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Large fiscal deficits, as a share of GDP, have been a fleeting feature across the rich world in periods of war — now they seem to persist in peacetime, says @tejparikh90 .
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Current struggles to rein in spending are well known. The long-run data, however, underscores how stark the problem is: large fiscal deficits, as a share of GDP, have been a fleeting feature across...
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In his new book, Dan Wang @danwwang argues that America is too good at making rules, and could learn from Beijing’s laser focus on technical innovation. review by @jcbeam in @Bloomberg .
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The lesson of the Allied victory over Japan in August 1945 is that war, though terrible, is sometimes a necessary instrument of justice, writes @robert_lyman in @EngelsbergIdeas
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Moscow is the biggest city in Europe. How come, asks @tomaspueyo ?.
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Moscow is the biggest city in Europe. How come, asks Tomás Pueyo? It’s one of the northernmost capitals in the world, yet away from the warming influence of the sea. Why? Most European capitals are...
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The peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is among the most geopolitically consequential developments of our time, says @KamranBokhari in @GeopoliticalF .
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The peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is among the most geopolitically consequential developments of our time, says Kamran Bokhari in Geopolitical Futures. The South Caucasus region...
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Premature monetary easing would mean shirking their duty to safeguard price stability precisely when discipline is essential, says @willem_buiter .
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With inflation still above target and labor markets tight, central banks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan have little reason to cut interest rates. Premature monetary...
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One reason Singapore escapes being lumped into the column headed ‘fiscal basket case’ is its ownership of massive sovereign wealth, says @toby_n__ .
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One reason Singapore escapes being lumped into the column headed ‘fiscal basket case’ is its ownership of massive sovereign wealth, says Toby Nangle. While Singapore has one of the highest gross...
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The Alaska summit isn’t just about Ukraine: it’s a key point in an elaborate, even existential game of geopolitical chess that will define the coming decade, if not longer, says @peterfrankopan in The @spectator .
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The Alaska summit isn’t just about Ukraine: it’s a key point in an elaborate, even existential game of geopolitical chess that will define the coming decade, if not longer, says Peter Frankopan in...
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Tariffs, Nimbyism, high debt — the victims of these things don’t even know what they’re losing, says @JananQotd .
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Tariffs, Nimbyism, high debt — the victims of these things don’t even know what they’re losing, says Janan Ganesh. Economists refer to this problem as one of “concentrated benefits and diffuse...
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The more “expert” you become, the more you think you ought to know, and the more you fear your credibility will suffer if you ever admit otherwise, writes @sarahoconnor_ .
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The more “expert” you become, the more you think you ought to know, and the more you fear your credibility will suffer if you ever admit otherwise, writes Sarah O'Connor. New technology has also made...
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How will President Donald Trump's dream of bringing back blue collar jobs meet the reality of modern manufacturing? @FT columnist PattiWaldmeir goes back to her hometown outside Detroit to find out.
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From tariffs to talent and tech, the Financial Times looks at the future of manufacturing in its US heartland. How will President Donald Trump's dream of bringing back blue collar jobs meet the...
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Rising seniors are the last class of students who remember high school before ChatGPT, says @LilaShroff .
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Rising seniors are the last class of students who remember high school before ChatGPT. But only just barely: OpenAI’s chatbot was released months into their freshman year. Ever since then, writing...
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People are looking at becalmed market conditions and writing them off as the result of a quiet summer, says @katie_martin_fx .
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People are looking at becalmed market conditions and writing them off as the result of a quiet summer, says Katie Martin. Markets are bending the knee to Donald Trump, opening up the possibility of a...
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Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed, writes @anneapplebaum in @TheAtlantic, with photographs by @lynseyaddario.
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Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed, writes Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic, with photographs by Lynsey Addario. Statistics are sometimes used to...
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Peak China does not stem from doubts about its industrial prowess and pedigree. It is, though, about two things that can be simultaneously true, says @georgemagnus1 .
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Peak China does not stem from doubts about China’s industrial prowess and pedigree. It is, though, about two things that can be simultaneously true: China can have world-class companies and trendse...
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The days when government borrowing costs across the euro area varied wildly are drawing to a close, a shift encapsulated by the difference between Italian and French bond yields, says @alicegledhill1 .
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The days when government borrowing costs across the euro area varied wildly are drawing to a close, a shift encapsulated by the difference between Italian and French bond yields. At the height of the...
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Investments in non-physical assets demystify the US stock market’s performance, writes @tejparikh90 in the @FT .
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Investments in non-physical assets demystify the US stock market’s performance, writes Tej Parikh. Fifty years ago, the assets held by S&P 500 companies were predominantly physical — factories,...
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Bucharest committed to tax rises and spending cuts despite popular backlash, says finance minister @NazareAlexandru .
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Bucharest committed to tax rises and spending cuts despite popular backlash, says finance minister Alexandru Nazare. Austerity measures that sparked public anger and led to the collapse of governme...
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Argentina’s president achieved more than expected. But now he must recalibrate, says the @FT Editorial Board.
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