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Our Big Mac index carries an Asian warning

It isn’t just Japan: other currencies also look cheap

Why AI won’t wipe out white-collar jobs

The technology will expand their scope and raise their value

An audacious new book about a “precocious” country

There is no such thing as “the” Indian growth model

National job stereotypes need updating

Unemployment rates in rich countries are becoming topsy-turvy

The ascent of India’s economy

It has benefited from a slice of luck, a commitment to economic reform and a shove from Donald Trump

American decay versus American dynamism

Only a decline in corporate America’s vigour will dent the country’s dominance of financial markets

Japan’s bond-market tremble reflects a fiscal-monetary clash

As investors worry about budgetary laxity, the central bank prepares for more rate hikes

Denmark braces for Donald Trump’s Greenland tariffs

The economy is well prepared, but more exposed than it used to be

Who owns the teams competing in The Hundred?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team take a look at who owns each team in The Hundred.

Donald Trump’s Greenland tariffs are no great blow to Europe

An escalating trade war would be another matter, however

China hits its GDP target—in a weird way

Strong exports make up for weak investment

Why America’s bond market just keeps winning

Vigilantes have shrugged off ballooning debt and attacks on the Fed

Rejections, depression & promise to his mum - Thiago's route to top

Igor Thiago's route to the Premier League has been far from straightforward - BBC Sport charts the rise of Brentford's record-breaking Brazilian striker.

Jerome Powell punches back

The administration’s latest attack on America’s central bank has not gone well

It’s not just the Fed. Politics looms over central banks everywhere

But can the public stomach higher inflation?

Pessimism is the world’s main economic problem

Gloomy expectations are starting to matter more than the data

Vietnam’s growth is fast—but fragile

The economy is unduly reliant on a handful of conglomerates

Venezuela’s astoundingly messy debts are about to get messier

Oil majors, hedge funds, Chinese lenders—all have a stake

China’s property woes could last until 2030

Despite the best efforts of its social-media censors

Investors head into 2026 remarkably optimistic

Few expect a crash in the year to come

RedBird, a small firm doing big media deals

Its wingspan stretches from Hollywood to AC Milan

Forget affordability. Europe has an availability crisis

Tight regulation is largely to blame

The five biggest market developments of 2025

Looking back on a rollercoaster year for investors

How to interpret the pain at the edge of America’s labour market

In the past it has foretold wider weakness. This time may be different

Watch who you’re calling childless

Women in America are having as many babies over their lifetimes as they did two decades ago

Meet the American investors rushing into Congo

They are taking on war, corruption and China

Where America’s most prominent short-sellers are placing their bets

We interview three financial sleuths

Germany has a lawyer problem

Its endless bureaucratic rules trap would-be reformers

What a stiff drink says about China’s economy

The baijiu business is the latest to be struck by “involution”

America’s bond market is quiet—almost too quiet

Scott Bessent has a cunning plan

Which economy did best in 2025?

Our annual ranking returns

Can golden toilets fix China’s economy?

Communist Party officials think so

Bitcoin has plunged. Strategy Inc is an early victim

It holds 3% of the world’s total supply

American sanctions are putting Russia under pressure

In time, though, its tankers will find new routes

AI misinformation may have paradoxical consequences

To understand why, consider the side-blotched lizard

Stockholm is Europe’s new capital of capital

And with Sweden embarking on a borrowing spree, it is a bond trader’s paradise

How to spot a bubble bursting

Forget valuations. Look out for search-engine hits and fund managers getting fired

China’s property market is (somehow) worsening

Government remedies are not up to the job

One weird trick to solve the affordability crisis

If voters dislike big numbers, there is a purely nominal fix

Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening

Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption

Visa restrictions are bad for Indians—but maybe not for India

Remittances may fall, but opportunities are opening up

America’s huge mortgage market is slowly dying

Donald Trump’s remedies threaten to inflame a housing crisis

Old folk are seized by stockmarket mania

Investing in equities may make sense for individuals—but it could also exacerbate a crash

Recessions have become ultra-rare. That is storing up trouble

Continuous growth can make economies fat and slow

The problem with America’s shutdown economy

Gridlock in Washington has prevented official data releases. And unofficial ones disagree

What explains India’s peculiar stability?

In a tricky neighbourhood the country remains calm

Investors are telling Britain to cheer up a bit

The country’s economic problems are real, but its assets are doing surprisingly well

How Donald Trump can dodge a Supreme Court tariff block

No matter its ruling, the president has back-up powers

Why Wall Street won’t see the next crash coming

Even the best traders struggle to predict sudden jumps in volatility

The new globalisation paradox

In the age of Donald Trump, national autonomy requires deeper integration. Brazil shows why