Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Now here's a really bonkers idea.
Data centers are giant warehouses that use land and water,
so some people are considering whether we can launch them into space.
Nope, not a belated April Fool.
And The Great Gatsby was published exactly a hundred years ago.
It might evoke nostalgia for the Jazz Age and the rip-roaring 20s,
but its questions about how we think about America are as urgent today as they were when it was written.
First up, though.
Twelve hours after launching the trade war, Donald Trump called it off, or at least part of it.
People were jumping a little bit out of line.
They were getting yippy, you know?
They were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid, unlike these champions.
The regime of reciprocal tariffs has mostly been put on hold for 90 days.
Trump says it's because so many countries had engaged in negotiations.
A move Treasury Secretary Scott Bessons tried to explain.
It's a great courage, great courage,
for him to stay the course and tell this moment and what we have ended up with here.