Economy
Our coverage of global economics, from inflation-fighting central banks to apprehensive financial markets
Leaders
Rachel Reeves’s big-government rhetoric is a worrying sign for Britain
The country needs defence spending and nuclear power, but not more social housing
Finance & economics
Trump thinks Americans consume too much. He has a point
He will not like the remedy, however
Leaders
America’s tax on foreign investors could do more damage than tariffs
Provisions in the Republican budget are a dangerous step
China
China is waking up from its property nightmare
An ecstatic $38m luxury-mansion auction lights up the market
Briefing
Vietnam’s economy is booming, but its new leader is worried
Export-led growth may soon run out of steam
Finance & economics
Trump will be unpleasantly surprised by America’s tariff revenues
He should expect billions, not trillions
Asia
Prabowo Subianto’s economic policy is weakening Indonesia
And it comes at a time where America is slapping tariffs on the world
Finance & economics
America has given China a strangely good tariff deal
For the next 90 days, at least
Briefing
Saudi society has changed drastically. Can the economy change, too?
The government’s push to reduce dependence on oil is creating other distortions
Finance & economics
America and China prepare for an Alpine trade clash
Might tariffs fall from their mountainous highs?
China
China’s gig economy could help it survive the trade war
It is vast, and ready to absorb displaced workers