Analysis: Must Read

The Week's Best Reads: billionaires have too many kids, while Trump is missing data

This week's press review hunts for China's missing men, economists who can pin down the impact of tariffs and predictions for 2026. Donald Trump is the Personality of the week.

ECB: An unassailable status quo?

Unsurprisingly, the ECB left rates unchanged and raised its growth forecasts. The status quo is emerging as the base case for 2026.

Tesla dreams, Ford slumps

The auto market is not being reborn. It is coming back down to earth. After several years of drumbeat messaging around all-electric, imposed at breakneck speed, the industry is emerging from an...

Bank of England: A rate cut and plenty of caution

For months, the Bank of England has navigated between the G7's highest inflation and a cooling labor market. Now, the risks have clearly shifted to one side.

Jobs report: door now open to further rate cuts?

The unemployment rate continues to climb. At 4.6%, it is already higher than what the Fed projects for the end of the year.

Big central banks out of step

Three of the world's four largest central banks - the ECB, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan - meet this week. Three different decisions are expected.

At Ford, farewell to "all-electric" costs $19.5bn

It is reckoning time in Dearborn. The American automaker is making a drastic strategic pivot, abandoning all-electric in favor of hybrids, a move reflected in a colossal $19.5bn impairment. A return...

The Nasdaq wants 23-hour-a-day trading

Wall Street has decided that sleep is an unproductive activity. The Nasdaq is preparing to file with the SEC to radically reshape its opening hours, one of its senior executives told Reuters.

Reduced investment and little support from consumption: China's delicate pivot

November statistics strengthen the likelihood of additional government support.

Brazil housing boom, flash in the pan or Lula's masterstroke?

Despite Brazil's interest rates being at 15%, the 8.5 million unit housing deficit, 50%+ middle-class penetration rate, and accelerating credit growth via Brazil's payments system have made housing...

Donald Trump suffers setback in his strategy to take back control of the Fed

The reappointment of regional Fed presidents, announced yesterday, is a new setback for Donald Trump.

The UK economy slips backward

The UK economy contracted again in October, just as policymakers weigh the timing and scale of interest rate cuts. Gross domestic product fell by 0.1% month on month, matching the decline recorded in...

The Best Articles of the Week: AI in Time, AI in the FT, AI in Noéma, AI in the NYT, AI in Aeon…

In our weekly press review: Europe's decline according to Trump, Burberry's comeback, and private equity's takeover of residential real estate. Also on the menu: the suffering of machines and the...

Jerome Powell stays the course amid a divided Fed

Risks on both sides of the mandate are making the Fed's job difficult.

Amid cost-of-living concerns, Donald Trump hits the campaign trail again

On Tuesday night in Pennsylvania, the American president began a series of trips to highlight his economic record. With less than a year to go before the midterms, the cost of living has emerged as...

SpaceX targets a record IPO of more than $25bn in 2026

SpaceX, the space company founded by Elon Musk, plans to raise more than $25bn in an initial public offering slated for 2026, according to a source familiar with the matter. The deal could push the...

Grizzly Research targets Ceres Power

Grizzly Research just announced that it is short on Ceres Power. It has published a new report questioning the commercial outlook of the UK solid oxide fuel-cell developer whose shares have surged in...

ABC of financial analysis: the number of shares outstanding

The capital of listed companies is divided into a certain number of shares outstanding.

Are analysts over-optimistic?

According to FactSet, in 2026 analysts expect 14.5% EPS growth for S&P 500 companies.