Economic News
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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 Iran energy scenario is becoming reality
Mar 3 2026 A longer war means a harsher 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 |
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America’s welfare state is more European than you think
Feb 25 2026 State-level policies are making up for stingy federal provision |
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A viral research note on AI gets its economics wrong
Feb 25 2026 Too much of a good thing |
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The AI productivity boom is not here (yet)
Feb 22 2026 Artificial intelligence is improving fast. Its effect on output, not so much |
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Markets are churning furiously beneath the surface
Feb 22 2026 AI is prompting investors to reassess every business model under the sun |