Bubble-hunting has become more art than science
With the usual gauges of frothiness out of action, behavioural signals are all investors haveAug 19th 2020UPON BEING sucked into…
As the lira slides, what will Turkey’s central bank do?
THERE SEEMED to be no end to the unusual measures Turkey would take to shore up the lira. The government had made it prohibitively…
A new study shows emerging economies are catching up
THIS AWFUL year could, paradoxically, be a good one for what economists call convergence. This normally takes place when poor…
Has the ECB found a way around the lower bound on interest rates?
Aug 15th 2020IMAGINE BEING locked in a dark room. Fearful of slamming into a wall or tripping, you inch forwards, arms outstretched….
Should personal financial data be sent to foreign tax authorities?
Aug 15th 2020AMERICA’S ONGOING assault on firms from China, spurred by worries about its citizens’ personal data being passed…
Blended finance is struggling to take off
Aug 15th 2020ANDREW JOHNSTONE runs a fund that goes “where people have not gone before”. Launched in 2015, Climate Investor…
In India, gold-based finance is booming
Aug 15th 2020CLOSING TIME for the Kondapur branch of Muthoot Finance, in Hyderabad, is usually 5.30pm on a Monday. But on August…
Hard questions as scientists and governments seek covid-19 vaccines
Aug 8th 2020Editor’s note: Some of our covid-19 coverage is free for readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. For…
Official economic forecasts for poor countries are too rosy
Aug 4th 2020MOST PEOPLE, when presented with bad news, tend to play it down. Even professional economic forecasters are not immune…