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Jay Powell expected to widen rift with Donald Trump by keeping monetary policy unchanged at Wednesday’s meeting

Decades of policies focusing on London and the Southeast have entrenched inequalities on productivity

The bloc has the strength not to offer the US anything

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Leaders due to meet on Sunday in bid to avoid economically damaging transatlantic trade war

Beijing’s policies have encouraged overproduction and excessive competition

Higher levies mean rising costs for importing into the US, parts procurement and supply chain adjustments

Country vows to strengthen ties after US president threatens punitive tariffs against any nation aligned with ‘anti-American’ bloc

Premier Li Qiang warns ‘bottlenecks’ in chip supplies are hindering innovation

Higher yields look probable, forcing countries to pay more to fund their ever-growing deficits

Despite the tariff shock, inflation is modest, stocks are up, and unemployment is low. Some experts insist it is too soon to tell

US president will talk trade with the UK premier and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen on golf-focused trip

European Commission president’s trip comes as bloc races to avoid transatlantic trade war with Washington

Current and former officials view the US president’s widening assault on the central bank with alarm

As America disengages, other countries are having to work together to find solutions to global problems

Tokyo officials contest Washington’s claim that American investors assured of vast share of profits from joint investment

Fund says Britain should consider new models for public services and pensions in the long-term

German auto group lowers return-on-sales estimate after taking €1.3bn tariff hit

Roaring black market for US semiconductors operates despite efforts to curb Beijing’s high-tech ambitions

Also in today’s newsletter, Chinese investors flock to HK and the stock market’s extraordinary year