Global economy
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- Trump diplomacy
In 50 years, Trump will be remembered as just a puzzling footnote
No profession spends more time contemplating the future than economists. Are they any good at it? Well, no, not really.
- Ross Gittins
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- Inside China
China just waved a $1.6 trillion red rag at Trump
A week before Donald Trump regains the White House with a cabinet full of trade hawks, China has released figures sure to enrage the incoming president.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
Think the whole world’s going to hell in a handbasket? You’re wrong, and here’s why
More tragedy and turmoil is inevitable in 2025 but even so, for millions and millions of people around the globe, things are getting measurably better.
- Matt Wade
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
How has the 21st century gone so wrong?
How did we get here, and what are the chances that the next 25 years will be better than the last?
- Adrian Wooldridge
- Opinion
- Opinion
The world’s most important bromance needs to be rekindled
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump can’t let relations between China and the US deteriorate any further.
- Karishma Vaswani
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
The billionaire Wall Street is trusting to keep Trump on a tight leash
Wall Street has cheered the appointment of Scott Bessent, backing him to rein in Trump’s craziest ideas. That’s a big ask.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
How Donald Trump will change how the world works
The lens through which Trump sees the world is narrow and focused tightly on whether a relationship directly benefits America. That sets up difficult choices for everyone.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Currencies
Rampant US dollar sends a threatening message to the rest of the world
The greenback has surged against currencies of America’s major trading partners since the election, sounding a warning for the global economy.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
The Wall Street billionaire putting his hand up to run Trump’s economy
The text to Elon Musk: a picture of giant scissors. Musk’s text back: a picture of a sword.
- Todd Gillespie
‘Two tears in a bucket’: Why voters flocked to Trump, and why some might regret it
Working-class Americans have voted with a mixture of fatalist resignation and up-yours defiance for an economic remedy likely to leave them worse off.
- Chip Le Grand
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