Inflation nation: The Fed raises rates, again

Inflation nation: The Fed raises rates, again

America’s Federal Reserve made its third straight 0.75% interest-rate hike, with Jerome Powell, the Fed’s chair, warning that more hikes would follow. But with inflation still high, and labour markets still tight, is the Fed doing all it can? A new report suggests that forced labour and marriage are on the rise around the world. And reflecting on one man’s long search for extraterrestrial life. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Latin-ex Democrats: Republicans and Hispanic voters

Latin-ex Democrats: Republicans and Hispanic voters

Our series on America’s mid-term elections begins with a visit to a citizenship class in Doral, Florida, given by Republicans. We examine how the GOP is cutting into Democrats’ advantage with Latino v...

10 Aug 202224min

Strike repose: Hamas sits out Gaza violence

Strike repose: Hamas sits out Gaza violence

A ceasefire is holding after a weekend of deadly strikes. We ask why Hamas, the Palestinian movement that controls Gaza, did not get involved. As Generation Z tentatively enters the workforce, they ar...

9 Aug 202223min

Greenlighted: American climate legislation

Greenlighted: American climate legislation

On Sunday America’s Senate passed the most-ambitious climate legislation in the country’s history, giving Democrats and President Joe Biden a huge win heading into the midterms. Why Africa is experien...

8 Aug 202226min

Our summer special: a despot, a magic trick and a star

Our summer special: a despot, a magic trick and a star

In a bumper episode, we highlight a summer’s-worth of deeply reported stories from 1843, our sister magazine: we profile Muhammad bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, who is both a liberal...

5 Aug 202236min

Real rate of return: Ukraine’s Kherson bid

Real rate of return: Ukraine’s Kherson bid

As Russia’s campaign in the eastern Donbas region loses steam, our correspondent finds Ukraine’s efforts to recapture Kherson are gaining momentum. But at what cost? India is notorious for its stagger...

4 Aug 202221min

Nancy meeting you here: a tetchy Taiwan trip

Nancy meeting you here: a tetchy Taiwan trip

The visit of America’s speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has Chinese tempers flaring. We ask what the trip suggests about American policy and what it means for Taiwan. Crowdfunding ...

3 Aug 202222min

Not-so-safe house: America kills al-Qaeda leader

Not-so-safe house: America kills al-Qaeda leader

For decades Ayman al-Zawahiri was the chief ideologue of the terrorist group. We ask what his death in Afghanistan means for the broader jihadist movement. A vote on abortion in Kansas today is a shar...

2 Aug 202224min

Blistering pace: monkeypox spreads

Blistering pace: monkeypox spreads

As the first fatal cases outside Africa are reported, we investigate the response to the disease, and the parallels with the early days of HIV. Nuclear waste has been stockpiled in supposedly temporar...

1 Aug 202224min

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