Hollywood certainly thinks so but in reality superior market intelligence is rare
Biden-era spending has turbocharged growth — but the resulting debts may bring pain
The consensus now sees the country stagnating long term, but is missing more dramatic short-term scenarios
As the Indian Premier League adapts to the digital age, Hindi films lose fans thanks to stale scripts and ageing stars
It is dysfunctional for the same companies to dominate another innovation surge
Deepening deficits now make the US one of the most fiscally irresponsible nations
Emerging markets are proving less vulnerable to rising interest rates than many analysts feared
Analysis of the mega-rich shows barely a dent in their fortunes or numbers
This raises hard questions for the continent in an age of vast wealth inequality and slow growth
Wall Street forecasts are now even more optimistic than Beijing’s unreachable growth target
The state of Karnataka shows that capitalism and democracy still have a future
The US has been weaponising its currency — but that comes with a cost
The beneficiaries of post-crisis rescues are established companies — this is not how capitalism is supposed to work
A maximalist culture of bailouts and state support is bloating and thereby destabilising the global financial system
Miami, Dubai and Singapore boom by welcoming those chased out of rival international hubs
Investors refuse to give up on ideas that recently made them a lot of money
After Thailand became ground zero in the Asian financial crisis, the baht achieved a long-running stability
Demographic changes and deglobalisation will keep inflation higher than policymakers were used to pre-pandemic
China’s hardline leader has reversed his decisions on a wide range of policies, wrongfooting the rest of the world
With the era of easy money at an end, who will be the winners and losers — and can we expect any blue birds?
There will be nowhere to hide in the tight money era
Free-spending governments are being punished if they don’t abandon unorthodox policy
But the joy of hosting the World Cup in an oil and property boom will not last unless productivity improves
Markets have a better record at predicting downturns — but sometimes the inevitable never happens
The consensus that Beijing can achieve whatever target it sets ignores the pace of slowdown in recent years