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As the Fed ponders the Basel III rules, we should aim for a regulatory structure that is simple and boring

British consumers risk higher prices after January 31 roll-out of checks on all EU products of plant and animal origin

Central bank likely to acknowledge rapid progress in reducing inflation but is still predicted to hold rates at 5.25%

Plus, Fed and BoE set to sit tight, Big Tech reports earnings, and the UK’s Lords vote on Rwanda bill

The oversupply of certain types of semiconductors is going to be a problem this year

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

Economists think central bankers need to wait for hard data before cutting interest rates

Moscow and Beijing have not yet agreed details of mammoth infrastructure project, says Mongolian prime minister

President Daniel Noboa aims to refinance Quito’s debt and increase VAT to fund operations against traffickers

Bankrupt nation aims for restructuring soon, but private creditors say they have been left ‘in the dark’

History tells us that entrusting a dominant military force with the stability of maritime commerce can stir up trouble

Also in this newsletter: Musk’s challenge to OpenAI, LVMH boosts luxury sector, science round-up

Western countries are over-represented but there are formidable obstacles to reform

Argentine president was a hit in Davos but beyond the theatrics his team seek to temper the boss’s radical ideas

Also in today’s newsletter, Musk seeks to raise $6bn for his AI start up, and airline executives express frustration with Boeing

Energy watchdog notes ‘unusually wide range of uncertainty’ in its forecasts for this year

Eternal verities in investment and finance are often counterintuitive

Growing number of developing countries no longer in ‘debt distress’

Data adds to signs of improved sentiments at the start of the year

The belief that demand cycles trump supply-side issues needs updating