The Economist: Finance and economics

The plasma trade is becoming ever-more hypocritical

Reliance on America grows, as other countries clutch their pearls

How to invest in chaotic markets

Contrary to popular wisdom, even retail investors should pay attention to volati...

America’s anti-price-gouging laws are too minor to be c...

No matter what critics of Kamala Harris allege

Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?

Vast new holdings of grain, natural gas and oil suggest trouble ahead

Should central bankers argue in public?

Division is not always a weakness

India’s economic policy will not make it rich

A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans

Why Japanese markets have plummeted

The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987

The stockmarket rout may not be over

As investors pause for breath, we assess what could turn a correction into a crash

Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride

Volatility in global markets continues 

The rich world revolts against sky-high immigration

Moderates want to limit numbers. Radicals want mass deportations. What will be t...

Japan’s strength produces a weak yen

Currency meddling will prove futile

At last, Wall Street has something to cheer

Consumer banks, on the other hand, are starting to suffer

YIMBY cities show how to build homes and contain rents

But to take full advantage of deregulation, Austin and Auckland need other changes

The economics of the tennis v pickleball contest

Don’t hate the new players—or the new game

Europe prepares for a mighty trade war

Will it be able to stick to its rule-abiding principles?

Xi Jinping really is unshakeably committed to the priva...

He balances that with being unshakeably committed to state-owned enterprises, too

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