The Economist

It’s tempting to blame Donald Trump, but tariffs aren’t the only issue behind the downturn in prices.

Cheap Chinese exports spark deflation anxiety

THE ECONOMIST: It’s tempting to blame Donald Trump, but tariffs aren’t the only issue behind the downturn in prices.

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New players are taking aim at lucrative defence deals as war and sanctions put the squeeze on traditional suppliers.

Weapons of mass production: Upstarts on the arms race

THE ECONOMIST: New players are taking aim at lucrative defence deals as war and sanctions put the squeeze on traditional suppliers.

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THE ECONOMIST: Companies pay a heavy price to pay for conflict culture in the workplace.

Feuds, grudges and revenge: The dark side of the workplace

THE ECONOMIST: Companies pay a heavy price to pay for conflict culture in the workplace.

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Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting earlier this year.

How much danger is America’s central bank in?

THE ECONOMIST: Donald Trump’s attack on Lisa Cook is yet another symptom of the corruption of America’s government.

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Donald Trump has fired Lisa Cook.

Trump ‘fires’ Lisa Cook, escalating his war on the Fed

THE ECONOMIST: Legal challenges loom as Donald Trump’s attempt to fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook leaves credibility under a cloud.  

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THE ECONOMIST: How Donald Trump, debt and tariffs undermine the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation in the US.

Donald Trump’s interest-rate crusade will be self-defeating

THE ECONOMIST: How Donald Trump, debt and tariffs undermine the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation in the US.

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Europe’s leaders are stuck between balancing spending and fending off hard right parties pledging tax cuts.

Fear the deficit-populism doom loop

Politicians, particularly in Europe, are in a terrible bind.

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THE ECONOMIST: The last days of laughs at old-fashioned corporate brainstorming.

Will brainstorming be as funny when AI takes our jobs?

THE ECONOMIST: The last days of laughs at old-fashioned corporate brainstorming.

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THE ECONOMIST: Global alliances are deepening as countries seek stability amid erratic US policies.

Ship happens: Nations reroute against Trump’s trade tariffs

THE ECONOMIST: Global alliances are deepening as countries seek stability amid erratic US policies.

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Artificial Intelligence is helping cyber criminals and it’s costing billions.

How AI chatbots are helping hackers steal billions

THE ECONOMIST: Artificial Intelligence LLMs are helping cyber criminals and it’s costing billions.

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The AI boom is powering American growth — and draining it.

How America’s AI boom is squeezing the rest of the economy

THE ECONOMIST: The AI boom is powering American growth — and draining it.

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THE ECONOMIST: Australia is not the only one as English-speaking economies are sick of inflation.

English-speaking countries worst hit by inflation

THE ECONOMIST: Australia is not the only one as English-speaking economies are sick of inflation.

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THE ECONOMIST: Today’s authoritarian economies are struggling to match their ambitions.

The world’s autocrats are struggling with their ambitions

THE ECONOMIST: Why today’s authoritarian economies are struggling to match their ambitions.

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THE ECONOMIST: Australia has no excuse for failure to fortify its defence budget.

Australia needs a greater wall of defence against China

THE ECONOMIST: Australia’s own white papers warn of the seriousness of the threat but its defence budget, at just under 2 per cent of GDP, tells a different story.

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Xi Jinping has put in place a system of export controls that seek to exploit China’s heft in global supply chains. The aim is clear.

China’s rare earth weaponisation will ultimately backfire

THE ECONOMIST: Xi Jinping has put in place a system of export controls that seek to exploit China’s heft in global supply chains. The aim is clear.

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