Money

Supports that shored up the housing market when borrowing costs last rose are gone

Brazil, China, Germany and Russia have recently joined an unfortunate club

How fast are AI investments translating into broader gains? Taiwan and South Korea offer hints

It can still benefit from the economist’s ideas

The rich world is flirting with fiscal disaster

A new generation of investors is buying up African stocks

It is working just fine; his interventions, less so

The Economist invites applications for the Marjorie Deane internship

Stubborn inflation, corporate demand for capital and big public debts are squeezing holders of government bonds

It is showing signs of life—but fragile ones

There are better ways to fight climate change, immobility and inequality

Old problems bedevil balance-sheets and hold back lending

Central banks are raising interest rates again

Initial effects of the technology on employment look positive

Investors are unconvinced by Claudia Sheinbaum’s policies

But its new policies could hurt construction and employment

The unintended consequences of curbs on options trading