The specter of inflation is large and the debate on the causes of inflation is raging in America. Although there are claims ...

Those 4.9bn tonnes of coal represented more than half the world’s total consumption. They also represented a record level of Chinese consumption. If an economy is heavily electrified, economic growth ...

C ritics of China’s economy often complain that its investment is excessive and its official statistics flatter its performance. But recent monthly figures have flipped the script. Investment in ...

But she also voiced a concern shared by more and more of China’s people. “Everyone feels it. Summers are hotter, winters are ...

But the most telling results will come from gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, two states that voted ...

But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.

Airbnb began with Mr Chesky and two friends renting out an airbed in their living room in San Francisco. The idea of a platform to help people open up their homes to paying guests proved a hit, and ...

Wall Street’s finest might warn of a crash, but do not expect them to say when it will arrive. ■ ...

The World Ahead 2026 will be the 40th edition of The Economist ’s future-gazing annual, published every November since 1986, to provide a guide to the trends, themes and people likely to shape the ...

The most content corners of the world remain familiar ones. More than 90% of people in Denmark said they felt enjoyment—the ...

The September CPI inflation report is likely to show that the cost of food, electricity and housing all continued to increase for Americans.

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