This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get the newsletter delivered every weekday morning. Explore all of our newsletters here Good morning and welcome back to FirstFT Asia. Markets are set for turmoil today after Donald Trump launched a global … Read more
Republicans in the US Congress introduced legislation on Thursday to repeal China’s preferential trade status that it has held for over two decades, garnering a Democratic co-sponsor for the first time. China’s permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status is a legal designation in the US for free trade with a foreign state, and was conferred … Read more
The motor repair industry is steering straight into a “perfect storm” of challenges in 2025. Rising operational costs, hesitant consumers, and a skilled labour shortage are creating a bumpy road ahead for independent garages and franchise workshops alike. According to the latest Motor Ombudsman survey, these pressures are driving significant uncertainty for repair businesses. Let’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, has played down concerns that Donald Trump will usher in a long period of economic turmoil in Asia by imposing high tariffs, arguing that after an initial shock the global … Read more
Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of dollars in commodity trade moving through some of the world’s most dangerous waters. As conflicts rage in the Middle East and Ukraine, shipping goods is becoming increasingly perilous, with the oceans pocked by the highest … Read more