Xi Jinping’s futile war on price wars
When firms raise prices, “gouging” their customers, many governments complain. Some cannot resist intervening. But in today’s China,…
How to make prediction markets more useful
If you could invent something to fulfill an economist’s dream, it would look an awful lot like a…
How might China win the future? Ask Google’s AI
If China dominates the 21st-century economy, its industrial policy will get a lot of the credit. The state’s…
Why AI hasn’t taken your job – The Economist
Why AI hasn’t taken your job The Economist Google DeepMind CEO ‘warns’ students getting into college: The world you…
Where real danger might lurk in chaotic markets – The Economist
Where real danger might lurk in chaotic markets The Economist America’s financial system came close to the brink The Economist…
Despite the pause, America’s tariffs are the worst ever trade shock
The announcement on April 9th that America would pause sky-high reciprocal tariffs sent stockmarkets soaring around the world.…
Trump’s trade war threatens a global recession
IN ITS SCOPE and severity, the trade war took markets by surprise. On April 3rd, the day after…
How worrying is the weakening dollar? – The Economist
How worrying is the weakening dollar? The Economist What the dollar’s bad day shows Financial Times Where Next for the…
Can the world’s free-traders withstand Trump’s attack?
The condemnation was quick to arrive. “There seems to be no order in the disorder. No clear path…