By Paul Krugman, NYT

Articles from the author

A trade war ends in a whimper

There was bluster and a lot of it, but the US fails to get much from China deal

Images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul. Hopes are growing that the two sides might defuse the prolonged dispute.

US billionaires can’t get the politics right

There seem to some innate traits within them that creates this malaise

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Don’t ignore warnings from US bond market

Investors do have their reasons to suddenly turn pessimistic about the markets

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, yesterday. US stocks tanked and bonds gained under pressure from the North Korean challenge.

The downside to unpredictable trade wars

Businesses will err on side of extreme caution by not committing to fresh investments

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Putting some limits on billionaires

Some facets of life and society should be there for the greater good of all

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Trump’s trade war has nothing to do with economics

With allies antagonised, the US can’t build a coalition to deal with a misbehaving China

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Will robots eventually take over our jobs?

What is actually hurting manufacturing jobs is the thinning down of trade unions

Will robots eventually take over our jobs?

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