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Rana ForooharFinancial Times |
Across the US, high earners are spending while middle- and lower-income households are feeling the pinch
The Trump administration’s approach to ethics could eventually cost investors in US assets
Like every president, he will have to own the political consequences of rising prices
Home prices in America won’t come down without systemic reform
Yes, its economic engine is remarkable, but there are factors that should temper predictions of global hegemony
American conservatives don’t seem to recognise that the world will need more of what women bring
How today’s artificial intelligence boom is both different from, and similar to, what came before
China’s critical minerals chokepoint has been hiding in plain sight for decades
America’s attention is turning to its own backyard, but it is discovering that it still can’t go it alone
Economic populists offer an alternative to the authoritarian right, but they have to balance the righteous with the practical
Economic stress is one reason traditional gender roles have a political and emotional allure
The US president wants to destroy them, but most Americans still support them
Neither re-industrialisation nor US security can be achieved with the current White House approach
Trump and Farage are using censorship as a cloak for disinformation
The technology is no match for felt experience in the real world
Over the next few years, it will be the most politicised business sector in America
Bipartisan backing of stablecoins will hurt America’s economy and its politics
The disruption that is hitting the manufacturing sector could come for healthcare next
That’s the main lesson to take from New York populist Zohran Mamdani
I’ve never seen as many potentially market moving vectors simultaneously in play
Artificial intelligence may buoy stocks even as it destroys jobs
The changing nature of military operations will affect both markets and politics
A potential supply and demand shock means the US economy may be in for years of volatility
Trump’s new film tariff proposal is bad economics but smart politics
The question of whether the president is a populist or a libertarian when it comes to Silicon Valley remains unclear
Whatever happens with Trump’s tariffs, investors need to prepare for a new market paradigm
It’s a lesson that the White House should learn if it wants to build up manufacturing in America
His targets are wrong, but reform is sorely needed
The president’s trade policy is about power and security, not economics
The Trump administration wants to make America’s maritime capacity great again
If they want to fight Trump, they have to know what they stand for
Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets
Elon Musk’s company, like the US itself, seems like a sell
Fair competition, regulatory certainty, industry subsidies and financial security are all under attack
World business and commerce are changing in ways that have nothing to do with the US president’s tariff threats
Doge’s efforts to infiltrate the plumbing of the federal government should scare everyone
The continent needs its own industrial strategy to cope with challenges from China and the US
Looming legal battles with the new administration will make lawyers rich and business more complicated
Biden’s parting gift throws down the gauntlet to the incoming president on industrial policy
It will drive the market to new heights and boost growth, but bring with it more political and social disruption
Trump’s fragile coalition is already splintering over immigration
A softening in the market is a harbinger of things to come — in both equities and the real economy
New legislation raises questions about whether Maga, or Wall Street, will steer the ship in the incoming administration
The world has changed, but the EU’s worldview hasn’t changed with it
And the US consumer market is now the world’s richest chip
Silicon Valley billionaires are selling a dream of unfettered markets — but reality is not so certain
We’ll get a short-term high — but many investors are worrying about what comes next
Has the US now become a distressed asset?
National renewal will require elites to buy into a project of far-reaching reform
Where female voters go, the result of the US presidential election follows