Economy

Can Latin America's economies bear the cost of organized crime?

Economy Guillermo Ortiz - September 1, 2026.

Latin America almost certainly pays the world’s highest economic price for organized crime. According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), crime costs Latin America and the...

Spain's inflation problem is domestic

Economy Daniel Lacalle - August 31, 2026.

Spain's inflation difference with the euro area is not only an imported shock. It is the predictable outcome of expansionary public spending, a politicised energy...

The next global financial shock could start in Japan

Finances Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 30, 2026.

The latest sign that the yen problem is no longer purely Japan’s issue came this weekend from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual...

The next infrastructure frontier lies beneath the sea

Technology Elise Quevedo - August 30, 2026.

As the summer holidays come to an end and many enjoy their last few summer swims in the ocean, I knew it was the perfect...

The price of a Nobel: why did Acemoglu become a target?

Economy Emre Alkin - August 29, 2026.

The recent dispute between Daron Acemoglu and The Economist becomes much more interesting when viewed as something larger than a disagreement over institutions or artificial...

Fed Chair signals rate hikes to bring inflation down

Economy TA | AP Insight - August 28, 2026.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in...

Banking in Europe remains national

Finances Lucrezia Reichlin - August 26, 2026.

After seven hours of deliberations on August 20, the board of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena emerged with an extraordinary decision. Founded in 1472 and...

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