Economics

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Economy

Before AI gains materialize, governments will have to deal with a ‘policy trade-off,’ Moody’s says: How to handle the massive spending and debt risk

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February 27, 2026
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Economy

Citadel Securities demolishes viral AI doomsday essay, arguing the real ‘Global Intelligence Crisis’ is ignorance of macro fundamentals

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February 26, 2026
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Economy

America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine

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February 25, 2026
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Economy

People are getting fake news on their phones and that’s increasing the risk of a market crash

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February 24, 2026
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Banking

With his tariff plan in tatters, Trump vows ‘to do absolutely terrible things to foreign countries … in a much more powerful and obnoxious way’ 

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February 24, 2026
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AI

Without AI spending, U.S. corporate investment in equipment would be negative, a decline that’s ‘worryingly broad-based,’ Pantheon analyst says 

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February 23, 2026
In the $3 trillion private credit market, the ‘shadow default’ rate is increasing as more money chases lower-quality deals
Investing

In the $3 trillion private credit market, the ‘shadow default’ rate is increasing as more money chases lower-quality deals

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February 22, 2026
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Economy

The ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal

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February 20, 2026
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Economy

America faces a ‘debt crisis’ a lot like the 1980s when a ‘private pact’ brokered by Ronald Reagan did the trick

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February 19, 2026
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Economy

Fed confirms it obeyed U.S. Treasury request for an unusual ‘rate check,’ weakening the dollar against foreign currencies

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February 19, 2026
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Economy

The ‘Sell America’ trade inflicted ‘lasting damage’ on the U.S. dollar, ING says

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February 16, 2026
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AI

Matt Shumer’s viral blog about AI’s looming impact on knowledge workers is based on flawed assumptions

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February 12, 2026
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Commentary

The economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite

By
February 10, 2026
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Economy

Top analyst: Trump’s economy marked by ‘soggy consumption, weak job gains and a sour public mood’

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February 9, 2026
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Commentary

We studied 70 countries’ economic data for the last 60 years and something big about market crashes changed 25 years ago

By Josh Ederington, Jenny Minier and The Conversation
February 8, 2026

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