The Economist: Finance and economics

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?

The dangerous rise of pension nationalism

Pursuing domestic investment at the expense of returns is reckless

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

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

Stocks are on an astonishing run. Yet threats lurk

We assess what could bring the bull market to an end

China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures

Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms

Betting markets are useful when politics is chaotic

Why, then, are they largely outlawed in America?

Inflation is down and a recession is unlikely. What wen...

A few years ago, nobody thought that a soft landing was possible

Why don’t women use artificial intelligence?

Even when in the same jobs, men are much more likely to turn to the tech

Why companies get inflation wrong

Bosses should pay less attention to the media

Kamala Harris’s cost-of-living plan will end in failure

She is the latest presidential candidate to embrace self-defeating economics

Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy so...

How long can the party last?

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