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A letter to investors from the White House Opportunities Fund
How the shift to state capitalism is panning out for America LLC
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The end of the rip-off economy
From finance and medicine to used cars, artificial intelligence is radically improving market efficiency
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China’s secret stockpiles have been a great success—so far
Xi Jinping is desperate for Trump-proof access to food, fuels and metals
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Will America’s new sanctions on Russian oil force a peace deal?
Donald Trump raises the pressure—but he may have to go further
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China is being fuelled by inspiration, not perspiration
So long as its leaders are not lying
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Can AI make the poor world richer?
It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies
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Why investors still don’t believe in Argentina
Despite the best efforts of Donald Trump and Scott Bessent
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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
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Why are American women leaving the labour force?
Maybe they are becoming tradwives. Or maybe there is a more straightforward explanation
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Why Wall Street is fearful of more lending blow-ups
Both banks and private-markets giants are on cockroach-watch
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Indian microfinance is in trouble
A model that has lifted millions out of poverty is threatened by rising defaults
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America’s bankers are riding high. Why are they so worried?
Their latest earnings do not represent unalloyed good news
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping: both weaker than they think
As America and China clash over trade, cracks emerge in each side’s position
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Would inflation-linked bonds survive an inflationary default?
A thought experiment on the nearest thing to a safe asset
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The Economist is hiring a Senior Producer
Our Money Talks podcast team is recruiting an experienced producer to help launch a video spin-off
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Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history
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Why the ultra-rich are giving up on luxury assets
Forget fine wine, great art and glitzy mansions. There are finer things in life
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America and China return to fierce trade conflict
Donald Trump threatens an extra 100% levy as rare-earth minerals prompt a fresh spat
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Narendra Modi’s paltry target for India’s growth
The prime minister wants a $10trn economy by 2047. He should be bolder
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Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade
Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy
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Welcome to Zero Migration America
Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative
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How the Trump administration learned to love foreign aid
America’s international assistance has not been destroyed—it has been transformed
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China’s stockmarket rally may hurt the economy
The “wealth effect” is not the only way it has an impact