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Donald Trump's recent threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico are a negotiating tactic, the president's long-time informal economic advisor argued Wednesday.

If nothing else, economists are good at naming things. Malthusianism, Abenomics or, my personal favourite, Baumol's cost disease. But for policymakers, the most important theory is perhaps the Laffer curve, named after the American economist Arthur Laffer, who argued there is a theoretical tax rate at which maximum revenue is…

Arthur Laffer, the Reagan-era guru of trickle-down economics, was unchastened by the deficit explosion back then, which effectively disproved his theory that cutting taxes on the rich would increase government tax revenue. According to a recent Washington Post writeup, Laffer continues to be unchastened now, even as Britain reels from…

Columnists paint a bleak picture for the PM, but some of them think she can still turn things around

UK PM is reviving the idea that cutting taxes for the better off ultimately benefits everyone. The IMF disagrees

She became one of Wall Street's most successful stock pickers during the pandemic, with millions of followers in social media, but Wood is struggling this year and facing intense scrutiny.

A year ago, she managed more than $60bn. Now she faces the toughest battle of her career