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Plus the employment/growth puzzle

Despite strong headline growth numbers, the country is slipping from the global spotlight

The contest for resources between the US and China will continue after the president is gone and affect us all

Talks over Arctic island’s future, Le Pen in court again, Wall Street bank results season kicks off and UK gets a GDP update

Reform UK leader vows to overturn any insurance deal with Brussels, saying such a move would be a ‘democratic outrage’

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

Wars, chatbots and bond vigilantism could rock markets this year

There are limits to extrapolating from last year’s economic resilience

Chief Vincent Clerc hails importance of diversifying supplies of clean energy fuels to make green transition more attractive

US president shared a graphic that included unpublished statistics 12 hours before the critical data release

Majority of countries approve agreement with South American bloc despite opposition from European farmers

Donald Trump is bypassing the Fed with his latest effort to get borrowing costs down for US homebuyers

Buenos Aires hands back $2.5bn it drew under swap line ahead of pivotal election in October

Italy’s prime minister defends government’s record in annual press conference ahead of next year’s election

Unemployment rate fell and November figure was revised down

Doubling down on fossil fuels threatens to leave the US floundering in the AI race with China

Also in today’s newsletter: Iran’s internet blackout and why smartphone and PC prices are set to rise

Warhammer; digitising nerddom; clicktatorship; UBS on the dangers of being single

Executives at Consumer Electronics Show suggest drive to build infrastructure is reshaping economics of consumer tech

Mexico, Middle East and parts of Europe are among the top markets, data shows