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The Economist

ARTICLES BY THE ECONOMIST

A US Dollar Index (DXY) chart on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, (Bloomberg)

Recessions have become ultra-rare. That is storing up trouble

8 min read . 01:15 pm IST

An Iranian man shows US dollar banknotes in a currency exchange office (AFP)

America should not push other countries to adopt the dollar

3 min read . 01:12 pm IST

Cracks are appearing in OpenAI’s dominant façade

3 min read . 19 Jan 2026

Representations of cryptocurrency bitcoin are seen in this illustration (REUTERS)

Crypto got everything it wanted. Now it’s sinking

4 min read . 19 Jan 2026

Gold coins and bullions are displayed at a jewellery store (AFP)

Is this the end of the scorching gold rally?

3 min read . 16 Jan 2026

Stock market information displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, (Bloomberg)

Old folk are seized by stockmarket mania

5 min read . 16 Jan 2026

This aerial photo shows containers at the Longtan port in Nanjing, eastern China's Jiangsu province (AFP)

China’s creepiest export surge

7 min read . 14 Jan 2026

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York (AFP)

How markets could topple the global economy

5 min read . 14 Jan 2026

How AI is breaking cover letters

2 min read . 13 Jan 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk (REUTERS)

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to a trade truce

5 min read . 13 Jan 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping (AP)

Chinese trade is thriving despite America’s attacks

3 min read . 12 Jan 2026

The dark horse of AI labs

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

Why Palantir’s success will outlast AI exuberance

3 min read . 09 Jan 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, (REUTERS)

How Donald Trump can dodge a Supreme Court tariff block

3 min read . 09 Jan 2026

This picture shows people visiting an ice sculpture at a park in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. (AFP)

The mystery of China’s slumping investment

4 min read . 08 Jan 2026

People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring a woman who was shot and killed by an immigration officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, (AFP)

How to make immigration palatable in a populist age

6 min read . 08 Jan 2026

The new Statue of Liberty Museum (Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com)

Why are American women leaving the labour force?

3 min read . 07 Jan 2026

The Fitburg vessel which was seized by authorities (AFP)

Will the trade war capsize shipbuilders?

4 min read . 06 Jan 2026

President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters (AP)

How to strike a trade deal with Donald Trump

3 min read . 06 Jan 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, (REUTERS)

China is using America’s own trade weapons to beat it

13 min read . 05 Jan 2026