Martin Feldstein was a pillar of American economics
15 June 2019, 1:00 am
His most enduring legacy will be within the profession
Digital technology will strengthen America’s biggest retail banks
15 June 2019, 1:00 am
Are branches assets or fossils?
Robert Merton and the effect of time on portfolio choice
15 June 2019, 1:00 am
A Nobel prizewinner on when investment horizons matter
A former official casts doubt on India’s GDP figures
15 June 2019, 1:00 am
The original flaw may be technical, not political
Why an anti-poverty programme in Bangladesh failed
15 June 2019, 1:00 am
Though it looked good in trials, social interventions are much harder to make work at scale
The ECB presidency is distinct but not immune from backroom deals
15 June 2019, 1:00 am
Europe works in strange ways
Buy-out firms are the new banks in emerging markets
14 June 2019, 1:00 am
Declining credit quality in the rich world prods investors into pastures greener
How to stop governments borrowing behind their people’s backs
13 June 2019, 1:00 am
Principles on debt transparency endorsed at a G20 summit may help
The market believes the Fed will cut rates by September. Should it?
13 June 2019, 1:00 am
The case for and against responding to investors’ tantrums
How compatible are democracy and capitalism?
13 June 2019, 1:00 am
Economic stress and demographic change are weakening a symbiotic relationship
LIBOR is due to die in 2021. Hurry up and drop it, say regulators
8 June 2019, 1:00 am
Too late to get a new plan
President Donald Trump is trashing deals in favour of tariffs
8 June 2019, 1:00 am
That may backfire on America
The Federal Reserve is reviewing its monetary-policy framework
6 June 2019, 3:33 pm
It is trying to manage expectations
Indians are switching to digital payments in droves
6 June 2019, 3:33 pm
Payment fintechs are better integrated with banks in India than elsewhere
In its second term, will India’s ruling coalition be bolder about reform?
6 June 2019, 3:33 pm
A new finance minister may augur a new approach
Advertising may make people miserable, but it still has its uses
6 June 2019, 1:00 am
Workers keen to buy more luxury goods keep toiling away
The long-term decline in bond yields enters a new phase
6 June 2019, 1:00 am
What will happen when interest rates eventually start to rise again?
Donald Trump vows to use tariffs to punish Mexico for migrants
31 May 2019, 1:00 am
The American president is recycling an old threat
Will the trade war spell the end of Chinese stock listings in America?
30 May 2019, 1:00 am
Hawks want a split in capital markets, but they face pushback
Jokowi wants to improve the quality of Indonesia’s labour force
30 May 2019, 1:00 am
The best way to do that would be to attract skill-hungry businesses
China cannot easily weaponise its holdings of American government debt
30 May 2019, 1:00 am
Neither country seems fully to understand the ties that bind them
Bank supervision in America is unfit for the digital age
30 May 2019, 1:00 am
Complexity favours incumbents, large and small, over startups
Have regulators created a new type of financial monster?
30 May 2019, 1:00 am
Clearing houses pose new perils for the global financial system
Facebook’s planned new currency may be based on a blockchain
30 May 2019, 1:00 am
But it will be more Bitcoin 0.5 than Bitcoin 2.0
Goldman wants to manage the assets of the middling rich
25 May 2019, 1:00 am
The bank bought United Capital, a boutique wealth-manager, for $750m
Economies and stockmarkets do not always match up well
25 May 2019, 1:00 am
That makes it hard for investors to diversify into emerging markets
American importers of metals from Canada and Mexico gain relief from tariffs
23 May 2019, 3:52 pm
But the overall direction is still towards protectionism
The joys and pains of investing in a mature business cycle
23 May 2019, 3:52 pm
Investors fear that a recession cannot be far off
Zimbabwe struggles to keep its fledgling currency alive
23 May 2019, 3:52 pm
Redollarisation
TransferWise becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech
23 May 2019, 3:52 pm
The British cross-border payments firm hopes to turn banks into its clients
How to tax sugary drinks
23 May 2019, 3:52 pm
Even allowing for the fact that people like sugar, a tax is desirable
As the trade war heats up, China looks to Japan’s past for lessons
23 May 2019, 1:00 am
Japan’s problems stemmed more from its own miscues than from American pressure
Should Germany borrow to invest?
23 May 2019, 1:00 am
Politicians and academics clash over the debt brake
Instant buyers are changing the way people buy and sell their homes
18 May 2019, 5:00 am
Zillow’s i-buying business is doing well
Beneath the dull surface, Europe’s stockmarket is a place of extremes
18 May 2019, 1:00 am
The gap between value and quality stocks has widened into a chasm
The biggest collapse in private-equity history will have a lasting impact
18 May 2019, 1:00 am
As Abraaj funds get new managers, investors are feeling the fallout
Economists are rethinking fiscal policy
16 May 2019, 4:13 pm
But not as radically as is sometimes claimed
Uber’s listing and a new stock exchange may herald change
16 May 2019, 4:13 pm
Valley bigwigs think they have found the secret of long-term thinking
Canada’s statisticians survey potheads
16 May 2019, 4:13 pm
More over-45s are getting high, but teenagers are keeping off the grass
China vows a “fight to the end” in trade feud with America
16 May 2019, 1:00 am
A war of words could escalate into something more serious
The IMF has agreed to break Pakistan’s fall. Again
16 May 2019, 1:00 am
Pakistan has borrowed from the multilateral lender as often as Argentina has
Amazon’s boss reckons that humanity needs an HQ2
16 May 2019, 1:00 am
Jeff Bezos joins the ranks of sci-fi enthusiasts convinced that nirvana is to be found off-world
The EU tries to strong-arm Switzerland into a new trade deal
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
A worsening relationship with its giant neighbour would harm Switzerland’s finance industry
The state of America’s community banks
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
Don’t write off the admirable bantamweights of the industry
Mobile money comes to Nigeria
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
Africa’s largest country has lagged behind the continent’s pioneers
New research traces the intricate links between policy and politics
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
Benefit recipients in Brazil who are penalised punish politicians at the polls
When you have options, volatility is your friend
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
The jumpier prices are, the more valuable is a right to buy or sell
Months after IL&FS collapsed, India’s markets are on a strong run
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
Foreign investors seem convinced that the new bankruptcy code is starting to have an effect
So far, Donald Trump’s trade war has not derailed the global economy
11 May 2019, 1:00 am
An escalation would inflict much greater damage
America raises tariffs on China, and the stakes in a trade war
10 May 2019, 1:00 am
Last week a deal seemed close. Now the fear is of full-blown commercial conflict
America ratchets up the pressure in its trade war with China
9 May 2019, 1:00 am
China’s measured strategy could soon be put to the test
Riding alone in a car is a luxury—an increasingly unaffordable one
9 May 2019, 1:00 am
Whether you drive yourself or hail a ride, solitary splendour will become more expensive
The US-China trade talks are at risk of breakdown
6 May 2019, 1:00 am
After hints of progress, a tweet from Donald Trump sows doubts
Foreign-exchange trading is finally turning digital
4 May 2019, 1:00 am
The market’s leap into the 21st century will slash costs for consumers
Business and finance correspondent
4 May 2019, 1:00 am
Concern about cryptocurrencies could lead regulators to crack down
4 May 2019, 1:00 am
Tether’s resilience masks investor unease about the exchange that hosts it
How a few missing words hurt Turkey’s turnaround
4 May 2019, 1:00 am
Investors worry that the central bank is being economical with the truth
Fears of recession in America have faded
4 May 2019, 1:00 am
But stubbornly low inflation means the Fed cannot relax
The quest to find companies that have a lasting competitive edge
4 May 2019, 1:00 am
Finding companies protected by what Warren Buffett calls a “moat” is easy to talk about, but hard to do
The past decade has brought a compliance boom in banking
2 May 2019, 1:00 am
Staff trying to keep banks on the right side of regulators are in high demand
Advice from a dismal scientist to new parents
2 May 2019, 1:00 am
“Cribsheet” by Emily Oster offers an instructive look at decision-making
Emi Nakamura wins the John Bates Clark medal
2 May 2019, 1:00 am
Putting the macroeconomy under the microscope
Mauricio Macri emulates his rival, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
27 April 2019, 1:00 am
A populist is a liberal mugged by inflation
Large Nigerian banks have weathered a storm
27 April 2019, 1:00 am
But the smaller ones look shaky
The official impact assessment of NAFTA’s replacement is out
27 April 2019, 1:00 am
The devil is in its details
Should judges assume that markets are efficient?
27 April 2019, 1:00 am
Sometimes they are asked to rule on share prices after takeovers
Why investors are careful buyers but careless sellers
27 April 2019, 1:00 am
Only the very best think as hard about exiting positions as entering them
Political economy suggests that geoengineering is likely to be used
27 April 2019, 1:00 am
It is certain to be contentious
A fresh probe raises fears of systemic problems in the cryptocurrency market
26 April 2019, 5:00 am
Trust in one of the most-traded virtual currencies slips after an alleged $850m loss in deposits
America’s strong growth this year surprises economists
26 April 2019, 1:00 am
But look more closely at the latest GDP figures, and they are not so rosy
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank call off merger talks
25 April 2019, 1:00 am
Discussions between Germany’s two biggest listed banks end in failure
America wants to challenge rogue petrostates
25 April 2019, 1:00 am
But it cannot squeeze Iran and Venezuela without risking higher oil prices for its own consumers
Bond maturities are the result of a tug-of-war
20 April 2019, 1:00 am
On one side is cost; on the other, uncertainty
American banks’ earnings are boosted by retail business
20 April 2019, 1:00 am
Markets sparkled, but that’s not where the money was
Is the world economy still slowbalising?
20 April 2019, 1:00 am
Properly measured, the “China shock” looks less bad
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, is determined to raise sales taxes
20 April 2019, 1:00 am
That risks snuffing out already sputtering growth
A new era at Goldman Sachs starts in the shadow of a scandal
20 April 2019, 1:00 am
Can the bank reinvent itself?
China’s growth is set to perk up after a decade low
17 April 2019, 1:00 am
Rising credit and an infrastructure programme point to a coming rebound
Where growth is concerned, is population destiny?
17 April 2019, 1:00 am
New research suggests that, in the very long run, size is a great advantage
A new era at Goldman Sachs starts in the shadow of a scandal
15 April 2019, 1:00 am
Can the bank reinvent itself?
How not to weaken central banks’ independence
13 April 2019, 1:00 am
Why Stephen Moore and Herman Cain are poor picks for the Fed
Cross-border credit reporting is at last becoming a reality
13 April 2019, 1:00 am
A Californian startup is helping migrants import their financial histories to America
The World Bank’s new boss will struggle to impose himself
13 April 2019, 1:00 am
Some of David Malpass’s aims for the lender are at odds with each other
Mario Draghi’s successor at the ECB has plenty to do
13 April 2019, 1:00 am
The ECB has come into its own, but 2019 will still be a momentous year
How HDFC breaks the dismal pattern of Indian banking
13 April 2019, 1:00 am
Its growth and profits put it in an elite global club
Reserve managers’ relationship with the dollar is unhealthy
11 April 2019, 1:00 am
They may try to diversify, but the global currency will drag them back
Fintech takes aim at the steep cost of international money transfers
11 April 2019, 1:00 am
High-street banks and bureaus will soon have to come clear about hidden costs
Islami Bank Bangladesh has declined since a boardroom coup in 2017
6 April 2019, 1:00 am
It is now more similar to the country’s other crony-ridden banks
Investing in fine wine
5 April 2019, 1:00 am
More people than ever seek to uncork a profit
Rising inequality could explain tepid support for redistribution
4 April 2019, 3:45 pm
The lessons of a new paper about welfare in Victorian England
The gloom hanging over the world economy is confined to manufacturing
4 April 2019, 3:45 pm
Service industries have defied the sinking mood
2019 Marjorie Deane finance internship
4 April 2019, 3:45 pm
Trade talks will probably end with tariffs still in place
4 April 2019, 3:45 pm
Americans will pay for them
What self-help lending says about Ethiopian banking
4 April 2019, 3:45 pm
The popularity of ekub shows that formal financial institutions need to shape up
How to fix Europe’s lenders
4 April 2019, 3:45 pm
Europe needs its banks to perform better
How betting on oil prices greases the industry’s wheels
4 April 2019, 1:00 am
The message from futures markets is that high spot prices will not last
Simple interactions can have unpredictable consequences
4 April 2019, 1:00 am
How researchers are grappling with the fundamental complexity of economics
The IMF adds to a chorus of concern about competition
4 April 2019, 1:00 am
A new study adds to worries about market power
How emerging-market local-currency bonds might fit in your portfolio
30 March 2019, 12:00 am
Their appeal lies in their distinctiveness
The Inter-American Development Bank cancels its big bash in China
28 March 2019, 3:42 pm
Juan Guaidó’s choice of delegate was unacceptable to the hosts
