Economic News
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To understand why countries grow, look at their firms
Mar 5 2026 The third way in development economics |
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India’s economy is not as big as economists thought
Mar 5 2026 But it is growing faster |
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Americans’ electricity bills are up. Don’t blame AI
Mar 5 2026 Were it not for data centres, prices might be even higher |
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European pensions are a $30trn missed opportunity
Mar 4 2026 If only more countries went Dutch |
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Why war isn’t always good for defence stocks
Mar 3 2026 They win only if governments want just enough weapons—but not too many |
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The nightmare war scenario is becoming reality in energy markets
Mar 3 2026 The longer the war in the Gulf, the harsher the global economic fallout |
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War in Iran could cause the biggest oil shock in years
Mar 1 2026 Prices have surged—and may stay high for a while |
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America’s trade chaos is just beginning
Feb 26 2026 Tariff wrangling will stretch through the rest of Donald Trump’s term, and beyond |
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Protectionists dislike trade and migration. And capital flows?
Feb 26 2026 The amount of money crossing borders has flattened off—but not because of capital controls |
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Why Chinese people spend so much on food
Feb 26 2026 A 21st-century test of a 19th-century observation |