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Other lives: Iranian academic who studied at London School of Economics and later settled in the US

“The president putting this pressure on the Fed would not actually achieve his goal, if his goal is lower mortgage rates,” said Chen Zhao, Redfin economics head.

The Trump admin and critics alike seem unaware of a key mechanism that governs the magnitude of a trade balance.

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a year

Coalition’s proposal overestimates the reliability of Australia’s ageing coal generators, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says

Any minute now I'm expecting all hell to break loosePeople are crazy and times are strangeI'm locked in tight, I'm out of rangeI used to care, but things have changed.– Bob Dylan, Things Have Changed, Wonder BoysMaine revolver pehli baar uthaya hai…lekin  itna jaanta hoon ki trigger dabane se goli…

Despite promises made by Southeast Asia governments, consumers in the region may not be able to afford American-made products.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The president of the United States has dismantled the world trade system, pushed the global economy towards another slump and turned economics on its head. He must end this madness

President’s move has no historic parallels, but the deep uncertainty for the global economy may prove as destructive as the tariffs