China turns crypto-curious
But would the country’s leaders really want stablecoins to succeed?
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But would the country’s leaders really want stablecoins to succeed?
The torment caused by covid-19 and high interest rates appears to be over
Blame China, slumping commodities and creaky growth
Bet on stocks in a prediction market run by a sports-betting firm and a futures exchange
Just consider what happens if inflation starts to rise again
How strong is the evidence, and how bad would it be if the claims were true?
Even though doing so flies in the face of most financial advice
We invite applications for our Marjorie Deane scheme
The Shanghai composite is defying gravity
There is little precedent: no Fed governor has been dismissed for cause before
The president’s threats loomed over this year’s Jackson Hole conference
Politicians, particularly in Europe, are in a terrible bind
Their discipline is famous for its fissiparousness
Forget about northern Europeans, with their coalition governments and love of cycling
Communist Party officials face a difficult ideological turn
And China is gaining in the process
To understand markets, forget Occam’s razor
Beware the data-centre takeover
We update our entrenchment measure
In Asia, East Africa and the Gulf leaders now face an unpleasant choice
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What would make it worth buying?
For the country’s homeowners, the good times are coming to an end
Forget your trip to the dentist. A new check-up is required
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Even once-fecund states are having fewer children
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Oil and terrorism are not the country’s only exports
The bloc opts for prudence over defiance
Private equity is enjoying a renaissance in an unlikely place
A hawkish tilt changes rate-cut expectations
Blame apps and DORKs, not stimmies
A deal with America chooses certain tariffs over risky retaliation
A deal with America chooses certain tariffs over risky retaliation
Foreign companies are sharing the load. For now
Hegemons should care about even puny countries
A fierce battle is under way in China
The more useful stablecoins and tokens prove to be, the greater the risk
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Businesses are ignoring the street of hundred-dollar bills
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The Trump administration will take any help it can get
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