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How Donald Trump can dodge a Supreme Court tariff block

No matter the ruling, the president has back-up powers

Eco - The Economist - 1 day ago

The mystery of China’s slumping investment

Its leaders don’t seem too concerned. Should they be?

Eco - The Economist - 3 days ago

Why Wall Street won’t see the next crash coming

Even the best traders struggle to predict sudden jumps in volatility

Eco - The Economist - 6 days ago

Investors will help Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa

The country is in line for a pay-out from catastrophe bonds

Eco - The Economist - 6 days ago

The new globalisation paradox

In the age of Donald Trump, national autonomy requires deeper integration. Brazil shows why

Eco - The Economist - 6 days ago

India’s IPO boom is good news for its economy

Stockmarkets appear to be fuelling investment

Eco - The Economist - 6 days ago

A letter to investors from the White House Opportunities Fund 

How the shift to state capitalism is panning out for America LLC 

Eco - The Economist - 8 days ago

The end of the rip-off economy

From medicine to finance, artificial intelligence is radically improving market efficiency

Eco - The Economist - 9 days ago

China’s secret stockpiles have been a great success—so far

Xi Jinping is desperate for Trump-proof access to food, fuels and metals

Eco - The Economist - 9 days ago

The counterintuitive economics of smoking

How cigarette manufacturers profit from quitters

Eco - The Economist - 12 days ago

Will America’s new sanctions on Russian oil force a peace deal?

Donald Trump raises the pressure—but he may have to go further

Eco - The Economist - 13 days ago

China is being fuelled by inspiration, not perspiration

So long as its leaders are not lying

Eco - The Economist - 13 days ago

Can AI make the poor world richer?

It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies

Eco - The Economist - 13 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 13 days ago

Why investors still don’t believe in Argentina

Despite the best efforts of Donald Trump and Scott Bessent

Eco - The Economist - 13 days ago

How to make immigration palatable in a populist age

Guest-worker schemes are booming. They offer vast benefits to both host countries and the workers themselves

Eco - The Economist - 14 days ago

Wanted: a new finance writer

An opportunity to join the staff of The Economist

Eco - The Economist - 14 days ago

Why are American women leaving the labour force?

Maybe they are becoming tradwives. Or maybe there is a more straightforward explanation

Eco - The Economist - 15 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 16 days ago

Why Wall Street is fearful of more lending blow-ups

Both banks and private-markets giants are on cockroach-watch

Eco - The Economist - 20 days ago

Indian microfinance is in trouble

A model that has lifted millions out of poverty is threatened by rising defaults

Eco - The Economist - 20 days ago

The new economics of babymaking

A postcard from one of America’s youngest towns

Eco - The Economist - 20 days ago

America’s bankers are riding high. Why are they so worried?

Their latest earnings do not represent unalloyed good news

Eco - The Economist - 20 days ago

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping: both weaker than they think

As China and America clash over trade, cracks emerge in each side’s position

Eco - The Economist - 20 days ago

Would inflation-linked bonds survive an inflationary default?

A thought experiment on the nearest thing to a safe asset

Eco - The Economist - 21 days ago

The Economist is hiring a Senior Producer

Our Money Talks podcast team is recruiting an experienced producer to help launch a video spin-off

Eco - The Economist - 22 days ago

Why Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize

The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history

Eco - The Economist - 22 days ago

Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize

The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history

Eco - The Economist - 23 days ago

Why the ultra-rich are giving up on luxury assets

Forget fine wine, great art or glitzy mansions. There are better things in life

Eco - The Economist - 25 days ago

America and China remain prone to conflict and miscalculation

Donald Trump threatens a 100% levy as rare-earth minerals prompt a fresh tariff spat

Eco - The Economist - 25 days ago

America and China return to fierce trade conflict

Donald Trump threatens an extra 100% levy as rare-earth minerals prompt a fresh spat

Eco - The Economist - 27 days ago

The stockmarket is fuelling America’s economy

What happens in the event of a slump?

Eco - The Economist - 27 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 27 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 27 days ago

Narendra Modi’s paltry target for India’s growth

The prime minister wants a $10trn economy by 2047. He should be bolder

Eco - The Economist - 27 days ago

The most dangerous corner of a balance-sheet

Forget about debt. Here is something worth villainising

Eco - The Economist - 27 days ago

Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade

Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy

Eco - The Economist - 28 days ago

Welcome to Zero Migration America

Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative