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The stock market thinks the economy is accelerating. Don't expect jobs to follow, writes the WSJ's Greg Ip.
The stock market thinks the economy is accelerating. Don't expect jobs to follow.
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From oil to interest rates, Trump has repeatedly moved markets in his direction. Whether that serves the economy is another question, columnist Greg Ip writes.
From oil to interest rates, the president has repeatedly moved markets in his direction. Whether that serves the economy is another question.
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The economy has seen an ugly week with the Iran war, reviving memories of stagflation; but it is better cushioned for oil shocks and sluggish job growth - with one big exception, writes WSJ's Greg Ip
The U.S. is a net petroleum exporter and productivity is improving, but the bigger risk is stubborn inflation.
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Neither theory, history or the latest data suggests a recession driven by AI job dislocation is likely.
The elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever. So why do their needs keep taking priority over younger generations? writes Greg Ip.
The elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever. So why do their needs keep taking priority over younger generations?
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Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend, writes Greg Ip.
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
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From Davos to Minneapolis, the events of this month have the potential to profoundly change the political and economic landscape for years to come, writes Greg Ip
From Davos to Minneapolis, the events of this month have the potential to profoundly change the political and economic landscape for years to come.
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China is pursuing a "beggar thy neighbor" growth model at everyone else's expense, writes WSJ's Greg Ip
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Why Americans are reportedly still uncomfortable with AI, WSJ's Greg Ip explains
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Has Argentina really changed? The Trump administration is betting $20 billion that with time and support, President Javier Milei can fix Argentina's economy once and for all, writes WSJ's Greg Ip.
The U.S. is betting $20 billion that with time and support, President Javier Milei can fix Argentina's economy once and for all.
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In Japan, as in the U.S., a new leader wants the central bank to make government debt more bearable, which could feed inflation, writes WSJ's Greg Ip
In Japan, as in the U.S., a new leader wants the central bank to make government debt more bearable, which could feed inflation.
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Capital Account: Whatever probability you put on recession a few weeks ago, it should be lower now that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates, the WSJ's Greg Ip writes
The central bank's quarter-point rate cut has eliminated the U.S. economy's worst-case scenarios.
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Markets haven't yet grappled with the implications of the U.S. president having control over the central bank, Greg Ip writes
Markets haven't yet grappled with the implications of the president having control over the central bank.
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President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy, Greg Ip writes
President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy.
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The build-out of AI infrastructure is costing a fortune, straining companies and capital markets, writes the WSJ's Greg Ip
The build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure is costing a fortune, straining companies and capital markets.
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As the cost of movie production in Hollywood rises, producers are shifting elsewhere, leaving Los Angeles's economy to suffer, columnist Greg Ip writes
Like in New York and Silicon Valley, jobs in Los Angeles's core industry are moving elsewhere in search of lower costs and incentives.
Elon Musk and House Republicans both promised to tackle federal spending. It turns out only one of them was serious, and it wasn't Musk, the WSJ's Greg Ip writes
Entitlements are infamously difficult to cut. Yet that's what House Republicans propose.
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If Monday's deal is a logical destination for President Trump's China policy, the journey there has been anything but logical, writes Greg Ip
The president's tactics undercut his own rationales, while treating China better than allies.
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The U.K. and U.S. hailing their trade deal as a good outcome shows how much the landscape has shifted, Greg Ip writes
Both countries are hailing this as a good outcome, showing how much the landscape has shifted.
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The April data on jobs and unemployment to be released Friday will give more information on the broader impact of President Trump's tariffs than the quarterly GDP report did, columnist Greg Ip writes
Friday's report will provide the first 'hard' data since President Trump's April 2 tariff announcements.
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Investors, businesses and many of his own advisers misread Trump before he returned to office, writes Capital Account columnist Greg Ip
They thought his second term would be like the first, giving priority to economic growth and the stock market. Trump had other ideas.
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If tariffs evolve from a negotiating tactic to a new normal, economic and diplomatic costs to all of North America will grow, columnist Greg Ip writes
If tariffs evolve from a negotiating tactic to a new normal, economic and diplomatic costs to all of North America will grow.
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Steep cuts to federal spending could pull down interest rates, the dollar and trade deficit - without the messiness of tariffs, columnist Greg Ip writes
Steep cuts to federal spending could pull down interest rates, the dollar and trade deficit - without the messiness of tariffs.
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A lot has changed since November's election, but not this: The economy is still pretty solid, and people are still really down on it, writes columnist Greg Ip
After a postelection pop in confidence, consumers are turning anxious about the future and President Trump's policies.
