The Economist: Finance and economics

Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies

An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory

Hong Kong’s property slump may be terminal

Demographics and geopolitics will make a recovery harder

The great-man theory of Wall Street

Why finance is still dominated by bold individuals

Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war e...

Supplies from China are about to become more expensive

How China will strike back at Trump

Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?

MAGA types have a point on debanking

A booming compliance industry is causing problems

France is not alone in its fiscal woes

Deficits look worryingly wide across Europe

Cronyism is a problem. But not always an economic one

Research on the topic is surprisingly nuanced

How sports gambling became ubiquitous

Europe is at the centre of the industry’s growth

Xi Jinping’s campaign against gambling is a failure

Chinese citizens go to great lengths to bet

The hidden cost of Chinese loans

Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others

How much oil can Trump pump?

The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron

Are adults forgetting how to read?

A survey by the OECD suggests so

Which economy did best in 2024?

We rank countries on five measures

Bitcoin is up by 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free ...

The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening

What a censored speech says about China’s economy

If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?

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