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

China and India among exporters to challenge carbon border tax

Market expectations of further easing in December have almost halved as split among Fed officials appears to widen

DeepSeek AI breakthrough spurs biggest overseas inflows in four years

Dramatic slump in imports this year hailed by champion of Italian ingredients as an ‘important victory’

Beef costs have risen sharply in many countries, adding to the pressure on living standards and bringing Donald Trump into conflict with ranchers

Bananas and coffee among commodities exempted from levies as US administration looks to cut cost of living

Trump’s trade representative Jamieson Greer says tariffs will be reduced to 15%, ending months-long dispute with Bern

A bungled leak of information from Westminster does not inspire confidence in UK leaders just weeks away from the Budget

Also in today’s newsletter, investors sceptical of Oracle’s AI plans and BlackRock revamps its quant hedge fund

Richemont chair was part of business delegation to Washington that helped break deadlock

Weak housing prices and slowing industrial output point to flagging economic momentum

Chancellor has been pushing cabinet ministers to find ways to reduce financial pressure on households ahead of Budget

The administration sees these digital assets as a tool in the fight against de-dollarisation

Forestry industry aims to divert 10% of wood normally sent south of the border to new markets such as the UK

Washington agrees frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala and El Salvador on range of products

Also in this newsletter, a surge in applications from companies wanting to connect to the grid

Delegations prepare to use upcoming forum for bilateral talks after US and Argentina pull out

A range of estimates point to US price pressures being muted last month

Third-quarter figures dragged down by slide in manufacturing