Economic Trends

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How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation

How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation

Even though they are not very good at it

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China’s government is surprisingly redistributive

China’s government is surprisingly redistributive

That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system

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The IMF has a protest problem

The IMF has a protest problem

Does it give up—or insist on painful reforms?

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Why orange juice has never been more expensive

Why orange juice has never been more expensive

Pity those who rely on the breakfast staple

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Can bonds keep beating stocks?

Can bonds keep beating stocks?

After a terrible couple of months for shareholders, lenders are feeling smug

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An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea

An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea

Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support

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Norway’s weak currency presents a mystery

Norway’s weak currency presents a mystery

The country’s economy is thriving yet the krone is becoming less and less valuab...

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Will interest-rate cuts turbocharge oil prices?

Will interest-rate cuts turbocharge oil prices?

As policymakers prepare to ease policy, traders (and presidential candidates) ho...

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As stock prices fall, investors prepare for an autumn chill

As stock prices fall, investors prepare for an autumn c...

Markets are in a very different place from earlier in the year

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Why Oasis fans should welcome price-gouging

Why Oasis fans should welcome price-gouging

There are worse things in life than paying a fair price

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America has a huge deficit. Which candidate would make it worse?

America has a huge deficit. Which candidate would make ...

Enough policies have been proposed to make a call

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China is suffering from a crisis of confidence

China is suffering from a crisis of confidence

Can anything perk up its economy?

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American office delinquencies are shooting up

American office delinquencies are shooting up

How worried should investors be?

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Has social media broken the stockmarket?

Has social media broken the stockmarket?

That is the contention of Cliff Asness, one of the great quant investors

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Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life?

Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life?

Mario Draghi, the continent’s unofficial chief technocrat, has a plan

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Strangely, America’s companies will soon face higher interest rates

Strangely, America’s companies will soon face higher in...

Even though the Federal Reserve is about to loosen monetary policy