They are pretty accurate. But they could keep you up at night

Who knows. But a posh and peculiar British magazine is thriving on it

Xi Jinping’s masterplan was derailed by corruption and a top-down philosophy, writes Mark Dreyer

A cockroach meme rattles the country’s gerontocrats

Blame social media, populist politicians and falling trust in institutions

A Chicago suburb is paying reparations to African-Americans

Exxon’s reincorporation is one more feather in the state’s cowboy hat

It’s time to ditch assumptions built on cheap capital, stable growth and predictable exits, argues Hamza Lemssouguer

Also on the daily podcast: Europe’s technological-sovereignty push and the sweet surge of sticky toffee pudding

No corner of finance would be left untouched

The alternative assets are too small, fragile or limited in nature to match the usefulness of American debt

Government debt, inflation and unpredictable policymaking are putting the world’s most important asset under threat, argues Mike Bird in a special report

A once-vital source of funding for the Treasury market is drying up

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

More involvement from banks and crypto firms in the Treasury market is a good thing. Neither will outrun immense issuance

Acoustics and innovative radar could help

America’s disengagement means it is now the old continent’s conflict to manage

Scott Bessent and the new Fed chair have talked about co-ordinating their work

Donald Trump, who says the government is too weak to combat the drug gangs, will be watching

From the Declaration of Independence to the rise of Donald Trump, we assess America’s complicated relationship with its founding ideals