2025-07-15
23 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Rosie Bloor.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
The perfume industry is thriving, but poke your nose in and it doesn't all smell quite so sweet.
A small number of firms dominate, And trustbusters are asking if there's a whiff of price fixing.
And it's long been suggested that learning another language is good for the brain.
But how good?
In what ways?
How much learning is enough and when to start it?
Our correspondent sifts through the research to find the maximum benefit.
First up, though.
During his election campaign, Donald Trump was clear about his stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.
If I were president, I will end that war in one day.
It'll take 24 hours.
I know Zelensky well.
I know Putin well.
Not well enough, it seems.
Frustrated at the lack of resolution,