Also in today’s newsletter, Harvard pushes back against the White House and Yuval Noah Harari on the Trumpian world view
Beijing warns planned US port charges will drive up shipping costs and disrupt supply chains
And a conversation with Brent Neiman, whose research was cited in the ‘reciprocal tariff’ calculations
Standstill shows how Sino-American trade war has spilled into energy sector
Nvidia has become a symbol of the looming business nightmare unleashed by Donald Trump
Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions to lead artificial intelligence race
Tilt away from the US and superpower multinational tech companies
In the US president’s vision of post-liberal global disorder the weak should always surrender to the strong, writes the historian, philosopher and author
Buyers and sellers at Canton trade fair search for ways to evade levies as goods pile up in warehouses
US president raises hopes of breakthrough while meeting Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni in Washington
Strong performance comes despite worsening ties between Washington and Beijing
First-in-queue negotiations closely watched for signs of US strategy
Progress in ‘tariff diplomacy’ will determine level of danger for economy, says Jonathan Gray
Marks and Spencer and J Sainsbury intervene over veterinary agreement ahead of ‘reset’ summit next month
Growth and inflation set to slow as central bankers prepare for tariff impact
Kristalina Georgieva warns that Donald Trump’s tariff ‘reboot’ threatens to raise prices and play havoc with markets
Unexpected move comes after US tariffs and arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. See how actions taken by your central bank affect you
The country offers investors an enticing value opportunity, but fiscal reform is urgently required
Trade war and cleantech retreat are threats to US producers and may boost Beijing
It is US protectionism rather than trade barriers abroad that has undermined American carmakers
Also in today’s newsletter, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang visits Beijing and Trump’s assault on Ivy League universities
Meetings with Chinese vice-premier and DeepSeek founder come after US clamps down on chipmaker’s sales to China
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
US central bank chair says ‘without price stability, we cannot achieve long periods of strong labour market conditions’
