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And they are demanding more pay

But not everyone is happy

Property could join energy, shipping, used cars and wages as a contributor to rising consumer prices

Banks and corporate-service providers barely differentiate between clean and risky clients

Spreads on junk bonds are at their highest ever

They deserve scrutiny, not panic

What it means for the economic recovery

From sex to free speech, what goes online is increasingly up to financial companies

David Card shares this year’s award with Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens

Proponents argue that the zany proposal is the government’s least bad option

The benefit may be more political than economic

The concept of emerging markets is strained. Time to think about economic growth models instead

A pugnacious paper sets off a debate about the role of expectations in shaping prices

Many are promising an investment bonanza

Despite some eerie echoes, the past is not the best guide to the present

Dwindling investment in oil, gas and coal mean high prices are here to stay

At least 19 provinces have suffered power cuts in recent weeks

More central banks are tightening curbs on risky lending. But that is unlikely to make housing much cheaper

The fact that no rules were broken means they need to be tightened

The 2000s were about the supercycle. The 2020s are about supermayhem