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The US administration is backing an ally’s misguided exchange rate policy
The Dutch seizure of Nexperia shows how ensnared the EU is in the US-China tech war
A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from the data centre spending spree
Hostage release must become a step towards ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Accelerating the technology’s safe adoption in hospitals should be a priority
The president is putting under threat the neutrality of US armed forces
Scrapping stamp duty makes sense, but much of Badenoch’s programme does not
Sanae Takaichi must adapt the economic policies of her mentor to today’s tasks
President’s mistakes have plunged France into its worst crisis for 70 years
The government’s loan guarantee risks creating complacency over cyber resilience
Synagogue attack comes amid a sharp rise in anti-Jewish prejudice
Whatever Trump’s agenda, it is in both parties’ interest to end the closure swiftly
Trump deserves credit — but the obstacles to lasting peace remain significant
Unless his government can get a grip, questions over his leadership will remain
Europe is finding ways to step up to finance Kyiv’s and its own defence
But it must combine immigration-led growth with productivity improvements
After 200 years, rail’s environmental and social benefits are coming into their own
Frontrunners to head the ruling LDP should come up with bolder agendas
Jimmy Kimmel’s return to TV does not diminish the broader threat to open discourse
A big cost increase for H-1B visas is bad for American business and innovation
Only a two-state solution can break the countless cycles of violence
Europe’s competitiveness is waning due to inertia in Brussels and national capitals
In terms of Trump-style transactionalism, Starmer’s fawning secured few net gains
The president and the SEC chair should beware of setting back shareholder rights
Bolsonaro’s conviction makes history by holding a coup plotter to account
Britain does not need a rerun of the carousel of prime ministers of the Tory years
A cautious rate cut this week would maintain the US central bank’s flexibility
It should unleash the potential of its vast internal market with reform and investment
Charlie Kirk’s murder is a moment for all sides to seek to lower the temperature
Hyundai case will make foreign workers and companies increasingly wary of setting up in the US
Senior executives should disclose workplace relationships
Investors are losing faith in the ability of western governments to rein in spending
Deputy PM’s exit deepens the troubles for the struggling UK administration
Global governance needs reform but Beijing is not the one to lead it
Interference affecting EU commission president’s plane is no isolated incident
By sapping business and investor confidence, it has weakened the jobs market
Experts are struggling in a less predictable world rife with simple and popular answers
America’s unpredictability risks pushing New Delhi and Beijing closer together
Trump’s deal with Intel underscores America’s damaging turn towards incoherent dirigisme
The president’s intensifying assault on central bank independence risks backfiring
Demand for harmful drugs must be curbed in order to squeeze powerful cartels
Renewal efforts and a return to offices have helped confound gloomy forecasts
Childhood encouragement, libraries and government support can reverse the trend
New breakthroughs underscore the technology’s potential and perils
Monetary policymakers are on divergent paths, but face common threats
Zelenskyy and allies contain White House’s tilt towards Moscow for now
Europe must raise pressure on Aleksandar Vučić to avoid a deeper democratic retreat
Donald Trump’s alignment with Vladimir Putin in Alaska made him look a dupe
Even in the language app era there are benefits to learning a foreign tongue
Life sciences should be a natural place to look for growth