Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
A forward-looking Almanack sets out 2027 political forecasts: a close French presidential contest where the National Rally could win, Xi Jinping likely securing a fourth term at China’s Party Congress, and other geopolitical trends to watch.
Argues that Donald Trump’s trade policy resembles mercantilism: treating trade as a zero‑sum contest, counting bilateral surpluses as wins, and using tariffs and state direction to pursue national economic power.