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Stablecoins might cut America’s debt payments. But at what cost?

The Trump administration will take any help it can get

Our Big Mac index will sadden America’s burger-lovers

Trump’s tariffs have brought a double serving of pain

War, geopolitics, energy crisis: how the economy evades every disaster

A new form of capitalism may explain its success

Jane Street is chucked out of India. Other firms should be nervous

Around the world, marketmakers now face extra scrutiny

Japan has been hit by investing fever

Will old folk catch the bug?

Don’t invest through the rearview mirror

Markets are supposed to look forward; plenty of investors look back instead

Trump’s trade deals try a creative way to hobble China

To appease the world’s biggest market, countries must anger the world’s biggest trader

Struggling with the trade war? Amateur football might help

Jiangsu’s party cadres find success with a bizarre idea

How America’s economy is dodging disaster

It is astonishingly dynamic, even under the weight of tariffs

Inside Iran’s war economy

Airstrikes and sanctions leave the country poor. They do little to halt its nuclear development

Vanguard will soon crush fees for even more investors

Pity the firm’s rivals

How to strike a trade deal with Donald Trump

Vietnam is the latest country to secure concessions

Xi Jinping wages war on price wars

Unfortunately for China’s leader, his own policies are often to blame for them

Why commodities are on a rollercoaster ride

Pity Tommy Norris. And his real-world equivalents

The dream scenario for prediction markets

Polymarket and Kalshi are soaring in popularity. With a few tweaks, they could really take off

Who are the world’s best investors?

The answer is not hedge funds or quant shops or short-sellers

Can China reclaim its IPO crown?

Hong Kong is hot. The mainland very much is not

The economic lessons from Ukraine’s spectacular drone success

National security is a weak argument for battery subsidies

America and China have spooked each other

With the costs of the trade war abundantly clear, officials seek to restore their truce

The rise of the loner consumer

Solo spenders are a new economic force

Trump’s tariffs have so far caused little inflation

Our estimate of their impact will update every month

Who would pay America’s “revenge tax” on foreigners?

Overseas investors at first—then Americans

India has a chance to cure its investment malaise

Global trade turmoil presents a rare opportunity