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 worlds.
Weeks after Friedrich Metz won the German election, he's finally put together a coalition.
But with headwinds at home and chaos abroad,
our correspondent asks what will happen to the plans he laid out on the campaign trail.
And Betty Webb worked at Britain's wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park.
Years later, she felt compelled to discuss her once-secret work, warning younger generations of the dangers of fascism.
Our obituary's editor remembers her.
But first... It's the clash of the Titans.
What started out as an all-out brawl has largely come down to America versus China.
They've really taken advantage of our country for a long period of time.
They've ripped us off beyond anybody.
How people stood for it, sitting in my position, is not even believable.
Donald Trump has now whacked up the total tariff on Chinese goods to a staggering 145%.
Well, I have great respect for President Xi, he's been, in a true sense,
he's been a friend of mine for a long period of time, and I think that we'll end up working out something.
Not to be outdone, China has just hiked duties on American imports to 125%.
Trump said on Monday that markets were getting a bit yippy, and they've done a lot of yapping since then.
After a brief uptick, stocks are tumbling once more, and investors are flocking to safe haven assets like gold.