Economics

Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are absurd

At first glance, they are a bureaucratic nightmare. On a closer look, they are e...

It is not the economic impact of tariffs that is most w...

What are the lessons of the 1930s?

Trump’s new tariffs are his most extreme ever

America targets its three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China

India has undermined a popular myth about development

Extreme poverty in the country has dropped to negligible levels

How cheap can investing get?

The answer depends on whether speculators resist zany ETFs

Meet Trump’s fiercest opponent: the bond market

Treasury yields are falling sharply. But not for the president’s desired reasons

How Trump provoked a stockmarket sell-off

Will the president win back investors? Does he even want to?

More testosterone means higher pay—for some men

A changing appetite for status games could play a role

Why “labour shortages” don’t really exist

Use the term, and you are almost always a bad economist or a special pleader

Why rents are rising too fast

Rich-world tenants are angry, and have reason to be

America’s Democrats should embrace “abundance liberalism”

Two new books contain much to commend them

Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?

Three Asian countries make their pitch

The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockma...

American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy

Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering

Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration

Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting

More remarkable than slumping share prices are the forces behind them

How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy

Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.