- + Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cuts are spiralling out of control—His zany promises would blow up the deficit
- + Inside the secret oil trade that funds Iran’s wars—An investigation by The Economist uncovers a multi-billion-dollar, America-defying network
- + How the German economy went from bad to worse—Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived
- + Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse—Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived
- + An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail—Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson tackled the most important question of all
- + Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks—The debate about “uninvestibility” obscures something important
- + China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies—Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
- + Europe’s green trade restrictions are infuriating poor countries—Only the poorest can expect help to cushion the blow
- + How America learned to love tariffs—Protectionism hasn’t been this respectable for decades
- + Why have markets grown more captivated by data releases?—Especially when the quality of statistics is deteriorating
- + Can the world’s most influential business index be fixed?—Two cheers for the World Bank’s new global business survey
- + Can markets reduce pollution in India?—An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
- + Could war in the Gulf push oil to $100 a barrel?—Missiles are flying over a region that supplies a third of the world’s crude
- + How bond investors soured on France—They now regard the euro zone’s second-largest economy as riskier than Spain
- + Can Andrea Orcel, Europe’s star banker, create a super-bank?—An interview with the boss of UniCredit
- + Why economic warfare nearly always misses its target—There is no such thing as a strategic commodity
- + A tonne of public debt is never made public—New research suggests governments routinely hide their borrowing
- + Xi Jinping’s belated stimulus has reset the mood in Chinese markets—But can the buying frenzy last?
- + The house-price supercycle is just getting going—Why property prices could keep rising for years
- + Why is Canada’s economy falling behind America’s?—The country was slightly richer than Montana in 2019. Now it is just poorer than Alabama
- + At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package—“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
- + Why the Federal Reserve is split on the future of interest rates—Jerome Powell began with a big cut. What comes next?
- + A Wall Street state of mind has captured America—Downtown New York is quieter than ever. Finance has never been louder
- + Is the world sleepwalking into another gas crisis?—Prices could once again spike this winter
- + How lower American interest rates will boost Africa—One of the world’s worst-named financial instruments is newly relevant
- + Can Israel’s economy survive an all-out war with Hizbullah?—The country’s banks are experiencing capital flight
- + China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket—But it will need more help from the government
- + Governments are bigger than ever. They are also more useless—Why voters across the rich world are miserable
- + The world’s poorest countries have experienced a brutal decade—Why has development ground to a halt?
- + European regulators are about to become more political—That will worry many in Silicon Valley
- + What the history of money tells you about crypto’s future—The thread from shipwrecks and sheep flocks to digital currencies
- + Why the Federal Reserve has gambled on a big interest-rate cut—The bold move carries economic and political risks
- + The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts may disappoint investors—Jerome Powell could still surprise on the hawkish side
- + How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation—Even though they are not very good at it
- + Norway’s weak currency presents a mystery—The country’s economy is thriving yet the krone is becoming less and less valuable. What’s going on?
- + An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea—Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support
- + Can bonds keep beating stocks?—After a terrible couple of months for shareholders, lenders are feeling smug
- + Why orange juice has never been more expensive—Pity those who rely on the breakfast staple
- + The IMF has a protest problem—Does it give up—or insist on painful reforms?
- + China’s government is surprisingly redistributive—That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
- + Strangely, America’s companies will soon face higher interest rates—Even though the Federal Reserve is about to loosen monetary policy
- + Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life?—Mario Draghi, the continent’s unofficial chief technocrat, has a plan
- + Has social media broken the stockmarket?—That is the contention of Cliff Asness, one of the great quant investors
- + American office delinquencies are shooting up—How worried should investors be?
- + China is suffering from a crisis of confidence—Can anything perk up its economy?
- + America has a huge deficit. Which candidate would make it worse?—Enough policies have been proposed to make a call
- + Why Oasis fans should welcome price-gouging—There are worse things in life than paying a fair price
- + As stock prices fall, investors prepare for an autumn chill—Markets are in a very different place from earlier in the year
- + Will interest-rate cuts turbocharge oil prices?—As policymakers prepare to ease policy, traders (and presidential candidates) hold their breath
- + Can Japan’s zombie bond market be brought back to life?—Ueda Kazuo begins on a dangerous mission
- + The plasma trade is becoming ever-more hypocritical—Reliance on America grows, as other countries clutch their pearls
- + Are American rents rigged by algorithms?—That is what Department of Justice prosecutors allege
- + Inflation is down and a recession is unlikely. What went right?—A few years ago, nobody thought that a soft landing was possible
- + How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade—He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
- + Vast government debts are riskier than they appear—A provocative new paper gets central bankers talking at Jackson Hole
- + Jerome Powell (almost) declares victory over inflation—The Federal Reserve chairman strikes a notably doveish tone
- + Investors should avoid a new generation of rip-off ETFs—Some proposals may even be a risk to financial stability
- + Why investors are not buying Europe’s revival—Even though the continent’s stocks are in a “sweet spot”
- + America’s recession signals are flashing red. Don’t believe them—We assess a range of measures
- + America’s anti-price-gouging laws are too minor to be communist—No matter what critics of Kamala Harris allege
- + Why don’t women use artificial intelligence?—Even when in the same jobs, men are much more likely to turn to the tech
- + Kamala Harris’s cost-of-living plan will end in failure—She is the latest presidential candidate to embrace self-defeating economics
- + Artificial intelligence is losing hype—For some, that is proof the tech will in time succeed. Are they right?
- + Europe’s economic growth is extremely fragile—Risk is concentrated in one country: Germany
- + How vulnerable is Israel to sanctions?—So far, measures have had little effect. That could change
- + Why companies get inflation wrong—Bosses should pay less attention to the media
- + What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?—The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular
- + How to invest in chaotic markets—Contrary to popular wisdom, even retail investors should pay attention to volatility
- + Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring—How long can the party last?
- + Africa’s two most populous economies brave tough reforms—Will Ethiopia and Nigeria be able to stick to them?
- + Should central bankers argue in public?—Division is not always a weakness
- + Why Warren Buffett has built a mighty cash mountain—Berkshire Hathaway’s boss is an impressive investor, not an economic oracle
- + How Chinese shoppers downgraded their ambition—The trend will dismay the country’s policymakers
- + A global recession is not in prospect—That will be a relief to investors everywhere
- + The Big Mac index: where to buy a cheap hamburger—Meat-eaters may want to avoid Argentina
- + The stockmarket rout may not be over—As investors pause for breath, we assess what could turn a correction into a crash
- + Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride—Volatility in global markets continues
- + Why Japanese markets have plummeted—The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
- + Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere—American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
- + India’s economic policy will not make it rich—A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans
- + Wanted: new business, finance and economics interns—The Economist invites applications for the 2024-25 Marjorie Deane internship
- + Which cities have the worst overtourism problem?—We rank popular destinations on two measures
- + Gary Gensler is the most controversial man in American finance—Donald Trump is just the latest to take a swing. In an interview with The Economist, the SEC chair defends his record
- + EU handouts have long been wasteful. Now they must be fixed—New research highlights their failures
- + Investors beware: summer madness is here—This year’s hottest months are shaping up to be especially wild
- + China’s last boomtowns show rapid growth is still possible—All it takes is for the state to work with the market
- + What the war on tourism gets wrong—Visitors are a boon, if managed wisely
- + Why investors are unwise to bet on elections—Turning a profit from political news is a lot harder than it looks
- + Revisiting the work of Donald Harris, father of Kamala—The combative Marxist economist focused on questions related to growth
- + Donald Trump wants a weaker dollar. What are his options?—All come with their own drawbacks
- + Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?—Vast new holdings of grain, natural gas and oil suggest trouble ahead
- + How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble—Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
- + The rich world revolts against sky-high immigration—Moderates want to limit numbers. Radicals want mass deportations. What will be the economic consequence?
- + Japan’s strength produces a weak yen—Currency meddling will prove futile
- + At last, Wall Street has something to cheer—Consumer banks, on the other hand, are starting to suffer
- + Americans are wrong to wish for an era of stable bipartisanship—Even though political instability is an economic threat
- + Why investors have fallen in love with small American firms—The Russell 2000 puts in a historic performance
- + YIMBY cities show how to build homes and contain rents—But to take full advantage of deregulation, Austin and Auckland need other changes
- + Stocks are on an astonishing run. Yet threats lurk—We assess what could bring the bull market to an end
- + China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures—Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms
- + Xi Jinping really is unshakeably committed to the private sector—He balances that with being unshakeably committed to state-owned enterprises, too
- + The dangerous rise of pension nationalism—Pursuing domestic investment at the expense of returns is reckless
- + Europe prepares for a mighty trade war—Will it be able to stick to its rule-abiding principles?
- + Betting markets are useful when politics is chaotic—Why, then, are they largely outlawed in America?
- + Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect—Opposition would come from all angles
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