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Just how frothy is America’s stockmarket?
We crunch the numbers to assess just how euphoric investors became in 2024
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3
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Don’t count on monetary policy to make housing affordable
Unless housebuilding picks up, neither cheap nor dear money will bring relief
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3
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Why Brazil’s currency is plunging
Fiscal and monetary policy are now pitted against one another
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3
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The search for the world’s most efficient charities
What the data say about doing good well
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3
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Conflict is remaking the Middle East’s economic order
Iran is boxed in as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey look to capitalise
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10
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The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
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10
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The Federal Reserve takes on Trump—and stubborn inflation
Time for Jerome Powell to enter the octagon
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10
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What a censored speech says about China’s economy
If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?
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10
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Bitcoin is up by 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free rally
The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening
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12
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Which economy did best in 2024?
We rank countries on five measures
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12
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Are adults becoming less intelligent?
A survey by the OECD suggests so
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12
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Are adults forgetting how to read?
A survey by the OECD suggests a worrying decline in literacy
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13
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How much oil can Trump pump?
The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron
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17
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The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
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17
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The hidden costs of Chinese loans
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
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17
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Xi Jinping’s campaign against gambling is a failure
Chinese citizens go to great lengths to bet
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17
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How sports gambling became ubiquitous
Europe is at the centre of the industry’s growth
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17
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Cronyism is a problem. But not always an economic one
Research on the topic is surprisingly nuanced
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17
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France is not alone in its fiscal woes
Deficits look worryingly wide across Europe
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17
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MAGA types have a point on debanking
A booming compliance industry is causing problems
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21
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How China will strike back at Trump
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
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21
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Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
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24
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The great-man theory of Wall Street
Why finance is still dominated by bold individuals
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24
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Hong Kong’s property slump may be terminal
Demographics and geopolitics will make a recovery harder
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24
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Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
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24
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American veterans now receive absurdly generous benefits
An enormous rise in disability payments may complicate debt-reduction efforts
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24
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Why Black Friday sales grow more annoying every year
Nobody is to blame. Everyone suffers
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26
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Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer
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28
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How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
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29
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What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
The new treasury secretary faces a gruelling job
