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Finance & economics
Don’t invest through the rearview mirror
Markets are supposed to look forward; plenty of investors look back instead
Finance & economics
The dream scenario for prediction markets
Polymarket and Kalshi are soaring in popularity. With a few tweaks, they could really take off
Finance & economics
Who are the world’s best investors?
The answer is not hedge funds or quant shops or short-sellers
Finance & economics
Japan’s debts are shrinking. Its troubles may be only starting
Politicians have a yen for handouts
Finance & economics
Shareholders face a big new problem: currency risk
Analysing it is more important than ever. Mitigating it is a nightmare
Finance & economics
Soaring bond yields threaten trouble
Long-term debt is getting costlier, and not just in America
Finance & economics
Wall Street and Main Street are split on Trump’s chaos
The president prompted a similar divide last time round
Finance & economics
Poland: the ignored stockmarket superstar
Why the country’s shares are going gangbusters
Finance & economics
Buy the dip: the trend that keeps stocks from crashing
Retail investors now play a useful role at times of panic
Leaders
Investors’ risky bet: they can shrug off the trade war
The relief they are banking on needs to come fast