China’s regional gap is worsening
23 January 2021, 12:00 am
While entrepreneurship flourishes in the south, a rust-belt malaise deepens in the north
A Swiss money-laundering probe raises disturbing questions
23 January 2021, 12:00 am
We investigate the uncomfortably close links between the Swiss and Russian authorities in the Magnitsky case
Property investment: some hard truths
21 January 2021, 3:52 pm
New research suggests returns are not what they are cracked up to be
Supply bottlenecks are pushing up costs for manufacturers
21 January 2021, 3:52 pm
The effect on inflation should be temporary
What is the link between economic crises and political ruptures?
21 January 2021, 3:52 pm
New research uncovers the subtle interaction between economic and social forces
Have banks now got too much cash?
20 January 2021, 12:00 am
Some are in the bizarre position of shooing away deposits
Will Joe Biden’s fiscal stimulus overheat the American economy?
19 January 2021, 12:00 am
If it does, higher inflation could be the consequence
China’s economy zooms back to its pre-covid growth rate
18 January 2021, 12:00 am
Its success offers some useful lessons about how to confront a pandemic
First-time investors are flooding Brazil’s stockmarket
16 January 2021, 12:00 am
But fiscal uncertainty threatens the boom
Shares in emerging markets have hit a record peak
16 January 2021, 12:00 am
The price of the index is near its 2007 levels. But little else remains the same
Why everyone is now an options trader
16 January 2021, 12:00 am
On average last year almost 30m equity options changed hands each day
New research shows the robots are coming for jobs—but stealthily
16 January 2021, 12:00 am
Look beneath the aggregate economic numbers, and change is afoot
We’re hiring
16 January 2021, 12:00 am
What is the economic impact of the latest round of lockdowns?
13 January 2021, 12:00 am
The rich world has become better at mitigating their economic cost
Commodity prices are surging
12 January 2021, 12:00 am
Is a new supercycle beginning?
What the Big Mac index tells you about currency wars
12 January 2021, 12:00 am
Could burger prices inform the Biden administration’s thinking on currencies?
What is the economic cost of covid-19?
9 January 2021, 12:00 am
The pandemic could amount to $10trn in forgone GDP over 2020-21
Is the financial establishment coming round to bitcoin?
9 January 2021, 12:00 am
Some financiers see the cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflation
Why the crazy upward march in stock prices might just continue
9 January 2021, 12:00 am
Several things could get in the way of a market melt-up. But on a closer look, none seem all that formidable
China wants to delist its own companies: the bad ones
9 January 2021, 12:00 am
New rules to clear the dregs off its stock exchanges
Investors start to pay attention to water risk
9 January 2021, 12:00 am
A host of data firms with whizzy methods are helping them divine it
Why stocks are still cheap relative to bonds
7 January 2021, 3:59 pm
The expected return on equities has rarely been lower—yet still outpaces bonds
Could the pandemic cause economists to rethink welfare?
6 January 2021, 12:00 am
At the American Economic Association’s annual shindig, Emmanuel Saez argues for change
Is an infrastructure boom in the works?
2 January 2021, 12:00 am
Governments and investors have been terrible at making projects happen. Can this time be different?
How quickly will America’s labour market recover?
2 January 2021, 12:00 am
Long-term unemployment is high, but pent-up demand could help bring it down
Is China right to tame Ant?
2 January 2021, 12:00 am
Economic research on the impact of fintech credit suggests a lighter touch would be wiser
The pandemic plus lockdown added up to deep recessions
23 December 2020, 12:00 am
Loose policy staved off financial panic, but the effects will be felt for years
Wall Street’s latest shiny new thing: quantum computing
19 December 2020, 12:00 am
A fundamentally new kind of computing will shake up finance—the question is when
What if a gold standard were still in use?
16 December 2020, 3:54 pm
A new study shows that the economy would be worse off
What explains investors’ enthusiasm for risky assets?
16 December 2020, 3:54 pm
There may be more sense to recent market movements than you think
Is a wave of supply-chain reshoring around the corner?
16 December 2020, 3:54 pm
Experience and evidence suggests they are stickier than you think
Making sense of banks’ climate targets
12 December 2020, 12:00 am
A lack of data and differing methodologies will make measuring performance fiendishly tricky
OPEC loosens up
12 December 2020, 12:00 am
Amid a cloudy outlook for oil, American frackers can no longer count on OPEC’s price supports
Retail investors often learn the wrong lessons from success
10 December 2020, 3:53 pm
A study of Indian IPOs suggest investors confuse luck with skill
Mexicans lack access to credit
10 December 2020, 3:53 pm
Why the country lags other nations
Where economists focus their research
10 December 2020, 3:53 pm
They don’t always look in the right places
The pandemic could give way to an era of rapid productivity growth
8 December 2020, 12:00 am
Businesses have adopted new processes and technologies—and there are signs that they may pay off
Universal Music buys Bob Dylan’s entire back catalogue
7 December 2020, 12:00 am
Investors are spending hundreds of millions to secure music royalties
Covid-19 heightens private-equity investors’ interest in sport
6 December 2020, 12:00 am
As a business, sport has a lot going for it. Shame about the fans
Despite a weak economy, India’s stockmarket is at record highs
5 December 2020, 12:00 am
What do investors know that economists don’t?
Will central-bank digital currencies break the banking system?
5 December 2020, 12:00 am
Perhaps. But that might not be so bad
Joe Biden’s choice of economic advisers signals his priorities
5 December 2020, 12:00 am
The team stands out for its diversity, and its emphasis on climate change and labour rights
Music royalties are proving a hit for investors
3 December 2020, 4:02 pm
Apart from being fun to own, they offer steady dividends
How Ping An, an insurer, became a fintech super-app
3 December 2020, 4:02 pm
Could others follow the Chinese firm’s lead?
Should you buy European shares?
3 December 2020, 4:02 pm
The meat of the pitch is that things are not as bad as you probably think
Meet the data firms cashing in on the quant-investing boom
3 December 2020, 4:02 pm
S&P’s plan to buy IHS Markit is the latest in a slew of deals in the industry
S&P pays $44bn for IHS Markit as financial-data providers race for scale
30 November 2020, 12:00 am
Like their consumer-tech counterparts, market-information providers want to lock clients into self-contained ecosystems
Is there an M&A boom coming?
28 November 2020, 12:00 am
Finance, economics and psychology all come into it
Jerome Powell and Steven Mnuchin are at odds over emergency loans
28 November 2020, 12:00 am
Mr Mnuchin argues the funds could be better used elsewhere
Hawala traders are being squeezed by regulators and covid-19
26 November 2020, 4:00 pm
But the centuries-old system will bounce back
Bad debts in China
26 November 2020, 4:00 pm
Debt collection, Chinese style
Christine Lagarde is taking the ECB out of its comfort zone
26 November 2020, 4:00 pm
That is causing some controversy among the experts
Why it is misleading to blame financial imbalances on a saving glut
26 November 2020, 4:00 pm
New research calls for a careful distinction to be made between saving and financing flows
Janet Yellen will lead Joe Biden’s Treasury. What does she stand for?
24 November 2020, 12:00 am
Progressives and conservatives both see something to like in the former Fed chair
Why money is changing hands much less frequently
21 November 2020, 12:00 am
Economic uncertainty and government handouts explain why the velocity of money has plummeted
Green investors are embracing litigation
21 November 2020, 12:00 am
Some are winning
A tax-evasion scandal draws in Hamburg’s elites
19 November 2020, 3:56 pm
Four bankers with M.M. Warburg are accused of grave tax evasion through “cum-ex” transactions
How can governments recover faster from insolvency?
19 November 2020, 3:56 pm
Proposals from the G20 and the IMF may ease the pain for both borrowers and lenders
China’s bond market is jolted by some surprising defaults
19 November 2020, 3:56 pm
The defaults throw out the old rules of thumb on state bailouts
Why 2020 has been rotten for quant funds
19 November 2020, 3:56 pm
Quants rely on history. This year has had few precedents
Who gains from RCEP, Asia’s new trade pact?
19 November 2020, 3:56 pm
Critics claim it will be dominated by China; but that is only part of the story
Joe Biden’s economic record will be shaped by the Federal Reserve
18 November 2020, 12:00 am
The president-elect’s power to shape the Fed in turn is likely to be limited
PNC’s takeover of BBVA’s American arm may start a trend
16 November 2020, 12:00 am
The deal could spark consolidation on both sides of the Atlantic
The meaning of RCEP, the world’s biggest trade agreement
15 November 2020, 12:00 am
It is unambitious in scope but marks a win for China and a setback for India and America
Demand for American grain is surging
14 November 2020, 12:00 am
China’s keen appetite is part of the explanation
News of an effective vaccine injects optimism into markets
14 November 2020, 12:00 am
Share prices and Treasury yields rose on Pfizer’s announcement
What a vaccine means for America’s economy
14 November 2020, 12:00 am
Although the coronavirus is spreading unchecked, there are grounds for optimism
Could the vaccine help ailing emerging-market shares?
14 November 2020, 12:00 am
The American election and the news on the jab have renewed investors’ appetite for risk
Klarna, a Swedish payments unicorn, wants to conquer America
14 November 2020, 12:00 am
The “buy now, pay later” firm has grown rapidly
Why relations between economists and epidemiologists have been testy
14 November 2020, 12:00 am
Too often, economists are reluctant collaborators
Will Turkey’s new economic officials win over investors?
12 November 2020, 4:04 pm
The new central-bank boss is making changes. But President Erdogan still calls the shots
European banks are desperate to pay dividends
11 November 2020, 12:00 am
Third-quarter results look better than expected. But difficult times lie ahead
Why is the idea of import substitution being revived?
7 November 2020, 12:00 am
Past experience suggests its revival is unlikely to meet with success
How economically damaging will new lockdowns be?
7 November 2020, 12:00 am
Less severe than last time—but still very painful
Why dollar assets are still riding high after America’s election
5 November 2020, 4:12 pm
And why that matters for everywhere else
Deconstructing the Lebanese central bank’s Ponzi scheme
5 November 2020, 4:12 pm
A web of mutual liabilities binds the central bank to the government and the banks
Why the bond market might keep America’s next president awake at night
4 November 2020, 12:00 am
Over the past year or so, the world’s most important asset market has malfunctioned twice
Regulators spoil Ant’s party less than 48 hours before it starts trading
3 November 2020, 12:00 am
The world’s biggest IPO is now the world’s biggest suspended IPO
If China’s economy is so strong, why isn’t its currency stronger?
31 October 2020, 12:00 am
The government may be using commercial banks as proxies to suppress the yuan
What next for the EU’s fiscal rules?
31 October 2020, 12:00 am
The suspension of its rule book could offer space for a wider rethink
Who is the world’s best banker?
29 October 2020, 3:53 pm
It may be someone few outside Asia have heard of: Aditya Puri, of India’s HDFC Bank
What GDP can and cannot tell you about the post-pandemic economy
29 October 2020, 3:53 pm
Third-quarter figures are dramatic, but need careful interpretation
Getting down with the cool kids on bitcoin
29 October 2020, 3:53 pm
How investors might learn to stop worrying and love crypto
Emerging markets’ experiments with QE have not turned out too badly
29 October 2020, 12:00 am
The IMF blesses emergency bond-buying schemes
The overseas activities of Chinese banks shift up a gear
28 October 2020, 12:00 am
In many emerging economies, they are the chief source of cross-border loans
The front-runner for Joe Biden’s Treasury boss has a mighty CV
24 October 2020, 1:00 am
Lael Brainard, a Fed official, has worked for two presidents
Who decides what counts as an emerging market?
24 October 2020, 1:00 am
A glimpse into the mysterious world of benchmark providers
Wanted: a new writer to cover finance
24 October 2020, 1:00 am
Can too many brainy people be a dangerous thing?
22 October 2020, 3:54 pm
Some academics argue that unhappy elites lead to political instability
Price gouging: a cautionary tale
22 October 2020, 3:54 pm
New York City’s new rules show the difficulties of regulating prices
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the favourite to lead the WTO
22 October 2020, 3:54 pm
The leadership race tells you something about thorny trade issues
How Berlin has become a centre for European venture capital
22 October 2020, 3:54 pm
Once edgy, the tech scene is in danger of going mainstream
Finance internship
22 October 2020, 1:00 am
The Economist invites applications for the 2021 Marjorie Deane journalism internship
Wall Street will soon have to take millennial investors seriously
20 October 2020, 1:00 am
There is more to young investors than Robinhood and TikTok
Why securing debt forgiveness for poor countries is so hard
17 October 2020, 1:00 am
For debt relief to be meaningful, private creditors and China must be on board
The IMF predicts that the world economy will suffer from “long covid”
17 October 2020, 1:00 am
Some lost growth will not be recovered
The tale of Iran’s stockmarket bubble is familiar—but also strange
17 October 2020, 1:00 am
There is more to it than savings having nowhere else to go
Can China’s reported growth be trusted?
15 October 2020, 3:57 pm
Economists have constructed alternative gauges, some less flattering than others
Wall Street says it is braced for losses. Now what?
15 October 2020, 3:57 pm
One question is what they do with their earnings
Low interest rates leave savers with few good options
15 October 2020, 3:57 pm
The covid-19 pandemic has only sharpened the dilemma
