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Greg Ip

ARTICLES BY GREG IP

As big tech companies pour hundreds of billions into data centers, they are no longer the cash cows Wall Street loved. (Bloomberg)

The big money in today’s economy is going to capital, not labour

5 min read . 10 Feb 2026

President Trump at the World Economic Forum. (Photo: AFP)

The first three weeks of the year will reshape the world

7 min read . 25 Jan 2026

Renovation work continued at the Fed in Washington this week. Nathan Howard/Reuters

Trump wants to run the economy hot. There’s a good chance he’ll succeed.

5 min read . 14 Jan 2026

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference (REUTERS)

Trump’s investigation of Powell is also a warning to the next Fed Chair

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

Fed Chair Jerome Powell in December. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Trump’s investigation of Powell is also a warning to the next Fed chair

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

Simply put, the next Fed chair will only get the job having precommitted to lowering interest rates. (AP)

Whoever Trump picks, the next Fed chair won’t be independent

5 min read . 25 Dec 2025

Mamdani, like the Democratic candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, campaigned single-mindedly on affordability.

Everyone is talking about the ‘affordability crisis.’ It can’t be solved.

4 min read . 23 Nov 2025

The dot-com bubble, like the AI boom, had its excesses and absurdity. (Pixabay)

The most joyless tech revolution ever: AI is making us rich and unhappy

5 min read . 18 Nov 2025

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump’s tariffs are a massive money grab. That’s why they are in trouble.

5 min read . 06 Nov 2025

On Tuesday, gold topped $4,000 for the first time. (File Photo: Reuters)

Gold rally points to eroding faith in central banks worldwide

5 min read . 08 Oct 2025

Some 19% of employees used AI a few times or more each week, a recent Gallup survey indicates.

Behind job weakness are hints of a productivity revival. Is AI the reason?

4 min read . 03 Oct 2025

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a quarter-point cut to the federal funds rate, bringing rates down to a new range of 4 percent to 4.25%. (Getty Images via AFP)

The Fed rolls back recession risk

4 min read . 18 Sept 2025

A gold bar for sale at a New Jersey Costco store. Photo: Clark Hodgin/Bloomberg News

Why you should own (some) gold

5 min read . 17 Sept 2025

Many LLMs are trained on Wikipedia, a repository of knowledge compiled and curated by humans. (Pixabay)

Will AI choke off the supply of knowledge?

5 min read . 08 Sept 2025

Investors would be wiser to assume that starting sometime in the next nine months, the Fed will set rates according to Trump’s preferences. (REUTERS)

Get ready for the end of Fed independence

5 min read . 27 Aug 2025

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Fed governor Lisa Cook Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News

‘Uncharted waters’: Trump’s attempt to take charge of the Fed

5 min read . 26 Aug 2025

The US is shifting towards state capitalism, with the government increasingly directing private companies, mirroring China's model. (Bloomberg)

The US marches toward state capitalism with American characteristics

5 min read . 12 Aug 2025

Amazon Web Services data center in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/File)

The AI boom’s hidden risk to the economy

5 min read . 03 Aug 2025

President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after an announcement of a trade deal between the US and EU, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump’s new trade order is fragile

4 min read . 29 Jul 2025

President Trump has long advanced the notion that others should pay for access to the US market. (AFP)

Forget TACO. Trump is winning his trade war.

5 min read . 16 Jul 2025