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Beijing’s investigation is a reminder that Trump isn’t the only leader with a habit of capricious decision making

Officials worry that country’s historic strengths have become liabilities in age of trade wars

Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro predicts Donald Trump will escalate penalties over ex-president’s trial on coup charges

Midwestern city of St Louis shows what is coming for American consumers as supply costs soar

High Chinese tariffs threaten important market for US farmers

Also in today’s newsletter, Nvidia and AMD’s US deal on China sales and Pimco signals caution on private markets

Australia’s cattle ranchers say higher levies on rival producers such as Brazil will further boost exports

Plus, Trump to meet Putin in Alaska to discuss Ukraine deal, a first take on second-quarter GDP figures, and US inflation updated

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

Experts warn dropping restrictions would give Beijing a competitive advantage in artificial intelligence

Latin America’s biggest economy has tripled trade with its Brics ally since Moscow invaded Ukraine

Some politicians call on sector to pay for ‘damage’ caused by failed trade talks

The country’s makers of high-end timepieces should avoid the ‘horror scenario’ facing their fellow exporters

Jensen Huang personally lobbied president after he reversed course on sale of H20 chips

US and Russian leaders to meet on August 15 in attempt to broker end to resolve war in Ukraine

Move follows surge in precious metal’s price after FT revealed US levy on imports

The US president is increasingly tying trade policy to geopolitics, using economic might to bend countries to his will

Reliance group chaired by Asia’s richest man has benefited from cheap crude imports now targeted by Donald Trump

Markets expect interest rates to fall gradually, rather than rapidly

Fed chair has been in the president’s sights for some time now