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Tory leader’s comments come amid debate on whether Britain should rejoin EU customs union

Anyone making their own 2026 forecasts will need to employ more guesswork than usual

President says other chipmakers can also resume exports and ‘25% will be paid’ to the US

Also in today’s newsletter, the US warns the EU to be ‘very careful’ after it fined Elon Musk’s X

Country is now running ultraorthodox policy but still struggling to bring persistent inflation down

Also in today’s newsletter: Fed and ECB moves on rates, and Revolut’s buyback offer

Kazuo Ueda’s comments feed market expectations of an interest rate rise at next week’s meeting

Prospect of higher borrowing costs in Eurozone, Australia and Canada could leave Federal Reserve as an outlier in 2026

A shake-up of the ample reserves framework cannot be ruled out as the Fed’s leadership baton is passed

While short-term market moves may be less dramatic than expected, profound changes are ahead for the central bank

Spending in November was hit by Budget uncertainty

Bailout will help mitigate cost of the president’s trade policies to the sector

The FT’s guide on what to look out for on Wednesday

The US trade war hasn’t hit low- and middle-income countries as much as feared

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Proposal seeks to dictate minimum levels of domestic content for products such as cars to cut China reliance

Also in today’s newsletter: China’s trade surplus hits $1tn and L’Oréal raises stake in aesthetic injectables group

Nominal wage growth was better than expected even if real wages continued to fall

Exports soar despite tensions between Washington and Beijing