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

Economic incentives outweigh politics in the long run

Some production will move from China, although plant there will still supply Asia and Europe

Fernando Haddad maintains commodity exporter’s links to China, US and EU will shield it from protectionism

Row over fish quotas to arise at post-Brexit reset talks on May 19

Move signals push by American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad

The US president has billed April 2 as the moment for a sweeping escalation of his tariff policy

Changes threaten government drive to strengthen workers’ rights and bring disabled people into work, employers say

Beijing casts itself as force of stability for international business as Trump’s next tariff salvo looms

France, Ireland and Italy among a slew of objections to EU’s proposals to hit back at US

A long rebalancing of investor portfolios is likely to be under way that could be painful for America

Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook

Athleisure group’s shares sink as it warns on darkening sentiment among American customers

Phone call comes following Washington’s announcement of additional 25% levies on imports of foreign-made cars

Gathering of senior business leaders in Beijing comes amid rising tensions with US

Auto groups told ministers on Friday they wanted more support for the sector domestically

Growth slows sharply as changing tariff regime and domestic reforms deter investors

Also in today’s newsletter, an exclusive interview with Italy’s prime minister and JD Vance travels to Greenland

Provinces stop stocking wine, beer and spirits in retaliation for Trump’s trade war and threats to annex country

Some advisers now view the price of the fossil fuel as a crucial anti-inflation tool