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Factory work is overrated. Here are the jobs of the future

America is trapped by its industrial fantasies


How America and China spooked each other

As officials meet in London, the costs of their trade war are now abundantly clear


The rise of the loner consumer

Solo spenders are a new economic force


Trump thinks Americans consume too much. He has a point

He will not like the remedy, however


Trump’s tariffs have so far caused little inflation

Our estimate of their impact will update every month


Stanley Fischer mixed rigour and realism, compassion and cool-headedness

The former IMF, Bank of Israel and Federal Reserve official died on May 31st


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

Overseas investors at first—then Americans


Why investors lack a theory of everything

Markets have no fundamental laws, which is why they are so interesting


Will the UAE break OPEC?

We find that the Emiratis are flouting the cartel’s rules on a grand scale


Trump’s financial watchdogs promise a revolution

The regulatory pendulum swings violently