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Category: Economy and finances

Xi Jinping’s futile war on price wars

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


Big, beautiful budgets: not just an American problem

Across the rich world, governments are splashing the cash. What could go wrong?


Why commodities are on a rollercoaster ride

Pity Tommy Norris. And his real-world equivalents


Jane Street’s sneaky retention tactic

It involves the use of an obscure, French programming language


How to escape taxes on your stocks

Not that American investors need a guide—a booming industry is doing the job for them


How to make prediction markets more useful

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


Politicians slashed migration. Now they face the consequences

Across the West the number of new arrivals is plummeting


Japan’s debts are shrinking. Its troubles may only be starting

Politicians have a yen for handouts


Who are the world’s best investors?

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


Japan is obsessed with rice. And prices have gone ballistic

Politicians are reaching for increasingly extreme measures