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The stockmarket is fuelling America’s economy

Oct 9 2025

What happens in the event of a slump?
Front-line economics: lessons from Russia’s neighbours

Oct 9 2025

How to survive on the border of war
Narendra Modi’s paltry target for India’s growth

Oct 9 2025

The prime minister wants a $10trn economy by 2047. He should be bolder
The most dangerous corner of a balance-sheet

Oct 8 2025

Forget debt. Here is something to villainise
Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade

Oct 8 2025

Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy
Welcome to Zero Migration America

Oct 7 2025

Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative
Don’t tax wealth

Oct 2 2025

Even the most sophisticated arguments in favour of doing so make no sense
Credit markets look increasingly dangerous

Oct 2 2025

A pair of bankruptcies highlight the risks
How the Trump administration learned to love foreign aid

Oct 2 2025

America’s international assistance has not been destroyed—it has been transformed
The eccentric investment strategy that beats the rest

Oct 1 2025

Introducing the 25/25/25/25 portfolio