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The allure of US exceptionalism and AI is still drawing investors despite concerns over Trump’s policies

Drugmakers’ shares fall modestly after president exempts companies with big US investments

Subsidies distort. Massive subsidies distort massively.

Pharmaceutical companies fight to protect margins as Trump attacks international pricing disparity

Also in today’s newsletter, inside an iPhone factory in China and a report on the divorce capital of the world

Beijing has warned third countries against bowing to Donald Trump’s pressure to curb Chinese exports

Consumer spending figures revised higher driven by increases in purchases of transportation and financial services

Top officials from across political spectrum warn president’s move would jeopardise central bank’s independence

Ban would have made unprecedented use of island nation’s technological dominance for diplomatic retaliation

The US president’s latest comments on Russia-Ukraine conflict met with wariness in Europe, in a sign of transatlantic mistrust

Poland’s Tusk warns new US posture conceals a ‘shift of responsibility’

Also in today’s newsletter, Europe’s ‘impossible’ Ukraine mission, and stablecoin issuer examines ‘reversible’ transactions

An interview with Michael Pettis

Grocery inflation much higher than for other items, driven by increased labour costs and global commodity prices

The president could plausibly be blamed for rising prices in services including power, health and education

If the African Growth and Opportunity Act lapses, success stories such as Lesotho’s jeans manufacturers will be hit

Fleet owners are already rethinking orders from Chinese yards, says head of Japanese Shipowners’ Association

Oil executives tell survey that administration support for low prices and levies on crucial goods is scaring investors and raising costs

Austan Goolsbee says weakening in jobs market does not signal looming recession

Finance ministry says funds will be mainly used to cover the country’s spiralling defence and security spending