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Eco - The Economist - 9 hours ago

Westerners are fleeing their countries in record numbers

This will have economic consequences for the places they leave and their destinations

Eco - The Economist - 9 hours ago

Even the best-case scenario for energy markets is disastrous

Whatever happens, high prices will outlive the Iran war 

Eco - The Economist - 3 days ago

America may be a petrostate. But the energy shock still hurts

And further angers economically frustrated citizens

Eco - The Economist - 3 days ago

Which country is the biggest loser from the energy shock?

We rank the poor world’s exposure and buffers

Eco - The Economist - 3 days ago

The new economics of sex work

As the sex economy grows, it deserves serious analysis

Eco - The Economist - 3 days ago

What if Donald Trump decided to ban oil exports?

Trying to keep prices low that way could backfire spectacularly

Eco - The Economist - 5 days ago

Will South Korea’s epic bull market survive the energy shock?

Probably, but investors should brace for more volatility

Eco - The Economist - 5 days ago

China cannot escape the energy shock

Despite renewables and reserves, it will suffer

Eco - The Economist - 5 days ago

The Iran war is roiling commodities far beyond oil

Shortages of fuels and chemicals threaten industries from farming to pharmaceuticals

Eco - The Economist - 8 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 10 days ago

Why investors won’t know what to make of AI for a while

Markets always struggle to price technological revolutions

Eco - The Economist - 11 days ago

Liquefied natural gas: the overlooked economic chokepoint

Alternatives to Gulf supplies are scare

Eco - The Economist - 11 days ago

Donald Trump’s options to cool oil prices are sorely limited

He says he has a plan. It would need to be very cunning

Eco - The Economist - 11 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 14 days ago

The Iran war has put Asia on the brink of an energy panic

Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

Eco - The Economist - 14 days ago

The Iran war puts Asia in an energy panic

Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

Eco - The Economist - 14 days ago

Would America be in recession without the super-rich?

American anxieties are K-shaped. The economy is more like a backslash

Eco - The Economist - 17 days ago

To understand why countries grow, look at their firms

The third way in development economics

Eco - The Economist - 17 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 17 days ago

Americans’ electricity bills are up. Don’t blame AI

Were it not for data centres, prices might be even higher

Eco - The Economist - 17 days ago

European pensions are a $30trn missed opportunity

If only more countries went Dutch

Eco - The Economist - 18 days ago

Why war isn’t always good for defence stocks

They win only if governments want just enough weapons—but not too many

Eco - The Economist - 18 days ago

The nightmare war scenario is becoming reality in energy markets

The longer the war in the Gulf, the harsher the global economic fallout

Eco - The Economist - 18 days ago

The nightmare scenario energy markets feared is becoming reality

The longer the war in the Gulf, the harsher the global economic fallout

Eco - The Economist - 18 days ago

The nightmare Iran energy scenario is becoming reality

A longer war means a harsher global economic fallout

Eco - The Economist - 21 days ago

War in Iran could cause the biggest oil shock in years

Prices will surge in the short run—and may stay high for a while

Eco - The Economist - 24 days ago

America’s trade chaos is just beginning

Tariff wrangling will stretch through the rest of Donald Trump’s term, and beyond

Eco - The Economist - 24 days ago

Protectionists dislike trade and migration. And capital flows?

The amount of money crossing borders has flattened off—but not because of capital controls

Eco - The Economist - 24 days ago

Why Chinese people spend so much on food

A 21st-century test of a 19th-century observation

Eco - The Economist - 24 days ago

America’s welfare state is more European than you think

State-level policies are making up for stingy federal provision

Eco - The Economist - 24 days ago
Eco - The Economist - 28 days ago

The AI productivity boom is not here (yet)

Artificial intelligence is improving fast. Its effect on output, not so much

Eco - The Economist - 28 days ago

Markets are churning furiously beneath the surface

AI is prompting investors to reassess every business model under the sun

Eco - The Economist - 28 days ago

Disruption and dispersion

AI is prompting investors to reassess every business model under the sun

Eco - The Economist - 28 days ago

Markets are churning furiously beneath a calm surface

AI is prompting investors to reassess every business model under the sun