Bloomberg President Donald Trump has ordered a comprehensive study to identify every form of “trade abuse” that contributes to US deficits with foreign countries. “The theft of American prosperity will end,” Trump said at an Oval Office ceremony announcing the study, along with another directive to step up enforcement of existing trade penalties. “Thousands of factories have been stolen …

  Reuters Inflation in the euro area slowed for the first time in nearly a year this month, which may reinforce the view among some European Central Bank policy makers that it’s too soon to start unwinding unconventional stimulus. The 1.5 percent rate of price growth in March was down from 2 percent in February and weaker than economists had …

  Bloomberg It’s 2012 again for companies in the UK. The first quarter of this year was the busiest for mergers by volume and the slowest for initial public offerings since the same period in 2012, when Greece’s debt crisis weighed on investors and boards. This time round the UK is the center of attention. British Prime Minister Theresa May …