Economic Trends

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Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse

Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse

Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived

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How the German economy went from bad to worse

How the German economy went from bad to worse

Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived

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An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail

An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and ...

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson tackled the most important ques...

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Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks

Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks

The debate about “uninvestibility” obscures something important

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Can the world’s most influential business index be fixed?

Can the world’s most influential business index be fixed?

Two cheers for the World Bank’s new global business survey

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Can markets reduce pollution in India?

Can markets reduce pollution in India?

An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results

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Why have markets grown more captivated by data releases?

Why have markets grown more captivated by data releases?

Especially when the quality of statistics is deteriorating

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How America learned to love tariffs

How America learned to love tariffs

Protectionism hasn’t been this respectable for decades

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Europe’s green trade restrictions are infuriating poor countries

Europe’s green trade restrictions are infuriating poor ...

Only the poorest can expect help to cushion the blow

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China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies

China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies

Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession

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Could war in the Gulf push oil to $100 a barrel?

Could war in the Gulf push oil to $100 a barrel?

Missiles are flying over a region that supplies a third of the world’s crude

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How bond investors soured on France

How bond investors soured on France

They now regard the euro zone’s second-largest economy as riskier than Spain

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A tonne of public debt is never made public

A tonne of public debt is never made public

New research suggests governments routinely hide their borrowing

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Why economic warfare nearly always misses its target

Why economic warfare nearly always misses its target

There is no such thing as a strategic commodity

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Can Andrea Orcel, Europe’s star banker, create a super-bank?

Can Andrea Orcel, Europe’s star banker, create a super-...

An interview with the boss of UniCredit

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Xi Jinping’s belated stimulus has reset the mood in Chinese markets

Xi Jinping’s belated stimulus has reset the mood in Chi...

But can the buying frenzy last?