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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthWould you step off the kerb at a busy intersection without scanning for traffic? Of course not. Yet we do the equivalent every day by neglecting infectious disease surveillance. Our collective awareness of emerging infectious diseases began decades ago with HIV/Aids, Ebola and West Nile virus. These diseases — along with Sars, Mers, Zika, mpox and novel influenzas — originated in animals…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe gutting of the Biden-era green tech and energy tax credits programme in the US would hurt key Republican states, drive up prices for consumers, hit jobs and “hand[s] a victory” to China, a key architect of the Inflation Reduction Act has warned. The House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping budget bill on Thursday, which includes plans to end clean energy tax credits earlier than expected, undermining a central plank of the signature programme launched under former president Joe Biden.Former…

This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and fortnightly on Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. News to start: US trade negotiators are demanding the EU make unilateral tariff reductions, officials told the Financial Times, threatening that without concessions the bloc will not progress in negotiations to avoid 20 per cent duties on its products. Today, Austria’s foreign minister tells our correspondents that neutrality won’t stop Vienna chipping in to Europe’s efforts to drastically…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.There’s a new index in town. If you read a lot of sell-side research or central bank publications, you might have seen this alarming chart recently:This was the ECB, writing about “risks to euro area financial stability from trade tensions”.  The OECD, back in March, presented it alongside a close cousin in their presentation on “Steering through uncertainty”:It is the “Trade Policy Uncertainty Index”, originally formulated by Dario Caldara, Matteo Iacoviello, Patrick Molligo, Andrea Prestipino and Andrea Raffo, and published in 2019.…

Images: Supplied In a fast-evolving smartphone market where devices are often indistinguishable at first glance, the newly launched HONOR 400 Series is taking a distinctly different path. Debuted in Dubai under the theme ‘HONOR AI Wonderverse’, the launch subtly signalled the phone’s broader ambition — to merge heritage with advanced intelligence. At first sight, the HONOR 400 and 400 Pro appear refined, with design choices inspired by natural elements and available in a palette that includes Midnight Black, Meteor Silver, and Desert Gold for the standard model, and Tidal Blue and Lunar Grey for the Pro. But beneath the surface,…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US-China relations myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon has vowed to “deepen” the bank’s engagement with China, according to a state media account of a meeting between the banker and senior Chinese officials that included Beijing’s top trade negotiator. The meetings came weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to cut respective tariffs by 115 percentage points for 90 days, a marked de-escalation of trade tensions. Dimon’s comments can be seen as a further sign of the rapprochement in tensions between the US and China.In a…

Image: Supplied Image: SuppliedDubai’s off-plan real estate market continues to capture investor interest with its blend of flexibility, affordability, and high returns. As the city attracts a growing number of high-net-worth individuals and launches lifestyle-driven developments, the off-plan sector has emerged as a key pillar of growth within the emirate’s property landscape. In this interview, Hadi Hamra, managing partner of Driven Properties, shares insights into the factors fuellling the market’s momentum, the evolving regulatory environment, investor strategies, and how the company is setting itself apart in this competitive space. What are the key factors sustaining the popular momentum of off-plan…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Donald Trump’s trade negotiators are pushing the EU to make unilateral tariff reductions on US goods, saying without concessions the bloc will not progress in talks to avoid additional 20 per cent “reciprocal” duties.US trade representative Jamieson Greer is preparing to tell his EU counterpart Maroš Šefčovič today that a recent “explanatory note” shared by Brussels for the talks falls short of US expectations, according to people briefed on his thinking.The US is unhappy that the EU only offered mutual tariff reductions…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldBig investors say they are diversifying their bond portfolios to include greater exposure to markets outside the US as Donald Trump’s trade war and the country’s growing deficit erode the appeal of the world’s biggest debt market. US debt markets have been hit in recent days by the president’s “big, beautiful” tax bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday and threatens to sharply increase the country’s public debt. The rising concerns over the level of government…