Day 1,591: swingeing, beckon

Set against that hope, though, is a world stalked by threats to productivity growth. Donald Trump vows swingeing new tariffs should he return to the White House.

State spending is growing as a share of the economy as populations age, the green-energy transition beckons and conflicts around the world require more spending on defence.

The world economy is defying gravity. That cannot last

Artwork of the day 
Study for the Apotheosis of Homer's profile Raphael hands of Apelles, Raphael Racine
Jean Auguste Dominique IngresOriginal Title: Etudes pour l'Apothéose d'Homère : profil de Raphaël, mains d'Apelle, de Raphaël de Racine
Style: Neoclassicism
Genre: portrait

Word of the day 
swingeing: extreme and having a serious and unpleasant effect
beckon: to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer:

Quote of the day
“I took a chance, I took a shot

And you may think I’m bullet-proof, but I’m not. You took a swing, I took it hard. And down here from the ground I see who you are”

― taylor swift