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Investing in private equity goes meta

Property, infrastructure and farmland have their attractions. But they could prove victims of their own success

Tweaking economic incentives might help boost housing supply

As economies reopen, activity is spreading outward from city centres

Can the recovery bear it?

But developments in China, not Africa, could matter more for the metal’s price

Is El Salvador’s move a costly gimmick or an attempt to lower transaction fees?

The clearer governments are about emissions reduction, the less likely financial turbulence becomes

Ever keen to hold companies to account, virtuous investors now confront tricky questions

Trade and foreign investment helped Vietnam emerge from extreme poverty. Can they make it rich?

There is more demand than ever for new homes. But there are too few people to build them

Research presented at the monetary policymakers’ virtual pow-wow offers guidance

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The Fed has taken a bold gamble under Jerome Powell. Will he get to see it through?

American states that cut off extra benefits have seen increases in hardship, but not in employment

The world’s largest-ever SPAC might give way instead to a SPARC

Abroad, though, their homegrown firms are minnows

Trading desks in Tokyo have fallen silent as the Bank of Japan has hoovered up bonds

The idea might be motivating everything from China’s crackdown on tech tycoons to a putative property tax

Some central banks are raising interest rates. But that could slow economic recovery