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Why economists should like booze

A martini doesn’t just steady the nerves after a rollercoaster week


A takeover bid promises consolidation in Italian finance

But more complication, too


Why China has the upper hand in its trade war with America

A truce is still possible, but no one wants to be first to pick up the phone


The risky world of private assets opens up to retail investors

Fund managers smell an opportunity to get even bigger


How a mortgage transforms your investment portfolio

They turn retail savers into hedge-fund managers


America is just weeks away from a mighty economic shock

Trade between China and America is already sinking


Vladimir Putin’s money machine is sputtering

After years of resilience, Russia’s economy is slowing down


Economists don’t know what’s going on

Blame crumbling statistical offices


Not just Trump: Asia has a trade problem of its own making

A “noodle bowl” of agreements gets in the way of regional commerce 


Will China’s shoppers cushion the Trumpian blow?

Perhaps. But nastier outcomes are also imaginable