UK must pay to join EU defence fund, says BrusselsNews Feed
Draft terms require non-EU nations to negotiate agreements before their defence industries can get access
China grants some tariff exemptions for US imports as trade war bitesNews Feed
Sign of relief for foreign businesses comes as Donald Trump insists talks are under way to reduce levies
Nomura profits rise 27% amid wild trading under TrumpNews Feed
Revenues from equity services ‘up steeply’ in US due to market volatility
US prosecutors may end oversight tool in corporate criminal casesNews Feed
Review comes as Trump’s DoJ appointees loosen enforcement on crypto, sanctions and foreign bribery
Baidu founder highlights ‘shrinking’ demand for DeepSeek’s text-based AINews Feed
Search group’s chief makes rare criticism of China’s generative artificial intelligence darling
British retail sales unexpectedly rose 0.4% in MarchNews Feed
Increase before announcement of Trump tariffs was propelled by clothing and outdoor shops
FTAV’s further readingNews Feed
Trade wars; the US exodus; exorbitant privilege; a metaverse startup; San Francisco; sex work; long 1990s; and gang tattoos
Markets cannot go on like thisNews Feed
And bad hard data arrives
Why Europe isn’t getting too excited by Trump’s criticism of Putin’s bombsNews Feed
Also in this newsletter: EU competition chief zeroes in on reforming merger rules
Seven truths about tradeNews Feed
Answering the questions Trump’s Tariff Men haven’t asked