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China meets its official growth target. Not everyone is convinced
For one thing, 2024 saw the second-weakest rise in nominal GDP since the 1970s
Published on 17 January 2025 | 1:37 pm
Ethiopia gets a stockmarket. Now it just needs some firms to list
The country is no longer the most populous without a bourse
Published on 16 January 2025 | 11:07 am
Why catastrophe bonds are failing to cover disaster damage
The innovative form of insurance is reaching its limits
Published on 16 January 2025 | 11:04 am
“The Traitors”, a reality TV show, offers a useful economics lesson
It is a finite, sequential, incomplete information game
Published on 16 January 2025 | 10:29 am
Will Donald Trump unleash Wall Street?
Bankers have plenty of reason to be hopeful
Published on 15 January 2025 | 4:38 pm
Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
Oil prices are already at a five-month high
Published on 13 January 2025 | 7:32 pm
Why global bond markets are convulsing
Pity anyone taking out a mortgage
Published on 12 January 2025 | 3:31 pm
The Los Angeles fires will be extraordinarily expensive
They will also expose California’s faulty insurance market
Published on 10 January 2025 | 9:01 pm
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
The continent is at its most vulnerable in decades
Published on 9 January 2025 | 11:10 am
How corporate bonds fell out of fashion
The market is at its hottest in years—and a shadow of its former self
Published on 9 January 2025 | 11:03 am
An American purchase of Greenland could be the deal of the century
The economics of buying new territory
Published on 8 January 2025 | 8:46 pm
China’s markets take a fresh beating
Authorities have responded by bossing around investors
Published on 7 January 2025 | 4:30 pm
Can America’s economy cope with mass deportations?
Production slowdowns, more imports and pricier housing could follow
Published on 6 January 2025 | 8:33 pm
Would an artificial-intelligence bubble be so bad?
A new book by Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber argues there are advantages to financial mania
Published on 2 January 2025 | 9:54 am
Will Elon Musk dominate President Trump’s economic policy?
He will face challenges from both America firsters and conservative mainstreamers
Published on 2 January 2025 | 9:49 am
What investors expect from President Trump
Shareholders are over the moon; bondholders are readying the whip hand
Published on 1 January 2025 | 3:25 pm
China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers
Policymakers at home and abroad are anxious about offshoring
Published on 29 December 2024 | 3:22 pm
Manmohan Singh was India’s economic freedom fighter
India’s most consequential finance minister, who later became PM, has died aged 92
Published on 28 December 2024 | 7:47 pm
Why fine wine and fancy art have slumped this year
Investing in luxury goods was a bad move in 2024
Published on 27 December 2024 | 11:47 am
Just how frothy is America’s stockmarket?
We crunch the numbers to assess just how euphoric investors became in 2024
Published on 22 December 2024 | 1:16 pm
Don’t count on monetary policy to make housing affordable
Unless housebuilding picks up, neither cheap nor dear money will bring relief
Published on 19 December 2024 | 10:48 am
Why Brazil’s currency is plunging
Fiscal and monetary policy are now pitted against one another
Published on 19 December 2024 | 10:46 am
The search for the world’s most efficient charities
What the data say about doing good well
Published on 19 December 2024 | 10:43 am
Conflict is remaking the Middle East’s economic order
Iran is boxed in as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey look to capitalise
Published on 19 December 2024 | 10:42 am
Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Whether that lasts depends on its ability to overcome acute shortages of power, men and money
Published on 18 December 2024 | 7:51 pm
The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
Published on 12 December 2024 | 11:16 am
The Federal Reserve takes on Trump—and stubborn inflation
Time for Jerome Powell to enter the octagon
Published on 12 December 2024 | 11:12 am
What a censored speech says about China’s economy
If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?
Published on 12 December 2024 | 11:09 am
Bitcoin is up by 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free rally
The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening
Published on 12 December 2024 | 10:34 am
Which economy did best in 2024?
We rank countries on five measures
Published on 10 December 2024 | 6:43 pm
Are adults forgetting how to read?
A survey by the OECD suggests so
Published on 10 December 2024 | 10:27 am
How much oil can Trump pump?
The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron
Published on 9 December 2024 | 6:44 pm
The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
Published on 5 December 2024 | 11:12 am
Xi Jinping’s campaign against gambling is a failure
Chinese citizens go to great lengths to bet
Published on 5 December 2024 | 11:10 am
How sports gambling became ubiquitous
Europe is at the centre of the industry’s growth
Published on 5 December 2024 | 11:08 am
Cronyism is a problem. But not always an economic one
Research on the topic is surprisingly nuanced
Published on 5 December 2024 | 11:01 am
France is not alone in its fiscal woes
Deficits look worryingly wide across Europe
Published on 5 December 2024 | 10:59 am
MAGA types have a point on debanking
A booming compliance industry is causing problems
Published on 5 December 2024 | 10:57 am
How China will strike back at Trump
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Published on 1 December 2024 | 4:45 pm
Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Published on 1 December 2024 | 2:44 pm
The great-man theory of Wall Street
Why finance is still dominated by bold individuals
Published on 28 November 2024 | 11:29 am
Hong Kong’s property slump may be terminal
Demographics and geopolitics will make a recovery harder
Published on 28 November 2024 | 11:05 am
Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Published on 28 November 2024 | 10:58 am
American veterans now receive absurdly generous benefits
An enormous rise in disability payments may complicate debt-reduction efforts
Published on 28 November 2024 | 10:57 am
Why Black Friday sales grow more annoying every year
Nobody is to blame. Everyone suffers
Published on 28 November 2024 | 10:19 am
Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer
Published on 26 November 2024 | 2:24 pm
How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
Published on 24 November 2024 | 4:25 pm
What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
The president-elect’s nominee for treasury secretary faces a gruelling job
Published on 23 November 2024 | 10:56 am
What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders get wrong about credit cards
Forget interest rates. Rewards are the real problem
Published on 21 November 2024 | 11:05 am
Computers unleashed economic growth. Will artificial intelligence?
Two years after ChatGPT-3.5 arrived, progress has been slower than expected
Published on 21 November 2024 | 11:03 am
Should investors just give up on stocks outside America?
No, but it is getting a lot harder to keep the faith
Published on 21 November 2024 | 11:01 am
Is China really a nation of slackers?
A new survey raises the question
Published on 21 November 2024 | 10:54 am
Donald Trump’s gas war is about to begin
It could annoy some of his most loyal supporters
Published on 21 November 2024 | 10:52 am
Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders
Using patty-power parity to think about exchange rates
Published on 20 November 2024 | 11:51 am
Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Published on 18 November 2024 | 6:53 pm
How to make Elon Musk’s budget-slashing dreams come true
We offer some suggestions
Published on 17 November 2024 | 4:46 pm
Economists need new indicators of economic misery
Existing measures of discomfort are failing to predict elections
Published on 14 November 2024 | 10:40 am
Why financial markets are so oddly calm
Indicators of market volatility have plunged
Published on 14 November 2024 | 10:40 am
How to pay for the poor world to go green
Rich countries need not reinvent the wheel
Published on 14 November 2024 | 10:40 am
The biggest losers from Trumponomics
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Published on 14 November 2024 | 10:39 am
What does America’s next treasury secretary believe?
We take a look at the leading contenders for the job
Published on 12 November 2024 | 8:42 pm
Why crypto mania is reaching new heights
Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?
Published on 12 November 2024 | 7:49 pm
America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world
Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring
Published on 10 November 2024 | 3:53 pm
What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
They might have simply been lucky, or biased
Published on 7 November 2024 | 11:50 am
Big Macs, strawberry jam and the wealth of nations
Alan Heston, a pioneer in comparing economies, died on October 25th
Published on 7 November 2024 | 11:17 am
India is undergoing an astonishing stockmarket revolution
Small investors, rejoice—and beware
Published on 7 November 2024 | 11:12 am
Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
Whether that lasts is up to Donald Trump
Published on 7 November 2024 | 11:09 am
The return of Trumponomics excites markets but frightens the world
It may bring stronger growth, higher inflation and a global trade war
Published on 6 November 2024 | 3:44 pm
Why investors’ “Trump trade” might be flawed
Markets are betting Trump 2.0 would boost the dollar. It could fall instead
Published on 3 November 2024 | 10:37 am
Greenland faces one of history’s great resource rushes—and curses
The territory sits on an astounding number of critical minerals
Published on 31 October 2024 | 11:30 am
Ireland’s government has an unusual problem: too much money
A tax windfall has added to already overflowing coffers
Published on 31 October 2024 | 11:22 am
American men are getting back to work
The ultra-gloomy picture painted by politicians is no longer accurate
Published on 31 October 2024 | 11:09 am
Why China needs to fill its empty homes
The country’s economy is broken. A recovery requires a healthier property market
Published on 31 October 2024 | 11:03 am
Sin taxes are suffering from a shortage of sinners
Governments across the rich world are looking for alternatives
Published on 31 October 2024 | 10:59 am
Will bond vigilantes come for America’s next president?
Treasury yields are rising ominously
Published on 30 October 2024 | 7:46 pm
Donald Trump would leave Asia with only bad options
The continent’s policymakers are too relaxed about the risks
Published on 30 October 2024 | 6:16 pm
America’s glorious economy should help Kamala Harris
Voters are starting to notice the good news just in time for the election
Published on 27 October 2024 | 3:11 pm
The economics of thinness (Ozempic edition)
Will skinny still be desirable when it is more easily achieved by the masses?
Published on 24 October 2024 | 9:55 am
Investors should not fear a stockmarket crash
Take a long view, and shares are a lot less risky than many realise
Published on 24 October 2024 | 9:53 am
How bad are video games for your grades?
Chinese students provide an answer
Published on 24 October 2024 | 9:41 am
What the surging price of gold says about a dangerous world
Financial fears and geopolitical tremors combine to great effect
Published on 22 October 2024 | 12:29 pm
Hizbullah’s sprawling financial empire looks newly vulnerable
Why Israel is now bombing Lebanese banks
Published on 21 October 2024 | 7:10 pm
The West faces new inflation fears
Having moved in lockstep, America and Europe now have very different concerns
Published on 20 October 2024 | 11:47 am
Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cuts are spiralling out of control
His zany promises would blow up the deficit
Published on 17 October 2024 | 9:59 am
Inside the secret oil trade that funds Iran’s wars
An investigation by The Economist uncovers a multi-billion-dollar, America-defying network
Published on 17 October 2024 | 9:08 am
Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse
Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived
Published on 15 October 2024 | 5:11 pm
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
Published on 14 October 2024 | 6:39 pm
Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks
The debate about “uninvestability” obscures something important
Published on 14 October 2024 | 5:03 pm
China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
Published on 10 October 2024 | 10:25 am
Europe’s green trade restrictions are infuriating poor countries
Only the poorest can expect help to cushion the blow
Published on 10 October 2024 | 10:24 am
How America learned to love tariffs
Protectionism hasn’t been this respectable for decades
Published on 10 October 2024 | 10:21 am
Why have markets grown more captivated by data releases?
Especially when the quality of statistics is deteriorating
Published on 10 October 2024 | 10:18 am
Can the world’s most influential business index be fixed?
Two cheers for the World Bank’s new global business survey
Published on 10 October 2024 | 10:13 am
Can markets reduce pollution in India?
An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
Published on 10 October 2024 | 9:55 am
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
Published on 7 October 2024 | 7:56 pm
How bond investors soured on France
They now regard the euro zone’s second-largest economy as riskier than Spain
Published on 6 October 2024 | 11:17 am
Can Andrea Orcel, Europe’s star banker, create a super-bank?
An interview with the boss of UniCredit
Published on 3 October 2024 | 10:02 am
Why economic warfare nearly always misses its target
There is no such thing as a strategic commodity
Published on 3 October 2024 | 10:00 am
A tonne of public debt is never made public
New research suggests governments routinely hide their borrowing
Published on 3 October 2024 | 9:59 am
Xi Jinping’s belated stimulus has reset the mood in Chinese markets
But can the buying frenzy last?
Published on 2 October 2024 | 8:21 pm
The house-price supercycle is just getting going
Why property prices could keep rising for years
Published on 1 October 2024 | 5:37 pm
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
Published on 30 September 2024 | 7:34 pm
At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package
“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
Published on 27 September 2024 | 5:22 pm
Why the Federal Reserve is split on the future of interest rates
Jerome Powell began with a big cut. What comes next?
Published on 26 September 2024 | 10:13 am
A Wall Street state of mind has captured America
Downtown New York is quieter than ever. Finance has never been louder
Published on 26 September 2024 | 10:12 am
Is the world sleepwalking into another gas crisis?
Prices could once again spike this winter
Published on 26 September 2024 | 10:11 am
How lower American interest rates will boost Africa
One of the world’s worst-named financial instruments is newly relevant
Published on 26 September 2024 | 9:41 am
Can Israel’s economy survive an all-out war with Hizbullah?
The country’s banks are experiencing capital flight
Published on 24 September 2024 | 8:14 pm
China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket
But it will need more help from the government
Published on 24 September 2024 | 3:19 pm
Governments are bigger than ever. They are also more useless
Why voters across the rich world are miserable
Published on 23 September 2024 | 7:18 pm
The world’s poorest countries have experienced a brutal decade
Why has development ground to a halt?
Published on 19 September 2024 | 10:11 am
European regulators are about to become more political
That will worry many in Silicon Valley
Published on 19 September 2024 | 10:05 am
What the history of money tells you about crypto’s future
The thread from shipwrecks and sheep flocks to digital currencies
Published on 19 September 2024 | 10:03 am
Why the Federal Reserve has gambled on a big interest-rate cut
The bold move carries economic and political risks
Published on 18 September 2024 | 6:07 pm
The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts may disappoint investors
Jerome Powell could still surprise on the hawkish side
Published on 16 September 2024 | 6:32 pm
How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation
Even though they are not very good at it
Published on 15 September 2024 | 3:33 pm
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?
Published on 12 September 2024 | 10:05 am
An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea
Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support
Published on 12 September 2024 | 10:04 am
Can bonds keep beating stocks?
After a terrible couple of months for shareholders, lenders are feeling smug
Published on 12 September 2024 | 10:03 am
Why orange juice has never been more expensive
Pity those who rely on the breakfast staple
Published on 12 September 2024 | 10:03 am
The IMF has a protest problem
Does it give up—or insist on painful reforms?
Published on 12 September 2024 | 10:01 am
China’s government is surprisingly redistributive
That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
Published on 12 September 2024 | 10:00 am
Strangely, America’s companies will soon face higher interest rates
Even though the Federal Reserve is about to loosen monetary policy
Published on 11 September 2024 | 2:43 pm
Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life?
Mario Draghi, the continent’s unofficial chief technocrat, has a plan
Published on 9 September 2024 | 7:38 pm
Has social media broken the stockmarket?
That is the contention of Cliff Asness, one of the great quant investors
Published on 5 September 2024 | 10:13 am
American office delinquencies are shooting up
How worried should investors be?
Published on 5 September 2024 | 10:12 am
China is suffering from a crisis of confidence
Can anything perk up its economy?
Published on 5 September 2024 | 9:53 am
America has a huge deficit. Which candidate would make it worse?
Enough policies have been proposed to make a call
Published on 5 September 2024 | 9:27 am
Why Oasis fans should welcome price-gouging
There are worse things in life than paying a fair price
Published on 5 September 2024 | 9:16 am
As stock prices fall, investors prepare for an autumn chill
Markets are in a very different place from earlier in the year
Published on 4 September 2024 | 2:39 pm
Will interest-rate cuts turbocharge oil prices?
As policymakers prepare to ease policy, traders (and presidential candidates) hold their breath
Published on 2 September 2024 | 7:00 pm
Can Japan’s zombie bond market be brought back to life?
Ueda Kazuo begins on a dangerous mission
Published on 29 August 2024 | 9:59 am
The plasma trade is becoming ever-more hypocritical
Reliance on America grows, as other countries clutch their pearls
Published on 29 August 2024 | 9:50 am
Are American rents rigged by algorithms?
That is what Department of Justice prosecutors allege
Published on 29 August 2024 | 9:50 am
Inflation is down and a recession is unlikely. What went right?
A few years ago, nobody thought that a soft landing was possible
Published on 29 August 2024 | 9:50 am
How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Published on 28 August 2024 | 5:44 pm
Vast government debts are riskier than they appear
A provocative new paper gets central bankers talking at Jackson Hole
Published on 27 August 2024 | 6:24 pm
Jerome Powell (almost) declares victory over inflation
The Federal Reserve chairman strikes a notably doveish tone
Published on 23 August 2024 | 6:58 pm
Investors should avoid a new generation of rip-off ETFs
Some proposals may even be a risk to financial stability
Published on 22 August 2024 | 10:04 am
Why investors are not buying Europe’s revival
Even though the continent’s stocks are in a “sweet spot”
Published on 22 August 2024 | 10:03 am
America’s recession signals are flashing red. Don’t believe them
We assess a range of measures
Published on 22 August 2024 | 9:57 am
America’s anti-price-gouging laws are too minor to be communist
No matter what critics of Kamala Harris allege
Published on 22 August 2024 | 9:42 am
Why don’t women use artificial intelligence?
Even when in the same jobs, men are much more likely to turn to the tech
Published on 21 August 2024 | 2:54 pm
Kamala Harris’s cost-of-living plan will end in failure
She is the latest presidential candidate to embrace self-defeating economics
Published on 20 August 2024 | 7:33 pm
Artificial intelligence is losing hype
For some, that is proof the tech will in time succeed. Are they right?
Published on 19 August 2024 | 6:13 pm
Europe’s economic growth is extremely fragile
Risk is concentrated in one country: Germany
Published on 15 August 2024 | 10:05 am
How vulnerable is Israel to sanctions?
So far, measures have had little effect. That could change
Published on 15 August 2024 | 9:56 am
Why companies get inflation wrong
Bosses should pay less attention to the media
Published on 15 August 2024 | 9:36 am
What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?
The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular
Published on 14 August 2024 | 6:19 pm
How to invest in chaotic markets
Contrary to popular wisdom, even retail investors should pay attention to volatility
Published on 13 August 2024 | 6:43 pm
Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring
How long can the party last?
Published on 11 August 2024 | 3:58 pm
Africa’s two most populous economies brave tough reforms
Will Ethiopia and Nigeria be able to stick to them?
Published on 8 August 2024 | 10:04 am
Should central bankers argue in public?
Division is not always a weakness
Published on 8 August 2024 | 9:48 am
Why Warren Buffett has built a mighty cash mountain
Berkshire Hathaway’s boss is an impressive investor, not an economic oracle
Published on 8 August 2024 | 9:39 am
How Chinese shoppers downgraded their ambition
The trend will dismay the country’s policymakers
Published on 8 August 2024 | 9:37 am
A global recession is not in prospect
That will be a relief to investors everywhere
Published on 7 August 2024 | 6:28 pm
The Big Mac index: where to buy a cheap hamburger
Meat-eaters may want to avoid Argentina
Published on 7 August 2024 | 3:07 pm
The stockmarket rout may not be over
As investors pause for breath, we assess what could turn a correction into a crash
Published on 6 August 2024 | 5:48 pm
Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride
Volatility in global markets continues
Published on 6 August 2024 | 6:24 am
Why Japanese markets have plummeted
The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
Published on 5 August 2024 | 10:21 am
Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere
American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
Published on 2 August 2024 | 7:41 pm
India’s economic policy will not make it rich
A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans
Published on 1 August 2024 | 1:58 pm
Wanted: new business, finance and economics interns
The Economist invites applications for the 2024-25 Marjorie Deane internship
Published on 1 August 2024 | 1:02 pm
Which cities have the worst overtourism problem?
We rank popular destinations on two measures
Published on 1 August 2024 | 10:22 am
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
Published on 1 August 2024 | 10:18 am
EU handouts have long been wasteful. Now they must be fixed
New research highlights their failures
Published on 1 August 2024 | 10:17 am
Investors beware: summer madness is here
This year’s hottest months are shaping up to be especially wild
Published on 1 August 2024 | 10:16 am
China’s last boomtowns show rapid growth is still possible
All it takes is for the state to work with the market
Published on 30 July 2024 | 2:09 pm
What the war on tourism gets wrong
Visitors are a boon, if managed wisely
Published on 29 July 2024 | 6:11 pm
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
The combative Marxist economist focused on questions related to growth
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
Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
Published on 11 April 2024 | 9:51 am
China’s state is eating the private property market
Pity those soon to buy a home
Published on 11 April 2024 | 9:50 am
When will Americans see those interest-rate cuts?
Following a nasty surprise, some now think they may come only after the presidential election
Published on 10 April 2024 | 8:08 pm
Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?
Janet Yellen promises sanctions for those supporting Vladimir Putin’s war
Published on 10 April 2024 | 6:26 pm
The rich world faces a brutal spending crunch
Countries including America, Britain and France are up against remorseless fiscal logic
Published on 9 April 2024 | 7:39 pm
What will humans do if technology solves everything?
Welcome to a high-tech utopia
Published on 9 April 2024 | 3:33 pm
How to build a global currency
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
Published on 4 April 2024 | 9:55 am
Will FTX’s customers be repaid?
As Sam Bankman-Fried is locked up, his erstwhile depositors await their fate
Published on 4 April 2024 | 9:51 am
The Federal Reserve cleans up its money-printing mess
It wants to avoid upsetting markets, and is so far succeeding
Published on 4 April 2024 | 9:50 am
Daniel Kahneman was a master of teasing questions
How a psychologist transformed economics
Published on 4 April 2024 | 9:34 am
Wanted: a new economics writer
An opportunity to join the staff of The Economist
Published on 3 April 2024 | 1:54 pm
How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
Published on 31 March 2024 | 12:31 pm
China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
As is becoming increasingly obvious
Published on 27 March 2024 | 2:12 pm
Which country will be last to escape inflation?
A new dividing line in the global fight
Published on 27 March 2024 | 2:11 pm
How the “Magnificent Seven” misleads
Forget the supergroup of stockmarket darlings
Published on 27 March 2024 | 2:11 pm
How India could become an Asian tiger
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
Published on 27 March 2024 | 2:11 pm
Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
Published on 26 March 2024 | 8:00 pm
As markets soar, should investors look beyond America?
The country’s stocks are extremely expensive
Published on 24 March 2024 | 1:18 pm
How to trade an election
It is becoming harder for investors to ignore politics
Published on 21 March 2024 | 11:10 am
Why “Freakonomics” failed to transform economics
The approach was fun, but has fallen out of favour
Published on 21 March 2024 | 11:08 am
America’s realtor racket is alive and kicking
Celebrations over a settlement between agents and homeowners are premature
Published on 21 March 2024 | 10:59 am
First Steven Mnuchin bought into NYCB, now he wants TikTok
Is there any limit to his ambitions?
Published on 21 March 2024 | 10:58 am
Why America can’t escape inflation worries
The Federal Reserve sticks to its plans, despite an uncertain situation
Published on 20 March 2024 | 8:18 pm
Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
Published on 19 March 2024 | 1:12 pm
How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
Published on 18 March 2024 | 7:52 pm
How NIMBYs increase carbon emissions
Opposition to new buildings has unfortunate consequences
Published on 14 March 2024 | 10:59 am
The private-equity industry has a cash problem
Little wonder its investors are protesting
Published on 14 March 2024 | 10:57 am
China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
Published on 14 March 2024 | 10:55 am
Saudi Arabia’s investment fund has been set an impossible task
It must earn eye-watering returns while speeding the shift to a post-oil economy
Published on 14 March 2024 | 10:53 am