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US President-elect Donald Trump, while attending the “America First” Institute of Politics gala in Florida, November 14, 2024. Reuters

The biggest losers from Trumponomics

America's president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows

The Economist 01 December 2024
Businessman Walter London reveals a T-shirt with US President-elect Donald Trump on it, at the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange after he was announced the winner of the election on November 6, 2024. AFP

The world braces for Trump's America First economic promises

Plans for trade tariffs, deregulation, and mass deportations will have huge repercussions on industries like finance, oil, and manufacturing. Meanwhile, the deficit is set to balloon.

Abdulfattah Khattab 17 November 2024
Jerome Powell during a press conference in Washington on May 1, 2024. AFP

Jerome Powell: The man with the global economy in his hands

With more influence than heads of state, the chair of the US Federal Reserve has received both praise and criticism since taking over. If job growth stays strong and inflation hits 2%, he won't care.

Toufic Chanbour 13 October 2024
The decision to cut interest rates not by 0.25% but by 0.5% lets industry and money markets breathe a sigh of relief after two years of stress and turmoil. Eduardo Ramon

What do US interest rate cuts mean for the economy and election?

Donald Trump will not be happy but Kamala Harris could benefit from this week's decision along with borrowers, consumers, and investors

Khaled Kassar 19 September 2024
In early August, the markets went into meltdown, but no sooner had trillions been wiped, things were getting back to normal. What is going on? Al Majalla

A storm in a Japanese teacup: how it pays to be brave

Unusual selloffs, concern about jobs, and questions over interest rates led to a recent global panic, with some big firms losing $300bn overnight. Then the world righted itself. What does it tell us?

Khaled Kassar 11 August 2024
People line up as they wait for a Jobs Fair to open on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images via AFP

Will America’s economy swing the election?

It is not entering recession, but it is slowing down. That is bad news for Kamala Harris

The Economist 10 August 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. Marco Bello / Reuters

Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect

Opposition would come from all angles.

The Economist 19 July 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks about funding for the I-535 Blatnik Bridge at Earth Rider Brewery on January 25, 2024, in Superior, Wisconsin. Biden touched on his economic agenda and recent federal funding for infrastructure projects Stephen Maturen/AFP

What a Biden re-election would mean for the US economy

The Democrat can point to achievements in office, including success on jobs and inflation. Inward investment is up and Chinese imports are down, but will any of that matter at the ballot box?

Toufic Chanbour 28 June 2024
The assembly line in a factory making supersonic defect detectors and diagnostic devices in Shantou (Swatow), China. Bettman Archive/Getty

How ‘Made in China’ became American gospel

The canny marketing of imports from vodka to basketballs transformed the US-China trade relationship

Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson 05 June 2024
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America’s economy has escaped a hard landing

But there are still pitfalls ahead

The Economist 23 April 2024
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Is Israel biting off more than it can chew?

19 September 2025

Netanyahu's quest for regional domination is now being pursued without thought to the diplomatic costs, including Israel's relationship with the US. Will this threaten its long-term survivability?

Futoshi Matsumoto
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
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Syria's return to the world stage hinges on reform

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Syria's future will hinge not on speeches delivered to international audiences but on Sharaa's ability to build durable stability and restore trust at home

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Michael Ratney: Gulf states seek clearer US security assurances

23 September 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia discusses the implications of Israel's strike on Qatar and why he thinks Gulf states will continue to be solid US allies

Ahmed Maher
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Lebanon faces an impossible choice: war with Israel or civil war

25 September 2025

Sooner or later, Lebanon's leaders will have to make a choice. Until then, it will drift further into the abyss.

Houssam Itani
Dutch writer, journalist and performer Christine Otten attends a photocall during the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at George Street on August 23, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Roberto Ricciuti / Getty Images
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Christine Otten on telling the stories of the marginalised

22 September 2025

The Dutch novelist is famous for capturing the rhythm and style of the poets who became the forefathers of hip-hop, but her work has also brought civil rights leaders and refugees to life

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