Falling feeling
Donald Trump’s approval rating is dropping
He is beating his own record for rapidly annoying American voters
Finance & economics
America is turning away China’s goods. Where will they go instead?
South-East Asia is exposed to both Chinese import competition and American ire
Middle East & Africa
The UAE preaches unity at home but pursues division abroad
It is carving out a sphere of influence through militias who carve up Arab states
Britain
What is a woman? Britain’s Supreme Court gives its answer
The terms “woman” and “sex” refer to “a biological woman and biological sex”
The world in brief
Donald Trump joined tariff talks with a Japanese delegation led by Akazawa Ryosei, the country’s chief negotiator...
Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, warned that Mr Trump’s tariffs could jeopardise the central bank’s “dual-mandate goals” of ensuring low inflation and a healthy job market...
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s boss, arrived in China for talks with officials and business leaders...
TSMC reported net profit of T$361bn ($11.1bn) in the first quarter, up 60% year on year and beating expectations...
Brazil’s Supreme Court is on trial
How a superstar judge illuminates an excessive concentration of power
Buttonwood: Stockmarkets do not reward firms for investing in Trump’s America
The perils of reshoring
A new way to recycle plastic is here
Environmentalists hate it
Bill v Melinda Gates: whose memoir should you read?
The battle of the billionaire books
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The Intelligence
Risks and hopes for the IMF’s 23rd loan to Argentina
Money Talks newsletter
Understand the global economic upheaval caused by Trump’s tariffs
Tracking the presidency
How is America’s economy faring under Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this month, the Liberals are surging
This week
This week’s most important political stories
Russian missile strikes kill 35 people in Sumy, Nayib Bukele refuses to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to America—and more
This week’s most important business stories
The Trump administration’s pronouncements on tariffs sow more uncertainty, China continues its retaliations—and more
Letters
On university research in America, electricity costs, Daylight Saving Time, Jewish identity—and more
The weekly cartoon
A lighter look at this week’s events
Trump’s trade turmoil
Short-term pain, long-term gain, says Trump. Really?
America will be a country with shabbier roads, older airports and more dated factories
Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
From Apple and Boeing to Nike and Starbucks, there is a lot of money at stake
How to swerve Donald Trump’s tariffs
Using cunning or flattery is a good start
The tariff madness of King Donald, explained
As his policy turns on a dime, pity those tasked with justifying his actions
Donald Trump v America’s universities
Stories most read by subscribers
Edition: April 19th 2025
How a dollar crisis would unfold
China’s hold over America
Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
Rubbish reasons for a bin strike
The moment is ripe to reform Britain’s equal-pay rules
In praise of plastics
If they are a problem, it is because they are badly managed
Mario Vargas Llosa, a passionate liberal
The Peruvian novelist died on April 13th, aged 89
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
