Finance & economics
Mein Gott
Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse
Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize
An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson tackled the most important question of all
Buttonwood
Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks
The debate about “uninvestibility” obscures something important
Hammered
China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
C-BAM!
Europe’s green trade restrictions are infuriating poor countries
Only the poorest can expect help to cushion the blow
The other wall
How America learned to love tariffs
Protectionism hasn’t been this respectable for decades
Buttonwood
Why have markets grown more captivated by data releases?
Especially when the quality of statistics is deteriorating
Free exchange
Can the world’s most influential business index be fixed?
Two cheers for the World Bank’s new global business survey
When the smoke clears
Can markets reduce pollution in India?
An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
Worst-keg scenario
Could war in the Gulf push oil to $100 a barrel?
Missiles are flying over a region that supplies a third of the world’s crude
Keeping up with the neighbours
How bond investors soured on France
They now regard the euro zone’s second-largest economy as riskier than Spain
Buttonwood
Can Andrea Orcel, Europe’s star banker, create a super-bank?
An interview with the boss of UniCredit