Alan Beattie

FT journalists responded to readers’ queries on how the global economy might change under the incoming president

The new administration confronts a WTO already undermined by long-standing US disapproval

Taking dictation from the labour unions brought economic damage for little political gain

The Republican candidate’s first presidential term was marked by infighting in the administration

The IMF and World Bank are stuck in an underperforming rut

It’s unrealistic to imagine investors will massively increase their contribution to developing-country infrastructure

One-off supply-demand mismatches during the Covid shock don’t justify widespread government intervention

Member states are failing to show Beijing a united front over electric vehicles

The American market is too small to give Washington leverage over Chinese software in EVs

The flat-pack furniture giant Ikea has successfully ridden the shocks of Covid and Ukraine