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Donald Trump’s tariffs are a throwback to the 1930s

“Economic nationalism”, our predecessors wrote, “is almost an American invention”


Aid cannot make poor countries rich

For decades, officials have promised to raise economic growth. For decades, they have failed


It is not the economic impact of tariffs that is most worrying

What are the lessons of the 1930s?


Trump’s tariff turbulence is worse than anyone imagined

Even his concessions are less generous than expected


Why silver is the new gold

Safe-haven demand and solar panels have sent its price soaring


Trump’s new tariffs are set to be his most extreme ever

America targets its three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China


America faces a Trumpian economic slowdown

Protectionist threats and erratic policies are combining to hurt growth


El Salvador’s wild crypto experiment ends in failure

Its curtailment is the price of an IMF bail-out. And one worth paying


How India escaped extreme poverty without an industrial miracle

And, in doing so, undermined a popular myth about development


How to get rich in 2025

Forget about your career. Today an inheritance is what matters