Economic Trends

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America’s bad auto loans could have nasty consequences

America’s bad auto loans could have nasty consequences

The country’s credit unions are particularly exposed

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Why American manufacturing is becoming less efficient

Why American manufacturing is becoming less efficient

The unfortunate reversal of a long-standing trend

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In praise of America’s car addiction

In praise of America’s car addiction

How vehicle-dependence makes the country fairer and more efficient

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The Chinese yuan is losing value, yet gaining ground

The Chinese yuan is losing value, yet gaining ground

Low interest rates have a paradoxical effect

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What can inflation-strugglers learn from inflation-killers?

What can inflation-strugglers learn from inflation-kill...

Why America, Australia, Britain and Canada are lagging behind

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The false promise of green jobs

The false promise of green jobs

Modern industrial policy has a tension at its heart

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Joe Biden’s failures on trade benefit China

Joe Biden’s failures on trade benefit China

A new disappointment for Asian free-traders

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How the young should invest

How the young should invest

Markets have dealt them a bad hand. They could be playing it better

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Ray Dalio is a monster, suggests a new book. Is it fair?

Ray Dalio is a monster, suggests a new book. Is it fair?

The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund comes under scrutiny

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What will artificial intelligence mean for your pay?

What will artificial intelligence mean for your pay?

A dispatch from industries on the front line of economic transformation

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Inside Hamas’s sprawling financial empire

Inside Hamas’s sprawling financial empire

Why Israel is powerless to dismantle the group’s finances

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Why house prices have risen once again

Why house prices have risen once again

Across the rich world, they have brushed off higher rates. Can that last?

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Another crypto boss falls

Another crypto boss falls

Changpeng Zhao may face jail, while his firm pays a $4.3bn fine

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The rich world claims it has paid its overdue climate debts

The rich world claims it has paid its overdue climate d...

That will not stop countries squabbling over the bill for a hotter planet

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Investors are going loco for CoCos

Investors are going loco for CoCos

Thanks to miserable yields in stocks, AT1 bonds have gone from death-blow to go-go