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How Trump’s trade strategy is shaping up in Asia

Chancellor hopes to get agreement over the line before her Budget

Improved standards of living are the foundation of modern democracy

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump says the US-Japan alliance is at its ‘strongest level’

It is a good thing that markets no longer hang on the US central bank’s every word

Also in today’s newsletter: Argentine financial assets surge and the world’s best-performing stock market

Hundreds of jobs at chipmaker at risk in the Netherlands, Germany and UK, says parent company Wingtech

Also in this newsletter: Campaigners file complaint against appointment of ex-tech lobbyist to data privacy watchdog

US central bank to begin debate on halting three-year phase of shrinking its balance sheet

For years, Washington viewed its relationship with the region as a way to limit Beijing’s influence, but tariffs now strain the partnership

Beijing, Brussels and Washington are all searching for the most efficient way to gum up their adversaries’ supply chains

Beijing should focus more on domestic demand to sustain high economic growth

Trade with the US is crucial but Asean and Apec summits are a chance for Canada’s PM to show the world it needs his country’s natural resources

Britain’s trade minister says a ‘club’ would be natural response to global glut of metal

The US president has unnerved Taiwan. But the island can still resist Beijing

The US president’s Asia tour is more likely to see trade truces than tariff escalation

Also in today’s newsletter: US debt nears Greece’s levels while global markets rally

Monstrification; Treasury basis trade; far side of the moon; weird shapes; Dragonlance

Plus European deregulation

Washington to become more indebted than European nations known for fragile public finances for first time this century