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Australian houses are less affordable than they have been in decades
In Australia, as in most places, waterfront property comes at a premium. But to see the full effects of high-cost Australian housing, look...
The countries which raised rates first are now cutting them
Over the past two years The Economist has studied the economic fortunes of Hikelandia. This group of eight countries—Brazil, Chile, Hungary, New Zealand,...
Wall Street is praying firms will start going public again
Can you feel the chill? It is bone-deep, now. In 2021 capital markets were searing hot. On average, at least one new firm...
What economists have learnt from the post-pandemic business cycle
Science advances one funeral at a time, to paraphrase Max Planck. The Nobel prize-winning physicist was arguing that new ideas in his field...
China’s population is shrinking and its economy is losing ground
“HOW SHOULD one look at the Chinese economy?”, asked Li Qiang, the country’s prime minister, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on...
Ted Pick takes charge of Morgan Stanley
WHEN JAMES GORMAN took the helm at Morgan Stanley it was barely afloat. His tenure as the bank’s chief executive began on January...
How strong is India’s economy under Narendra Modi?
In the second week of 2024 business leaders descended on Gujarat, the home state of Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister. The occasion was...
Bill Ackman provides a lesson in activist investing
As with every skirmish in America’s culture wars, how you view the ousting of Harvard University’s president has much to do with where...
Will spiking shipping costs cause inflation to surge?
Disruption in the Suez and Panama canals is prompting concern
A guide to the Chinese Communist Party’s economic jargon
A new Communist Party slogan was born on January 9th. The phrase, which appeared on the front page of the People’s Daily, a...
