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But, again connected to the issue of tariffs, there are warnings that the improvement in UK economic growth could be short-lived with some even predicting a recession.

Trump’s erratic trade policies and threats to withhold federal funds from California, from public health funding to support for schools, have made predicting revenues even more precarious than usual.

But the quality of our social lives — and the levels of trust we have in one another, most notably strangers — is integral to predicting happiness and well-being.

The forecasting company, Oxford Economics, is already predicting an 8.9% drop in the number of French people travelling to the US this year compared with 2024.

"The president came in with a new way of doing things – action before speeches," he says, predicting a "crushing victory" at the polls.