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The Economist
Why investors are unwise to bet on elections
Turning a profit from political news is a lot harder than it looks
Published on 25 July 2024 | 9:55 am
Revisiting the work of Donald Harris, father of Kamala
A combative Marxist economist with White House influence
Published on 25 July 2024 | 9:54 am
Donald Trump wants a weaker dollar. What are his options?
All come with their own drawbacks
Published on 25 July 2024 | 9:41 am
Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?
Vast new holdings of grain, natural gas and oil suggest trouble ahead
Published on 23 July 2024 | 6:17 pm
How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble
Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
Published on 22 July 2024 | 3:39 pm
The rich world revolts against sky-high immigration
Moderates want to limit numbers. Radicals want mass deportations. What will be the economic consequence?
Published on 21 July 2024 | 4:04 pm
Japan’s strength produces a weak yen
Currency meddling will prove futile
Published on 18 July 2024 | 10:17 am
At last, Wall Street has something to cheer
Consumer banks, on the other hand, are starting to suffer
Published on 18 July 2024 | 10:14 am
Americans are wrong to wish for an era of stable bipartisanship
Even though political instability is an economic threat
Published on 18 July 2024 | 9:57 am
Why investors have fallen in love with small American firms
The Russell 2000 puts in a historic performance
Published on 18 July 2024 | 9:56 am
YIMBY cities show how to build homes and contain rents
But to take full advantage of deregulation, Austin and Auckland need other changes
Published on 17 July 2024 | 4:01 pm
Stocks are on an astonishing run. Yet threats lurk
We assess what could bring the bull market to an end
Published on 16 July 2024 | 6:12 pm
China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures
Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms
Published on 15 July 2024 | 6:49 pm
Xi Jinping really is unshakeably committed to the private sector
He balances that with being unshakeably committed to state-owned enterprises, too
Published on 11 July 2024 | 9:53 am
The dangerous rise of pension nationalism
Pursuing domestic investment at the expense of returns is reckless
Published on 11 July 2024 | 9:37 am
Europe prepares for a mighty trade war
Will it be able to stick to its rule-abiding principles?
Published on 11 July 2024 | 9:36 am
Betting markets are useful when politics is chaotic
Why, then, are they largely outlawed in America?
Published on 11 July 2024 | 9:36 am
Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect
Opposition would come from all angles
Published on 11 July 2024 | 9:35 am
How strongmen abuse tools for fighting financial crime
They can get Western governments and banks to crack down on exiled dissidents
Published on 9 July 2024 | 3:40 pm
Why Chinese banks are now vanishing
The state is struggling to deal with troubled institutions
Published on 4 July 2024 | 11:05 am
How Starbucks caffeinates local economies
Call it the frappuccino effect
Published on 4 July 2024 | 10:33 am
How much cash should be removed from the financial system?
Undoing quantitative easing provokes fierce debate
Published on 4 July 2024 | 10:09 am
America’s banks are more exposed to a downturn than they appear
To understand why, consider the ouroboros theory of financial risk
Published on 4 July 2024 | 10:06 am
What happened to the artificial-intelligence revolution?
So far the technology has had almost no economic impact
Published on 2 July 2024 | 6:30 pm
Ukraine has a month to avoid default
Lending to a borrower at war entails an additional gamble: that it will win
Published on 30 June 2024 | 3:24 pm
The economics of the tennis v pickleball contest
Don’t hate the new players—or the new game
Published on 27 June 2024 | 10:00 am
Is coal the new gold?
The world’s dirtiest fuel is a disturbingly safe investment
Published on 27 June 2024 | 9:56 am
How Chinese goods dodge American tariffs
Policymakers are unsure what to do about a tricky loophole
Published on 27 June 2024 | 9:53 am
American stocks are consuming global markets
That does not necessarily spell trouble
Published on 27 June 2024 | 9:43 am
McDonald’s v Burger King: what a price war means for inflation
American consumers will be licking their lips. So will Federal Reserve officials
Published on 26 June 2024 | 5:25 pm
Will services make the world rich?
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
Published on 24 June 2024 | 8:51 pm
Is America approaching peak tip?
The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not get his way
Published on 20 June 2024 | 10:05 am
America’s rich never sell their assets. How should they be taxed?
It is tempting to tax them during their lives. It is wiser to do so after their deaths
Published on 20 June 2024 | 10:03 am
Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
A weakened Narendra Modi is bad news for investors in government-controlled firms
Published on 20 June 2024 | 9:59 am
Europe faces an unusual problem: ultra-cheap energy
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
Published on 20 June 2024 | 9:53 am
Think Nvidia looks dear? American shares could get pricier still
Investors are willing to follow whichever narrative paints the rosiest picture
Published on 19 June 2024 | 11:14 am
How bad could things get in France?
The country’s next prime minister faces a brutal fiscal crunch
Published on 18 June 2024 | 3:45 pm
Why house prices are surging once again
In America, Australia and parts of Europe, property markets have shrugged off higher interest rates
Published on 16 June 2024 | 12:52 pm
China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Its share of international reserves has stalled
Published on 13 June 2024 | 9:38 am
The cracks in America’s ultra-strong labour market
With a big discrepancy in jobs data, the economy may be weaker than it seems
Published on 13 June 2024 | 9:37 am
Rumours of the trade deal’s death are greatly exaggerated
Plenty of countries are in a dealmaking rush
Published on 13 June 2024 | 9:35 am
Does motherhood hurt women’s pay?
Two new studies suggest not—at least in the long run, and in Scandinavia
Published on 13 June 2024 | 9:33 am
Has private credit’s golden age already ended?
A more competitive market is a less profitable one
Published on 13 June 2024 | 9:31 am
Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
Published on 11 June 2024 | 5:48 pm
China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destructive
Published on 10 June 2024 | 6:14 pm
Want to avoid woke stockmarket rules? List in Texas
The Lone Star State is ready to take on New York
Published on 6 June 2024 | 9:58 am
European banks are making heady profits in Russia
But for how much longer?
Published on 6 June 2024 | 9:56 am
Why global GDP might be $7trn bigger than everyone thought
The discovery has perturbed Chinese officials
Published on 6 June 2024 | 9:54 am
Should you buy expensive stocks?
A new paper suggests the answer is “yes”
Published on 5 June 2024 | 6:40 pm
Is America’s economy heading for a consumer crunch?
Warning signs have started to appear. But there are reasons for optimism
Published on 4 June 2024 | 7:27 pm
China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
Published on 3 June 2024 | 5:08 pm
When to sell your stocks
Poker provides investors with helpful guidance
Published on 30 May 2024 | 10:11 am
Young collectors are fuelling a boom in Basquiat-backed loans
Auction houses are on a lending spree
Published on 30 May 2024 | 10:08 am
Xi Jinping’s surprising new source of economic advice
What China’s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics
Published on 30 May 2024 | 10:06 am
Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
Published on 30 May 2024 | 10:05 am
Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed
Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so
Published on 30 May 2024 | 9:51 am
OPEC heavyweights are cheating on their targets
That is tamping down global oil prices
Published on 27 May 2024 | 5:48 pm
Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?
The mystery matters for global economic growth
Published on 26 May 2024 | 1:13 pm
Shrinking populations mean less growth and a more fractious world
Politicians must act now to avert the worst
Published on 23 May 2024 | 10:19 am
Boaz v BlackRock: Whoever wins, closed-end funds lose
Farewell to a financial mystery
Published on 23 May 2024 | 10:16 am
Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports
To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism
Published on 23 May 2024 | 10:13 am
How the Chinese state aims to calm the property market
Officials appear willing to spend public money on private capitalists
Published on 23 May 2024 | 10:11 am
Can the rich world escape its baby crisis?
Governments are splurging on handouts to avert catastrophe
Published on 21 May 2024 | 7:53 pm
At long last, Europe’s economy is starting to grow
Now for the hard part
Published on 20 May 2024 | 3:38 pm
The property firm that could break China’s back
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
Published on 16 May 2024 | 10:04 am
Narendra Modi’s flagship growth scheme is off to a sluggish start
Without improvements, it risks wasting trillions of rupees
Published on 16 May 2024 | 10:03 am
Diego Maradona offers central bankers enduring lessons
Recent years ought to have reduced the importance of a skilful feint. They have not
Published on 16 May 2024 | 10:00 am
Joe Biden, master oil trader
The president has turned volatility into profit
Published on 16 May 2024 | 9:51 am
How Jim Simons revolutionised investing
The “quant king” pioneered an approach that has become a pillar of finance
Published on 16 May 2024 | 9:45 am
Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Published on 14 May 2024 | 4:23 pm
America is in the midst of an extraordinary startup boom
How the country revived its go-getting spirit
Published on 12 May 2024 | 12:36 pm
Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
China would not be happy
Published on 9 May 2024 | 9:58 am
Banks, at least, are making money from a turbulent world
It is once again a good time to work on a trading desk
Published on 9 May 2024 | 9:58 am
Against expectations, European banks are thriving
Many are now ripe for a takeover
Published on 9 May 2024 | 9:58 am
Why the global cocoa market is melting down
Toblerones could soon become luxury goods
Published on 9 May 2024 | 9:58 am
What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
Published on 9 May 2024 | 9:57 am
What would get China’s consumers spending?
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
Published on 9 May 2024 | 9:57 am
How Ukrainian farmers are using the cover of war to escape taxes
“Black grain” infuriates exporters playing by the rules
Published on 7 May 2024 | 4:57 pm
What campus protesters get wrong about divestment
Will withdrawing money hurt Israel?
Published on 2 May 2024 | 10:25 am
Hedge funds make billions as India’s options market goes ballistic
The country’s retail investors are doing less well
Published on 2 May 2024 | 10:14 am
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
Published on 2 May 2024 | 10:04 am
Working from home and the US-Europe divide
Americans are no longer the rich world’s great office drones
Published on 1 May 2024 | 5:23 pm
Immigration is surging, with big economic consequences
The West faces an unprecedented number of new arrivals
Published on 30 April 2024 | 4:44 pm
Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
Published on 29 April 2024 | 4:00 pm
The UAE is using a wealth fund to gain diplomatic sway
And to build holiday resorts
Published on 25 April 2024 | 10:35 am
How far could America’s stockmarket fall?
With the prospect of cheaper money receding, shares look unusually vulnerable
Published on 25 April 2024 | 10:11 am
Chinese authorities are now addicted to traffic fines
What that tells you about the country’s economic woes
Published on 25 April 2024 | 10:07 am
Don’t like your job? Quit for a rival firm
Lina Khan hopes to free the American worker
Published on 25 April 2024 | 9:57 am
Is inflation morally wrong?
Workers think so. Economists disagree
Published on 25 April 2024 | 9:56 am
Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Published on 23 April 2024 | 4:00 pm
How American politics has infected investing
Beware: taking a stand can be expensive
Published on 21 April 2024 | 3:41 pm
Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
Published on 18 April 2024 | 10:05 am
Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
Published on 18 April 2024 | 9:54 am
Citigroup, Wall Street’s biggest loser, is at last on the up
Jane Fraser’s unexpected success
Published on 18 April 2024 | 9:47 am
Why the stockmarket is disappearing
Large companies such as ByteDance, OpenAI and Stripe are staying private
Published on 18 April 2024 | 9:13 am
Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Published on 17 April 2024 | 3:59 pm
Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich
Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
Published on 16 April 2024 | 6:53 pm
China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
Published on 16 April 2024 | 1:33 pm
What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
Published on 11 April 2024 | 10:02 am
How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
Published on 11 April 2024 | 10:00 am