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Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault

Jan 13 2025

Oil prices are already at a five-month high. How might they respond?
Why global bond markets are convulsing

Jan 12 2025

Pity anyone taking out a mortgage
The Los Angeles fires will be extraordinarily expensive

Jan 10 2025

They will also expose California’s faulty insurance market
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions

Jan 9 2025

The continent is at its most vulnerable in decades
How corporate bonds fell out of fashion

Jan 9 2025

The market is at its hottest in years—and a shadow of its former self
An American purchase of Greenland could be the deal of the century

Jan 8 2025

The economics of buying new territory
China’s markets take a fresh beating

Jan 7 2025

Authorities have responded by bossing around investors
Can America’s economy cope with mass deportations?

Jan 6 2025

Production slowdowns, more imports and pricier housing could follow
Would an artificial-intelligence bubble be so bad?

Jan 2 2025

A new book by Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber argues there are advantages to financial mania
Will Elon Musk dominate President Trump’s economic policy?

Jan 2 2025

He will face challenges from both America firsters and conservative mainstreamers