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has ordered an immediate halt to work on virtually all existing foreign aid programmes ...

From Anne Gordon, Vice President for International Tax Policy, National Foreign Trade Council, Washington, DC, US ...

US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to ...

Republican senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are considered obvious candidates to oppose Kennedy’s nomination. All three voted against Trump’s defence secretary nominee Pete ...

Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5 per cent ...

There’s still two weeks to go until the FT Alphaville Pub Quiz lands in Washington DC on Feb 6. We’re busy writing questions in preparation — and there’s still space to compete if you’re interested.

Key Fed decision: The central bank’s expected decision today is the first following Trump’s return to office, which has been marked by a flurry of executive orders as the US president seeks to impose ...