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Chinese leader seeks to strengthen ties with export-dependent economies facing high US levies

US president says products given reprieve will fall under separate regime

Gains come after two weeks of wild swings in financial markets

US-China tariffs look set to condemn industry to another difficult year

Plus, ECB expected to cut interest rates and milestone dates for McDonald’s

Levies cut on 89 products to support domestic companies against Trump’s trade war

Events of 1971 ushered in the era of modern finance

Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple

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

Five years of export controls have helped it get very good at making things without American technology

Donald Trump’s vision to onshore factory jobs reverses decades of progress

Company owners say the president’s measures will result in more manufacturing in the US

Redbird founder Gerry Cardinale predicts clubs and leagues will prove ‘resilient’ even if consumer spending falls

Rethink comes as tariffs and talk of territorial expansion stoke market instability and geopolitical tension

The US will pay a market penalty for Trump’s turmoil

Latin America’s largest economy is poised to extend its lead as China’s top food supplier

Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit millions of video game consoles, electric fans and toys shipped to the US from China

Even US Treasuries take a hit as Donald Trump’s tariff blitz shakes confidence in American assets

After years of robust spending there are signs that Americans’ wellspring of financial firepower is fading

Erratic policymaking and rising trade barriers are jeopardising confidence in the currency