Economic Trends
America’s rich never sell their assets. How should they...
It is tempting to tax them during their lives. It is wiser to do so after their ...
Is America approaching peak tip?
The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not g...
Europe faces an unusual problem: ultra-cheap energy
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
Think Nvidia looks dear? American shares could get pric...
Investors are willing to buy whichever narrative paints the rosiest picture
France’s next prime minister faces a brutal fiscal crunch
As well as a clash with the European Commission
Why house prices are surging once again
In America, Australia and parts of Europe, property markets have shrugged off hi...
China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Its share of international reserves has stalled
Does motherhood hurt women’s pay?
Two new studies suggest not—at least in the long run, and in Scandinavia
Rumours of the trade deal’s death are greatly exaggerated
Plenty of countries are in a dealmaking rush
The cracks in America’s ultra-strong labour market
With a big discrepancy in jobs data, the economy may be weaker than it seems
Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop i...
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destru...
Why global GDP might be $7trn bigger than everyone thought
The discovery has perturbed Chinese officials
