Economic Trends

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Economists don’t know what’s going on

Economists don’t know what’s going on

Blame crumbling statistical offices

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Trump wants a certain kind of immigrant: the uber-rich

Trump wants a certain kind of immigrant: the uber-rich

He is right that America’s current “golden visa” is under-priced

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Will China’s shoppers cushion the Trumpian blow?

Will China’s shoppers cushion the Trumpian blow?

Perhaps. But nastier outcomes are also imaginable

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What price cool? $31 a month, according to students

What price cool? $31 a month, according to students

The value of having the right text-message bubbles

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Trump’s sovereign-wealth fund won’t make America richer

Trump’s sovereign-wealth fund won’t make America richer

It will just make the country riskier

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Not just Trump: Asia has a trade problem of its own making

Not just Trump: Asia has a trade problem of its own making

A “noodle bowl” of agreements gets in the way of regional commerce 

Should investors spend the trade war in India?

Mumbai may be a haven, but it is not a safe one

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Why American tech stocks are newly vulnerable

Why American tech stocks are newly vulnerable

Recent market turbulence has exposed uncomfortable weaknesses

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Why American tech stocks remain vulnerable

Why American tech stocks remain vulnerable

Recent market turbulence has exposed uncomfortable weaknesses

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Trump fires at the Fed. America’s economy is collateral damage

Trump fires at the Fed. America’s economy is collateral...

The president may test legal bounds as he tries to sway Jerome Powell

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Unlike everyone else, Americans and Britons still shun the office

Unlike everyone else, Americans and Britons still shun ...

What is their love of working from home doing to their economies?

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Unlike everyone else, Americans and Brits still shun the office

Unlike everyone else, Americans and Brits still shun th...

What is their love of working from home doing to their economies?

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Which countries most love working from home?

Which countries most love working from home?

And what has it done to their economies?

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Why Americans, Canadians and Britons love working from home

Why Americans, Canadians and Britons love working from ...

And what it is doing to their economies

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Stockmarkets do not reward firms for investing in Trump’s America

Stockmarkets do not reward firms for investing in Trump...

The perils of reshoring

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America is turning away China’s goods. Where will they go instead?

America is turning away China’s goods. Where will they ...

South-East Asia is exposed to both Chinese import competition and American ire