Economics

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China's Premier Li Qiang prepares to speak at the National People's Congress in Beijing last week.
Commentary

China has only one real way to hit its 2025 growth target

By Steve H. Hanke and Caleb Hofmann
March 11, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the economy may slow as part of a ‘detox’ from government spending
Politics

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the economy may slow as part of a ‘detox’ from government spending

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March 7, 2025
A businesswoman standing in her office
Success

Majority of Gen Z men say feminism has gone too far—but BofA study says wealthy women lift entire economy

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March 6, 2025
The stagflation nightmare of the 1970s could rear its ugly head to take a toll on Americans’ wallets and livelihoods
Politics

The stagflation nightmare of the 1970s could rear its ugly head to take a toll on Americans’ wallets and livelihoods

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March 6, 2025
Warren Buffett acts like the U.S. stock market is in bubble territory. He might be onto something
Commentary

Warren Buffett acts like the U.S. stock market is in bubble territory. He might be onto something

By Steve H. Hanke and Caleb Hofmann
March 5, 2025
Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico just went into effect. Here are the products that could suddenly get more expensive
Politics

Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico just went into effect. Here are the products that could suddenly get more expensive

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March 5, 2025
Jerome Powell lifts both his hands as he testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Finance

Trump has a path to killing the Fed’s independence — if he wants to try it

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February 27, 2025
United States President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Friends of Ireland luncheon hosted by United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, at the United States Capitol March 15, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Finance

Weight-loss drug Zepbound helped drive Ireland to $76 billion in goods exports to the U.S. last year—a bittersweet reminder of the challenges ahead

By
February 19, 2025
Economist warns Trump plan for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners could backfire: ‘A fundamental misunderstanding of how the global economy works’ 
Politics

Economist warns Trump plan for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners could backfire: ‘A fundamental misunderstanding of how the global economy works’ 

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
February 14, 2025
Bank of England in the City of London on 29th January 2025 in London, United Kingdom.
Finance

Traders are moving so much gold from the Bank of England to the U.S. to avoid Trump tariffs that the waiting time has reportedly octupled

By
January 31, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holding an Nvidia GPU chip used for AI applications.
Tech

DeepSeek caused a $600 billion freakout. But China’s AI upstart may not be the danger to Nvidia and U.S. export controls many assume

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January 27, 2025
King Philippe of Belgium inaugurates the Brussels Motor Show in the Palais du Heysel, on January 10, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
Finance

EU considers enlisting Belgian king and 81-year-old decree to block Hungary’s potential veto of Russian sanctions

By
January 17, 2025
China signals bolder stimulus for next year as Trump returns
Finance

China signals bolder stimulus for next year as Trump returns

By
December 9, 2024
The youth are ‘lifeless’: Economist’s speech goes viral in China
Finance

The youth are ‘lifeless’: Economist’s speech goes viral in China

By
December 3, 2024
A proposal for more logging to curb wildfires could boost timber harvests by more than 200%
Environment

A proposal for more logging to curb wildfires could boost timber harvests by more than 200%

By Matthew Brown and The Associated Press
November 17, 2024

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