The winner of next year’s presidential election in America will be sworn in in 18 months. The institutions of the new right expect it to be Donald Trump, and this time they will be prepared https://econ.st/3DdeZzC #press
The most, and least, desirable places to live, according to this annual index of 173 cities https://econ.st/3reP5ZC #press
At first glance, those who decry the loss of manufacturing jobs have a point. But it is far from clear such jobs can be brought back—no matter how much governments spend https://econ.st/3NTAWZl #press
On this week’s “Money Talks”, Jamie Dimon, the boss of JPMorgan Chase, talks to @zannymb about recession, China and what to expect from his next act https://econ.st/44ne9fR #press
In 2017 the Catalan regional government held an independence referendum that had been banned by Spain’s supreme court. Pedro Sánchez has cooled the conflict, but many voters consider his concessions to the separatists unforgivable https://econ.st/3roIJXD #press
“Narcas” suggests that women are gaining power in Latin America’s drug cartels just as they are in society more generally https://econ.st/3OcWWQj #press
Drugs can take a decade to emerge, cost billions of dollars and succeed only 10% of the time. Even a small improvement in speed and efficiency would be hugely valuable https://econ.st/44DOYWx #press
In contrast to stocks and bonds, gold generates no cash flows or dividends. This lack of income provides a clue to the metal’s mediocre returns in recent years https://econ.st/3ruOwet #press
The ratio of grandparents to children is higher than ever before. That has big consequences https://econ.st/44zoyVk #press
The world’s most zealous regulator is having second thoughts https://econ.st/3OcjRez #press
Why has capitalism triumphed the world over? Why do so many economists get Africa wrong? And can you ever actually find a free lunch? These books answer those questions and more https://econ.st/3Obi49A #press
The America Firsters are creating a “conservative LinkedIn” of candidates whose personal loyalty to Donald Trump is beyond question. Merely expressing qualms about the storming of the Capitol is grounds for disqualification https://econ.st/3XO384F #press
The geography of Chinese farming is likely to change in ways that cannot be fully foreseen https://econ.st/44GIwgU #press
“Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before,” insisted Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, pointing to initiatives designed to make Ukraine’s armed forces more interoperable with those of the alliance https://econ.st/3pKpCXA #press
Inflation data show that consumer prices in China were flat year-on-year in June, indicating weakening demand. Discussing such trends on social media is becoming increasingly dangerous https://econ.st/3XTW8TC #press
They are unlikely to succeed at seceding from Scotland. But that was never really the point https://econ.st/4707Bp8 #press
Xi Jinping has derided the street-stall economy in Beijing. But sluggish economic growth has caused some cities to think differently https://econ.st/44LXWAG #press
Last year the Middle East and north Africa had the fastest-growing cryptocurrency market in the world, according to Chainalysis https://econ.st/3PT6K3r #press
Some fear the Russians will engineer an incident at the plant if the Ukrainian counter-offensive breaks through https://econ.st/3pU4w9a #press
After 13 years of Conservative government, public services are not in fine fettle. However, there is an exception. Under the party, England’s schools have improved https://econ.st/43pST7N #press