Want better returns? Forget risk. Focus on fear

A recent study suggests a new paradigm for asset pricing

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/06/want-better-returns-forget-risk-focus-on-fear

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America’s fertility crash reaches a new low

Even once-fecund states are having fewer children

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/05/americas-fertility-crash-reaches-a-new-low

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Buy now, pay later is taking over the world. Good

Buy that burrito, and don’t let anyone judge you

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/04/buy-now-pay-later-is-taking-over-the-world-good

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Trump will not let the world move on from tariffs

Six charts show the damage to America, its trading partners and its consumers

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/01/trump-will-not-let-the-world-move-on-from-tariffs

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Trump will not let the world move on from tariffs

Six charts show the damage to America, its trading partners and its consumers

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/01/trump-will-not-let-the-world-move-on-from-tariffs

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Trump will not let the world move on from tariffs

Six charts show the damage to America, its trading partners and its consumers

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/01/trump-will-not-let-the-world-move-on-from-tariffs

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Uncovering the secret food trade that corrupts Iran’s neighbours

Oil and terrorism are not the country’s only exports

Read more: https://www.economist.com/interactive/finance-and-economics/2025/07/31/irans-forbidden-fruit

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Despite a double dissent, Jerome Powell keeps his hold on markets

A hawkish tilt changes rate-cut expectations

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/30/despite-a-double-dissent-jerome-powell-keeps-his-hold-on-markets

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A fresh retail-trading frenzy is reshaping financial markets

Blame apps and DORKs, not stimmies

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/29/a-fresh-retail-trading-frenzy-is-reshaping-financial-markets

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Europe averts its Trumpian trade nightmare

A deal with America chooses certain tariffs over risky retaliation

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/28/europe-averts-its-trumpian-trade-nightmare

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Europe seeks to end its Trumpian trade nightmare

A deal with America chooses certain tariffs over risky retaliation

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/28/europe-seeks-to-end-its-trumpian-trade-nightmare

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What economics can teach foreign-policy types

Hegemons should care about even puny countries

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/24/what-economics-can-teach-foreign-policy-types

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What economics can teach foreign-policy types

Hegemons should care about even puny countries

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/24/what-economics-can-teach-foreign-policy-types

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What economics can teach foreign-policy types

Hegemons should care about even puny countries

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/24/what-economics-can-teach-foreign-policy-types

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Crypto’s big bang will revolutionise finance

The more useful stablecoins and tokens prove to be, the greater the risk

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/23/cryptos-big-bang-will-revolutionise-finance

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