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Plus, ex-Barclay boss Staley seeks redress in London courts and markets await expected ECB rate cut

Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says levies will take effect on Tuesday but Trump is still deciding rates

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

From east to west, different value systems support global economic diversity

FX volatility expectations fall after traders ‘burned’ trying to react to US president’s trade threats

A deluge of cheap imports has undercut stocks accumulated under the protectionist Assad regime

Lesetja Kganyago warns institutions are increasingly a target as the principle of independence comes under attack

Democratic Republic of Congo’s three-month suspension on exports is unlikely to reverse pounding the commodity has taken

Tax exemption that provides crucial lifeline to thousands of businesses set to disappear

Move raises fear that commodity will be next to be targeted for tariffs after levies on steel and aluminium

S&P 500 rises 1.6% to trim February’s losses

Figures suggest companies are stockpiling goods ahead of levies promised by Donald Trump

The mood in markets has darkened and the central narrative around trades based on the president’s policies has soured

US shares in Valeo and Forvia fall sharply amid uncertainty over protectionist measures

Donald Trump has raised the prospect of a deal that could help Britain avoid tariffs

Data shows growth rate reached 6.2% but still well below levels needed to hit PM’s long-term goals

Warehouses have become buffers against political volatility

Also in today’s newsletter, Citi sends client $81tn in ‘near miss’ and Mexico extradites prisoners to the US

Agreement reached despite rising geopolitical tensions and US cuts to climate programmes

Some consumers will pay almost 50% more from April as confusion mounts over price rises