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Visa restrictions are bad for Indians—but maybe not for India

Nov 20 2025

Remittances may fall, but opportunities are opening up
Economists get cold feet about high minimum wages

Nov 20 2025

Governments are pushing the policy to its limits
Can the Chinese economy match Aruba’s?

Nov 20 2025

Xi Jinping has lofty goals for 2035. But China faces a real problem
America’s huge mortgage market is slowly dying

Nov 19 2025

Donald Trump’s remedies threaten to inflame a housing crisis
Crypto got everything it wanted. Now it’s sinking

Nov 18 2025

The slump could spread across financial markets
Is this the end of the scorching gold rally?

Nov 16 2025

As bullish stories get tested, investors should worry
Tree murders and the economics of crime

Nov 13 2025

Rich people can’t stop cutting down each other’s woodland
How AI is breaking cover letters

Nov 13 2025

And leading to lower pay
In defence of personal finance

Nov 12 2025

It may widen inequality. But it has many advantages
Old folk are seized by stockmarket mania

Nov 11 2025

Investing in equities may make sense for individuals—but it could also exacerbate a crash