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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
China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
Published on 14 March 2024 | 10:37 am
Is the bull market about to turn into a bubble?
Share prices are surging. Investors are delighted—but also nervous
Published on 11 March 2024 | 8:00 pm
Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers
As an election nears, Vladimir Putin now looks to have inflation under control
Published on 10 March 2024 | 2:39 pm
An economist’s guide to the luxury-handbag market
It is plagued by counterfeits—and information asymmetries
Published on 7 March 2024 | 11:32 am
How investors get risk wrong
Contrary to popular wisdom, more volatile stocks do not outperform
Published on 7 March 2024 | 11:30 am
The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
Published on 7 March 2024 | 11:22 am
America’s rental-market mystery
And why it may deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates
Published on 7 March 2024 | 11:19 am
Globalisation may not have increased income inequality, after all
A new study questions the received wisdom on trends within countries
Published on 7 March 2024 | 11:16 am
Bitcoin’s price is surging. What happens next?
The cryptocurrency is up by 63% this year
Published on 6 March 2024 | 9:05 pm
Can Israel afford to wage war?
As the battle continues, costs are spiralling
Published on 5 March 2024 | 9:17 pm
The Economist’s finance and economics internship
We invite applications for the 2024 Marjorie Deane internship
Published on 5 March 2024 | 5:17 pm
Activist investing is no longer the preserve of hedge-fund sharks
ExxonMobil and Starbucks are victims of the latest trend
Published on 29 February 2024 | 10:41 am
Are passive funds to blame for market mania?
They have killed off many of those willing to bet on a downturn
Published on 29 February 2024 | 10:40 am
Uranium prices are soaring. Investors should be careful
The metal has a history of meltdowns
Published on 29 February 2024 | 10:38 am
What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
Published on 28 February 2024 | 9:21 pm
How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
Published on 27 February 2024 | 6:46 pm
Stockmarkets are booming. But the good times are unlikely to last
Although AI is propelling valuations, there are deeper forces at work
Published on 25 February 2024 | 5:07 pm
Gucci, Prada and Tiffany’s bet big on property
High-end fashion has some new houses
Published on 22 February 2024 | 11:18 am
Europe faces a painful adjustment to higher defence spending
The choices: taxes, cuts elsewhere, more borrowing
Published on 22 February 2024 | 11:17 am
Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
History provides a guide
Published on 22 February 2024 | 10:41 am
As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
Published on 22 February 2024 | 7:21 am
Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
Published on 21 February 2024 | 9:08 pm
Should you put all your savings into stocks?
As markets roar, an old argument returns
Published on 19 February 2024 | 8:45 pm
The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies
Published on 15 February 2024 | 11:15 am
In defence of a financial instrument that fails to do its job
Inflation-linked bonds are a poor inflation hedge, but that’s not the point
Published on 15 February 2024 | 11:01 am
Investing in commodities has become nightmarishly difficult
What happened to that “supercycle”?
Published on 15 February 2024 | 10:57 am
Is working from home about to spark a financial crisis?
That is the worry. But it is overblown
Published on 14 February 2024 | 8:57 pm
How San Francisco staged a surprising comeback
Forget the controversy. America’s tech capital is building the future
Published on 12 February 2024 | 8:34 pm
How the world economy learned to love chaos
War, high interest rates and financial strife are yet to bring down growth
Published on 11 February 2024 | 2:00 pm
The false promise of Indonesia’s economy
Presidential candidates vow to deliver 7% growth. Voters have heard it before
Published on 8 February 2024 | 11:10 am
Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs
Will they now spend big on his campaign?
Published on 8 February 2024 | 11:06 am
The dividend is back. Are investors right to be pleased?
Why cash payments are no longer the preserve of widows and orphans
Published on 8 February 2024 | 10:45 am
Are NYCB’s troubles the start of another banking panic?
Probably not. But they do suggest broader problems
Published on 8 February 2024 | 2:56 am
China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
Published on 7 February 2024 | 5:35 pm
Universities are failing to boost economic growth
Too often they generate ideas that no one knows how to use
Published on 5 February 2024 | 7:42 pm
China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop
The government is not used to being bullied
Published on 1 February 2024 | 11:10 am
Bitcoin ETFs are off to a bad start. Will things improve?
Lessons from similar exchange-traded funds
Published on 1 February 2024 | 10:44 am
Biden’s chances of re-election are better than they appear
The economy is providing a headwind at present. That could soon change
Published on 1 February 2024 | 10:42 am
What four more years of Joe Biden would mean for America’s economy
Bigger government, for a start
Published on 30 January 2024 | 9:40 pm
Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
Published on 29 January 2024 | 1:04 pm
Your pay is still going up too fast
Why the last part of the inflation fight may be the hardest
Published on 28 January 2024 | 12:34 pm
The false promise of friendshoring
America, China and Europe appear to be trading less with their geopolitical rivals
Published on 25 January 2024 | 11:14 am
How American states squeeze athletes (and remote workers)
The public loves jock taxes; baseball players do not
Published on 25 January 2024 | 11:05 am
Why sweet treats are increasingly expensive
For the sake of your wallet, it might be time to rethink your diet
Published on 25 January 2024 | 11:04 am
What Donald Trump can learn from the Big Mac index
Should the presidential candidate go on another crusade against the yuan?
Published on 25 January 2024 | 11:01 am
Investors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again
Why expectations of imminent interest-rate cuts could be misplaced
Published on 24 January 2024 | 9:16 pm
Wall Street titans are betting big on insurers. What could go wrong?
How private-markets giants are overhauling the financial system
Published on 23 January 2024 | 10:13 pm
As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?
Optimism about the world’s second-largest stockmarket is a distant memory
Published on 22 January 2024 | 9:13 pm
The Middle East faces economic chaos
Escalating conflict threatens to tip several countries over the brink
Published on 18 January 2024 | 11:10 am
Australian houses are less affordable than they have been in decades
In spite of rising borrowing costs, prices have stayed stubbornly resilient
Published on 18 January 2024 | 10:55 am
The countries which raised rates first are now cutting them
Farewell to Hikelandia
Published on 18 January 2024 | 10:34 am
Wall Street is praying firms will start going public again
The IPO market is on its longest cold streak since 1980
Published on 18 January 2024 | 10:21 am
What economists have learnt from the post-pandemic business cycle
The curious and furious recovery has brought some old ideas back to the fore
Published on 17 January 2024 | 6:10 pm
China’s population is shrinking and its economy is losing ground
The “peak China” narrative is proving difficult to shift
Published on 17 January 2024 | 4:14 pm