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theatlantic.com - Rogé Karma - A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong
A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong
The Atlantic

How does a country get rich? For decades, the economics establishment generally agreed on a simple answer: Embrace free markets and avoid “industrial policy”—state-led efforts to shape what an economy produces—at all…

upi.com - Chilean government offers reforms package to revive economy
Chilean government offers reforms package to revive economy
UPI

SANTIAGO-Chile, April 16 (UPI) -- Chilean President José Antonio Kast announced a package of more than 40 measures aimed at breaking the country's economic stagnation and restoring stronger growth. In a nationally televised address Wednesday…

fastcompany.com - Connor Diemand-Yauman - 2028 candidates will face a new kind of economic anger
2028 candidates will face a new kind of economic anger
Fast Company

Election after election, Democratic strategist James Carville's maxim, “It's the economy, stupid!” has held true. But in coming political campaigns, candidates will encounter an especially virulent strain of economic…

japantimes.co.jp - Shawn Donnan - Markets are too nonchalant about Iran war's economic toll, policymakers warn
Markets are too nonchalant about Iran war's economic toll, policymakers warn
The Japan Times

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage…

businessinsider.com - Sponsor Post - How inflation is reshaping the economics of pet ownership
How inflation is reshaping the economics of pet ownership
Business Insider

Just about everyone is feeling the effects of inflation right now. There's a good reason for that: From February 2023 through 2026, the inflation rate has outpaced the Federal Reserve's preferred 2% by as much as three times. And pet owners have…

thehill.com - Ivana Vasić-Lalović and Michael Galant, opinion contributors - War-torn global economy needs IMF emergency assistance
War-torn global economy needs IMF emergency assistance
The Hill

The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran has caused one of the greatest supply shocks in “global energy market history,” according to an April 1 joint statement by the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund and the World…

standard.co.uk - Nicholas Cecil - Trump's Iran war threatens to torpedo London's economic uplift, warn business chiefs
Trump's Iran war threatens to torpedo London's economic uplift, warn business chiefs
Evening Standard

Business confidence in London rose in the first three months of the year but Donald Trump's war is putting “at risk” the capital's economic momentum, says bosses. Around half of firms, 48%, had been anticipating a growth in turnover…

mynbc5.com - Charlotte Hancox - Vermont needs our visitors'; Tourism Economy Day highlights industry's economic impact
Vermont needs our visitors'; Tourism Economy Day highlights industry's economic impact
My NBC5

Tourism Economy Day at State House highlights industry's economic impact Thursday at the State House, Vermont's tourism industry took center stage for Tourism Economy Day. LAUREN GRANADA WILL BE THERE... BRINGING YOU ALL THE EXCITEMENT IN BOSTON.

marketwatch.com - Fed's Williams: Middle East Conflict Has Added to Economic Risks
Fed's Williams: Middle East Conflict Has Added to Economic Risks
MarketWatch

Speaking in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday morning, Williams said the Iran war has presented the economy with new and unpredictable challenges. Its effects could resolve later this year if supply disruptions in the energy market resolve relatively…

wsj.com - Ed Ballard - An Acid Test for the Global Economy
An Acid Test for the Global Economy
Wall Street Journal

To see how the fallout from the Iran war is spreading, check out how much Robert Friedland is charging for sulfuric acid these days. His company, Ivanhoe Mines, recently opened Africa's biggest copper smelter in the Democratic Republic of the…

bbc.co.uk - Jemma Crew - UK economy grew faster than expected in February ahead of Iran war
UK economy grew faster than expected in February ahead of Iran war
BBC

The UK economy saw its biggest monthly rise in February in more than two years, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.5%, while it revised its estimate for January up to…

standard.co.uk - Holly Williams - UK economic growth in February better than forecast before Iran war
UK economic growth in February better than forecast before Iran war
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The UK economy grew at its fastest pace for more than two…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - China's hits economic growth target despite Iran war disruption
China's hits economic growth target despite Iran war disruption
BBC

China's economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, even as countries around the world feel the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 5% in the period, compared to a year earlier…

dailymail.co.uk - Mark Duell - UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in February, official statistics show
UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in February, official statistics show
Mail Online

Britain's economy has grown at its fastest pace for more than two years in a better-than-expected start to the year - although this was before the Middle East war began. Official statistics revealed gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 per…

businessinsider.com - Samuel O'Brient - Anthony Scaramucci says the US economy isn't facing a potential recession. It's already in one.
Anthony Scaramucci says the US economy isn't facing a potential recession. It's already in one.
Business Insider

Anthony Scaramucci thinks economic pain isn't coming for the US. It's already here. The former White House communications director added his voice to calls from prominent economists such as Mark Zandi, who have raised concerns about a recession…

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