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The Economist
Why economists are at war over inequality
Income gaps are growing inexorably—aren’t they?
Published on 30 November 2023 | 11:56 am
Short-sellers are endangered. That is bad news for markets
Nobody likes shorts, but they provide an invaluable service
Published on 30 November 2023 | 11:53 am
How to get African oil out of the ground without Western lenders
Go local, woo traders or head east
Published on 30 November 2023 | 11:51 am
China edges towards a big bail-out
But officials are wary of moral hazard
Published on 30 November 2023 | 11:50 am
Real wages have risen in America and are rebounding in Europe
Yet workers remain miserable
Published on 30 November 2023 | 11:50 am
An unruly OPEC is causing problems for Russia and Saudi Arabia
The cartel is failing to drive up oil prices
Published on 29 November 2023 | 7:09 pm
Welcome to a golden age for workers
How jobs are being transformed for the better
Published on 28 November 2023 | 9:48 pm
How will America’s economy fare in 2024? Don’t ask a forecaster
The consensus is that there is no consensus
Published on 23 November 2023 | 11:48 am
The obesity pay gap is worse than previously thought
It affects men as well as women, and is wider for the well-educated
Published on 23 November 2023 | 11:13 am
How to save China’s economy
Lessons from the last stimulus for the next one
Published on 23 November 2023 | 10:39 am
Investors are going loco for CoCos
Thanks to miserable yields in stocks, AT1 bonds have gone from death-blow to go-go
Published on 23 November 2023 | 10:38 am
The rich world claims it has paid its overdue climate debts
That will not stop countries squabbling over the bill for a hotter planet
Published on 23 November 2023 | 10:33 am
Another crypto boss falls
Changpeng Zhao may face jail, while his firm pays a $4.3bn fine
Published on 22 November 2023 | 9:04 pm
Why house prices have risen once again
Across the rich world, they have brushed off higher rates. Can that last?
Published on 21 November 2023 | 6:48 pm
Inside Hamas’s sprawling financial empire
Why Israel is powerless to dismantle the group’s finances
Published on 20 November 2023 | 9:49 pm
What will artificial intelligence mean for your pay?
A dispatch from industries on the front line of economic transformation
Published on 16 November 2023 | 11:12 am
Ray Dalio is a monster, suggests a new book. Is it fair?
The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund comes under scrutiny
Published on 16 November 2023 | 10:52 am
How the young should invest
Markets have dealt them a bad hand. They could be playing it better
Published on 16 November 2023 | 10:39 am
Joe Biden’s failures on trade benefit China
A new disappointment for Asian free-traders
Published on 15 November 2023 | 3:10 pm
The false promise of green jobs
Modern industrial policy has a tension at its heart
Published on 14 November 2023 | 6:58 pm
America may soon be in recession, according to a famous rule
But is it right?
Published on 14 November 2023 | 6:55 pm
What can inflation-strugglers learn from inflation-killers?
Why America, Australia, Britain and Canada are lagging behind
Published on 12 November 2023 | 5:54 pm
The Chinese yuan is losing value, yet gaining ground
Low interest rates have a paradoxical effect
Published on 9 November 2023 | 10:59 am
In praise of America’s car addiction
How vehicle-dependence makes the country fairer and more efficient
Published on 9 November 2023 | 10:55 am
Why American manufacturing is becoming less efficient
The unfortunate reversal of a long-standing trend
Published on 9 November 2023 | 10:52 am
America’s bad auto loans could have nasty consequences
The country’s credit unions are particularly exposed
Published on 9 November 2023 | 10:49 am
America’s economic might gives it little sway in the Middle East
How its influence has declined over the past three decades
Published on 9 November 2023 | 10:47 am
Forget the S&P 500. Pay attention to the S&P 493
The alternative benchmark offers a better view of America’s stockmarket
Published on 8 November 2023 | 8:15 pm
Are politicians brave enough for daredevil economics?
New research shows rapid liberalisation offers growth, along with initial pain
Published on 8 November 2023 | 6:52 pm
Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall is complete
The erstwhile crypto king is convicted of seven counts of fraud
Published on 3 November 2023 | 1:47 am
Investors are paying close attention to the world’s safest assets
Forget the Federal Reserve. There is a new show in town
Published on 2 November 2023 | 2:17 pm
The Middle East’s economy is caught in the crossfire
Before the war in Gaza, it had been poised to boom
Published on 2 November 2023 | 11:11 am
American banks now offer customers a better deal
How much higher will interest payments go?
Published on 2 November 2023 | 11:08 am
China’s economy is a mess. Why aren’t firms going under?
The government’s desire to avoid bankruptcies is another drag on growth
Published on 2 November 2023 | 11:07 am
How Japan poses a threat to the global financial system
Huge, reliable buyers of overseas bonds may be about to close their wallets
Published on 2 November 2023 | 11:07 am
Donald Trump’s second term would be a protectionist nightmare
His first term was bad enough
Published on 31 October 2023 | 3:43 pm
What a third world war would mean for investors
Global conflicts have a habit of sneaking up on money-managers
Published on 30 October 2023 | 6:35 pm
Israel’s war economy is working—for the time being
The longer the conflict lasts, the greater the pressure
Published on 26 October 2023 | 10:21 am
Investors are returning to hedge funds. That may be unwise
Look beyond the current turbulence
Published on 26 October 2023 | 10:17 am
America and the EU demonstrate protectionism’s ratchet effect
Negotiations over metal tariffs are going nowhere
Published on 26 October 2023 | 10:15 am
How health-care costs stopped rising
In America and elsewhere the received wisdom has been proved wrong
Published on 26 October 2023 | 10:13 am
America would struggle to break Iran’s oil-smuggling complex
After years of sanctions, it has become a sophisticated operation
Published on 25 October 2023 | 8:04 pm
Xi Jinping steps up his attempt to rescue China’s economy
The president unleashes stimulus, appoints a finance minister and visits the central bank
Published on 25 October 2023 | 5:37 pm
Welcome to the age of the hermit consumer
The world economy is witnessing a $600bn-a-year shift in behaviour
Published on 22 October 2023 | 3:48 pm
How free-market economics reshaped legal systems the world over
Friedrich Hayek’s followers promised growth. They may have overpromised
Published on 19 October 2023 | 10:31 am
Why it is time to retire Dr Copper
The red metal no longer tells investors much about the global economy
Published on 19 October 2023 | 10:25 am
Will Binance come over to the light side?
With FTX crushed, CZ must decide whether to go along with regulation
Published on 19 October 2023 | 10:22 am
Israel turns to financial weapons as well as military ones
It is going after Hamas on all fronts
Published on 19 October 2023 | 10:18 am
Do Amazon and Google lock out competition?
How to assess the trustbusters’ case
Published on 19 October 2023 | 9:37 am
China’s economy may be growing faster, but big problems remain
None is more unnerving than the threat of deflation
Published on 18 October 2023 | 6:21 pm
China’s banks may be loaded up with hidden bad loans
The industry’s covid-era hangover could be about to intensify
Published on 15 October 2023 | 4:36 pm
Can Egypt be persuaded to accept Gazan refugees?
The country’s economic vulnerability offers leverage
Published on 14 October 2023 | 7:57 pm
To beat populists, sensible policymakers must up their game
Weak economic growth is dangerous, as a wave of elections next year may show
Published on 12 October 2023 | 9:47 am
Investors should treat analysis of bond yields with caution
The exercise is more like reading tea leaves than scientific endeavour
Published on 12 October 2023 | 9:45 am
Retail investors have a surprising new favourite: Treasury bills
Banks face a fresh form of competition
Published on 12 October 2023 | 9:42 am
Corporate America faces a trillion-dollar debt reckoning
With interest rates set to stay higher for longer, who will bear the brunt?
Published on 12 October 2023 | 9:40 am
How economists have underestimated Chinese consumption
The surprising relevance of state-subsidised spicy cucumber
Published on 10 October 2023 | 4:01 pm
Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel prize in economics
Her work has overturned assumptions about gender equality
Published on 9 October 2023 | 8:45 pm
A jobs bonanza stirs fears the American economy is overheating
Study the new figures more closely, though, and inflation looks like less of a problem
Published on 6 October 2023 | 6:01 pm
To understand America’s job market, look beyond unemployed workers
Why talk of a skills shortage is overblown
Published on 5 October 2023 | 10:28 am
China’s greying population is refusing to save for retirement
Much to the frustration of the country’s policymakers
Published on 5 October 2023 | 10:18 am
Why India hopes to make it into more big financial indices
Will others follow the example of JPMorgan Chase?
Published on 5 October 2023 | 10:15 am
Why investors cannot escape China exposure
The country’s minuscule stockmarket is only the start of the story
Published on 5 October 2023 | 10:13 am
A surge in global bond yields threatens trouble
Investors fear markets are in for a turbulent time
Published on 4 October 2023 | 8:46 pm
Oil prices fall, defying suggestions of a $100 barrel
But bulls argue the landmark remains possible
Published on 3 October 2023 | 7:17 pm
How carbon prices are taking over the world
A quarter of global emissions are now covered, and the share is rising fast
Published on 1 October 2023 | 5:08 pm
Investors’ enthusiasm for Japanese stocks has gone overboard
Speculators have flocked to the country’s markets this year. They may soon regret it
Published on 28 September 2023 | 10:12 am
Sri Lanka shows how broken debt negotiations have become
The country’s creditors decide they have no choice but to freeze out China
Published on 28 September 2023 | 10:10 am
America’s Federal Reserve could soon be flying blind
A government shutdown would have far-reaching consequences
Published on 28 September 2023 | 10:09 am
The costs of Russia’s war are about to hit home
Vladimir Putin will be unable to protect citizens from the pain
Published on 28 September 2023 | 10:09 am
Why the state should not promote marriage
Even though children from two-parent households do better in life
Published on 28 September 2023 | 9:36 am
Why fear is spreading in financial markets
Investors have begun to confront the long-haul reality of high interest rates
Published on 27 September 2023 | 6:54 pm
The city that encapsulates China’s economic stagnation
Zhengzhou’s experience suggests that local problems will be hard to fix
Published on 25 September 2023 | 5:49 pm
Does China’s fear of floating exceed its fear of deflation?
The central bank is constrained by its own limits on the yuan
Published on 21 September 2023 | 10:09 am
Renewable energy has hidden costs
Why it is often more expensive than policymakers expect to go green
Published on 21 September 2023 | 10:06 am
Why uranium prices are soaring
Conflicts and resurgent demand combine to radioactive effect
Published on 21 September 2023 | 9:57 am
How to avoid a common investment mistake
Think less about what to buy, and more about how much
Published on 21 September 2023 | 9:54 am
Macau offers a new way to get rich
Forget gambling. Invest in small Chinese firms instead
Published on 21 September 2023 | 9:52 am
How Asia is reinventing its economic model
The continent’s future will involve less Western influence
Published on 19 September 2023 | 7:14 pm
Why aren’t more people being sacked?
How inflation has fallen without mass casualties
Published on 17 September 2023 | 4:27 pm
India’s property market is ready for take-off
A clean-up by Narendra Modi’s government shows signs of success
Published on 14 September 2023 | 9:43 am
The resumption of student-loan payments will hit American growth
It is not just borrowers who face a return to reality
Published on 14 September 2023 | 9:42 am
Why diamonds are losing their allure
As an investment category, at least
Published on 13 September 2023 | 8:33 pm
Has the European Central Bank become too powerful?
From monetary policy to geopolitics to climate change, its responsibilities are growing
Published on 13 September 2023 | 8:15 pm
How to avoid a green-metals crunch
With ingenuity, a 6.5bn-tonne problem may be dodged
Published on 11 September 2023 | 8:39 pm
Does China face a lost decade?
Xi Jinping has the tools to escape Japan’s fate. He should use them
Published on 10 September 2023 | 12:28 pm
Argentina needs to default, not dollarise
A Milton Friedman tribute act is not the answer to the country’s problems
Published on 7 September 2023 | 10:18 am
Should you fix your mortgage for ever?
You can ignore rising rates, but you pay an arm and a leg
Published on 7 September 2023 | 10:17 am
How Chicago school economists reshaped American justice
The 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking work
Published on 7 September 2023 | 10:15 am
China’s slowdown is rattling Asian economies
Governments are rushing to limit the damage
Published on 7 September 2023 | 10:14 am
The end of a remarkable era in Indian finance
Uday Kotak, one of the past century’s great bankers, retired on September 1st
Published on 7 September 2023 | 10:13 am
A higher global oil price will help Russia pay for its war
The Kremlin tries new tactics to keep proceeds afloat
Published on 6 September 2023 | 4:50 pm
The $100trn battle for the world’s wealthiest people
Two financial giants look likely to crush the competition
Published on 5 September 2023 | 8:03 pm
Germany’s economic model is sputtering. So are its banks
Politicised governance and a diminished private sector undermine competitiveness
Published on 31 August 2023 | 10:21 am
Europe’s economy looks to be heading for trouble
Will policymakers still lift interest rates?
Published on 31 August 2023 | 10:21 am
How will politicians escape enormous public debts?
They will be unable to repeat the tricks of the 19th and 20th centuries
Published on 31 August 2023 | 10:00 am
Which country’s genius deserves the €200 note?
Europe prepares for a fight
Published on 31 August 2023 | 9:31 am
How can American house prices still be rising?
Mortgage payments are at their highest since the mid-1980s
Published on 30 August 2023 | 7:11 pm
High bond yields imperil America’s financial stability
Talk of a “Goldilocks” situation belies real danger
Published on 29 August 2023 | 6:28 pm
China’s shadow-banking industry threatens its financial system
Weak economic growth means the country is particularly vulnerable to contagion
Published on 28 August 2023 | 7:28 pm