List of Economics articles
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A man walks past a campaign billboard of Uzbekistan's incumbent President and presidential candidate Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Krasnogorsk, some 60kms from Tashkent, on July 8, 2023. Uzbekistan’s Reformist President Makes a U-Turn
Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s reforms, which were meant to usher in a new era for the key Central Asian country, appear to have stalled.
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Workers stand beside bags of cobalt and copper at a processing plant in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Dec. 1, 2011. China’s Threat to Ban Critical Minerals Exports Is a Bluff
Embargoes have unintended consequences—and would hurt China more than the West.
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University students display a flag of the Communist Party of China to mark the party's 100th anniversary during an opening ceremony of the new semester in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Sept. 10, 2021. Has China Peaked?
A debate on whether Beijing’s economic woes are temporary or terminal.
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A man wearing a matching patterned shirt and pants leans close to a display case of food next to a bus station on a cloudy day. Next to the display case is a campaign poster showing images of the president and vice president, along with green and red text reading "The team to reconnect Nigeria." Will Bola Tinubu’s Reforms Help or Harm Nigeria?
Removing fuel subsidies and floating the naira’s exchange rate may please international lenders, but the policies could trap millions in poverty.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony in Moscow. Xi Jinping Is Trying to Adapt to Failure
China is in a far worse position than when he took office.
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Striking Hollywood writers hold signs while picketing in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The signs say: "Writers Guild on strike! DGA in solidarity" and "Pay the writers, you AI-holes!" and "Just look at what happened to the music industry." Adam Tooze: The Shifting Economics of Hollywood
Changes in technology and antitrust laws are driving the strike by writers and actors.
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A member of Chinese police officer wearing a mask, uniform, and hat stands guard in front of a blue and yellow starred flag and a sign reading "European Union" in Beijing. In front of him is a barred barrier. Europe Is Torn on China
Is the rising power a market or a threat?
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A U.S. flag waves over the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on May 8. America’s Love of Sanctions Will Be Its Downfall
Measures intended to punish autocrats are eroding the very Western order they were meant to preserve.
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Two policemen look at a cargo ship. The Real Consequences of U.S.-China Decoupling
Is economic war between the world’s two biggest economies inevitable?
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A Soviet poster, circa 1965, shows an illustrated hand gripping a giant, silver Russian ruble. How Dictators Make Money—and Money Makes Dictators
A new history of Russia’s ruble highlights the reciprocal relationship between autocracy and monetary policy.
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Then-U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss and then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit a construction site in Birmingham, England. The British Experiment in Self-Government Continues
“Follow the Money” traces an economy in crisis.
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Tourists visited the coast near Antalya, Turkey—a popular destination for Russian and European holidays, on Aug. 4, 2022. Sanctions Haven’t Stopped Russians From Having Their Fun in the Sun
Boeing aircraft are still plying tourist routes from Moscow to Turkey, Egypt, and Thailand, and they’re refueling—and possibly getting repairs—en route.
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A ship is loaded with Ukrainian wheat at a port on the Black Sea. Russia Declares War on Wheat, Peas, and Barley
Moscow used to bang shoes to get attention. Now it blows up grain warehouses.
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People walk by an ad with two Bitcoin cryptocurrency tokens. America Is Missing a Big Opportunity on Blockchain
High-profile crypto fraud cases have spooked Washington—and now it’s failing to shape the future of finance.
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An employee grasps a handful of phosphate granules at a storage facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Can Norwegian Phosphate Help Save the World From China’s Blackmail?
A major discovery could have transformative industrial potential.
