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Trump lifts 40% tariff on some Brazilian food products

White House cites ‘initial progress’ in trade talks with Brasília as it battles discontent over cost of living at home

Nasdaq surrenders gains of more than 2% in most volatile session since April’s market ructions

Proposed deal would limit size of Ukrainian forces and calls on Kyiv to withdraw troops from eastern Donetsk

Ukrainian officials say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being pressed to agree to terms negotiated by the US and Russia

Also in this newsletter: the travails of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles continue

From Stefaan Verhulst, Research Professor, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University

From Ted Gaffney, Waterford, CT, US

From Carel van den Berg, Laren, the Netherlands

From Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Brussels, Belgium

From Christopher Adam and Irem Güçeri, University of Oxford, UK

PM likely to green light project despite concerns about Beijing’s efforts to spy on Britain

From David W Green, David Green Consulting, London NW3, UK

From Jane Maitland, Executive Coach, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

Link is latest revelation in a years-long probe into Smart and TGR, which move money for criminals and sanctioned individuals

Households are pessimistic about their own spending and the country’s economic outlook

Head of the Wall Street lender’s US retail bank will become its chief financial officer in March

What began as a diplomatic exchange of words is now turning into a serious threat to Japan’s economic recovery

Liz Kendall unveils plan to offer guaranteed payments for British start-ups making AI hardware

Trump pushes Kyiv to make major concessions on land, size of armed forces and weapons

Washington to send official to closing ceremony after Trump administration previously refused to take part in summit

Also in today’s newsletter, US weighs in on China-Japan dispute, and the bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery

Figures complicate Fed decision on rates next month