The Economist

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THE ECONOMIST: State-backed efforts to catch up with frontier models are doomed.

The Economist: One reason prices have not risen further is that oil markets still deem it likely that, with mid-term elections four months away, Donald Trump will cave.

The market discipline that was meant to cage the prince has, in short, become the lever by which the prince escapes the cage.

THE ECONOMIST: America’s grip on global finance is weakening as countries build their own payment systems.

THE ECONOMIST: Europe’s reserves are low and Asia is buying big. It may take only a few more shocks to trigger a gas supply crisis.

THE ECONOMIST: Trump pressure has forced the development lender to ditch green target and refocus on fighting poverty.

THE ECONOMIST: The tech’s Dutch manufacturer is fighting to rebut American claims.

THE ECONOMIST: After the ‘lean in’ generation, are professional women leaning out?

THE ECONOMIST: With China’s free models catching up there’s a need for better regulations.

THE ECONOMIST: Not long ago Hong Kong was declared dead by some financial commentators, and ready for embalming. But it is now finding a path back from the afterlife, with pensive cats to guide the way.

THE ECONOMIST: America has — until now — been synonymous with freedom, so why are tech bosses being forced to seek permission to release cutting edge technology to the world?

When the crash comes, stabilising markets will be easy compared with reordering society for AI, writes short-seller Carson Block.

THE ECONOMIST: Meet the corporate gamblers who never waste a good energy crisis.

THE ECONOMIST: He shows little sign that he grasps the scale or urgency of the tasks that await him.

THE ECONOMIST: Even with a seemingly unbeatable edge, most players couldn’t outsmart the market. Here’s why.

THE ECONOMIST: Experts are warning the regime could emerge vastly richer despite offering few concessions on its nuclear program.

For the former long-running US Fed chairman, the numbers were always a guide, like the notes on a piece of sheet music.