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| Donald Trump’s tax cuts are reckless when the federal deficit is so high. America does have more fiscal leeway than other countries but the Republican party is testing its limits. Our economics editor, Henry Curr, explains why |
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Could Trump’s tariffs cause a global recession?
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Henry Curr, our economics editor, explains why even if Trump were to u-turn now, he’s already caused lasting damage to the world economy.
Economies of sail: migrant-smuggling entrepreneurs
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Why Asia has a traffic problem
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Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival
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In with a chancellor: dissecting Britain’s growth plan
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Rachel Reeves has had a rocky start as chancellor of the exchequer. Our editor-in-chief meets her at Davos to dissect (https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/01/23/the-rachel-reeves-theory-of-growth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) her plans for growth. Australia Day is coming up, but do not expect universal merriment: its date has become mired in a culture war (https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/01/23/an-angry-culture-war-surrounds-australia-day?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (10:31). And our “Archive 1945
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