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Business secretary says Britain would revive import taxes from Trump’s first term

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

Technology strains our brain health, capacity and skills

Heavy cuts to USAID have left the future of global development and health institutions in the balance

Brussels wants to block farm products containing prohibited pesticides

Tokyo aims to disrupt Beijing’s dominance of renewables and reduce fossil fuel dependence

Groups such as Apple contractor Foxconn hit by efforts to stop knowhow and equipment leaving country

Concern has grown at Beijing’s potential hold on strategic assets

Optimism at the prospect of tax cuts and lighter regulation has given way to anxiety over trade policies

This is a world in which no one can ‘price’ peace any more

The Chinese ecommerce group has taken various measures to protect its global business

High internal barriers and regulatory hurdles are far more damaging for growth than anything America might impose

Consumers urged to switch to avoid inflation eroding value of their cash

Also in today’s newsletter, ‘reciprocal’ US tariffs, and Arm’s dramatic shift of strategy

US president has accused Taipei of ‘stealing’ American semiconductor industry

US president orders options to retaliate with levies against host of perceived trade barriers

Markets struggle to price politics

Also in this newsletter: Meloni’s Starlink deal with Musk draws ire

Fast fashion group was targeting London listing in first half of 2025

Trump’s fire hose of policy changes could make companies more cautious on spending and investment