Declines come after the worst week for Wall Street equities since the pandemic

New rules will allow manufacturers to sell full hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles until 2035

Pensions and endowments seek exit from battered portfolios in blow to buyout industry

Far right leader addresses supporters at demonstration after conviction that could ban her from standing for president

Treasury secretary rejects recession fears and says tough ‘reciprocal’ levies will not be delayed

Trump’s Africa adviser agrees ‘path forward’ to drive American mining investment as Tshisekedi government seeks to shore up support

The vice-president thinks nothing of lecturing America’s friends and allies

Voter and business sentiment will pile pressure on the president’s agenda

British foreign secretary says treatment of Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed is ‘unacceptable and counter-productive’

Scrutiny of business ventures has led to allegations of conflicts of interest

Firms that helped fight high-profile battles targeted by White House executive orders

Corporate credit is ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for a faltering economy, analysts warn

The commitment to reaching decisions by consensus has led to paralysis

US president’s 1980s book ‘Art of the Deal’ describes a negotiating style that has some positives but many pitfalls

Past periods of protectionism suggest it is easier to start trade wars than end them

Nike, Adidas and Puma shifted production to Vietnam for its cheap labour but will now be hit by 46% levy

Skycus Capital founder Liu Tianran is the son of former vice-premier Liu He

Some Europeans are looking to the next geoeconomic contest

Response to Donald Trump’s second term has been greater, according to executives

Trump’s levies on foreign-made vehicles spark disruption across global carmakers’ supply chains

Dan Norris, who is also the West of England mayor, has been suspended from the party

Demonstrations mark the first big display of public resistance to president’s frenetic second term

Executives unsure how far to go in re-engineering their businesses and hope they can lobby US president to ease policies

After markets tumble, president reiterates that his policies ‘will never change’ in social media post

The brief supporting Perkins Coie includes more than 500 groups but nearly all are small and medium-sized

Low rates on Ireland, high levies on Slovakia, Asian misery and the strange tale of St Pierre and Miquelon

The arbitrariness of the tariffs is a feature not a bug in the plan to short-circuit the financial establishment

Warning from Texas senator comes as president’s trade war sends US markets into a tailspin

Washington’s two biggest trade partners still face a host of levies from their neighbour

China’s retaliation against Washington’s levies adds to sense of gloom across global markets

Banks ask clients to stump up additional money as global market sell-off knocks value of holdings

Executive order would give video app’s Chinese owner another 75 days to find buyer before American ban takes effect

The US president wants to unwind decades of economic integration. The risk of a 1930s-style global trade war is causing markets to panic

Italy will effectively have casting vote on whether to support use of anti-coercion instrument to hit US services exports

Despite inflation concerns, slowing growth raises expectations of rate cuts

America’s tariff onslaught will drive upheaval well beyond trade

Market for public listings had begun to show some signs of life but fallout from levies has forced groups to hold off

Investors and companies can adjust to most things when they know the rules but under Trump, the rules keep changing

Figure comes as Trump administration makes sweeping cuts to the federal workforce

Industry blindsided by 25% levy and confused whether it applies only to products imported in cans