Economy

Italy’s one-euro homes are becoming a nightmare for local authorities – so they’re selling them off

It was once a financial move for old age, but now, faced with stagnant wages and stubborn mortgage rates, younger homeowners are selling up and shrinking

Rising bills and housing costs, coupled with a precarious jobs market, have trapped many young people in lives they do not want

We shouldn’t need philosophy to tell us that wealth redistribution could alleviate extensive poverty

Just an hour across the water is a city with a completely different history and culture. But how much longer can it last?

The Spectator editor has drawn an exact parallel between modern-day Britain and Weimar Germany

Flattering a vain bully is never appealing, yet doing so will secure £7billion when the economy needs it most

His policies have had the effect of reducing both demand and supply, which is pushing the US towards the worst economic scenario of all: stagflation

Artificial intelligence is intersecting with the graduate job market to reduce the opportunities on offer

Taiwan's convenience culture isn't going anywhere. When it's become a way of life, how could it?

The chancellor lacks the calibre and clout to spell out Britain’s challenge - and the inevitable pain involved in fixing it

Questionable foreign deals, crypto gambles and putting the squeeze on media opponents have seen Donald Trump make $3.4 billion from the presidency. And he’s not finished yet

Costly childcare and housing, short paternity leave, poor support for the self-employed - no wonder more people are choosing not to have babies

The financial crisis left Britain weaker, poorer and more vulnerable to liars - and we’ve never recovered

A new book sheds light on the growing gap between the US and the west. It’s time to prepare for the break-up

Debt, remote classes and the rise of AI are making the student experience less fulfilling than ever. But there is still hope

The German discount retailers are piling pressure on Asda and Morrisons. But they will find Tesco and Sainsbury tougher to beat

Speeding up the UK/EU reset agreement could help cut food prices - and put Farage on shaky ground

Raising the state pension age assumes people can walk into new jobs in their sixties. It’s not as easy as that

Elon Musk’s DOGE tried to cut wasteful US government spending, but his car company would benefit from the same plan. First target: his own pay packet

There is one obvious way to avoid spending cuts and tax rises - but Labour lacks the guts to try it

Argentinians like what their president has done on inflation. The problem is that plenty of them hate everything else about him

Only more centralisation can save the EU from fragmentation, irrelevance - and China

The president’s eagerness to distort economic facts is a sure-fire way to follow Greece and Argentina into crisis

Part online brothel, part pyramid scheme, OnlyFans management is where misogyny, modern tech and hyper-capitalism collide

The country needs a new way of looking at politics and economics. This might just be the answer

The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts

The post-2008 financial rules are there for a very good reason. Taking them apart would give our Gordon Gekkos free rein

Nationalisation is the way out of this crisis - but politicians aren’t brave enough to do it

When the UK economy stalled back in the 1920s, it changed the shape of British politics. A century later, it might be happening again

The president wants to fire the head of the US central bank. If he does manage to sack Jay Powell, the result could be disastrous

In the words of the IFS: “No country has successfully introduced a wealth tax." Try telling that to Labour’s left