Just so funny to have had a legitimate coup attempt, immediate uproar and defeat for the perpetrator, which many people in your country will have missed completely if they went to bed slightly early

Hard to imagine a pettier reason for doing an auto-coup. Basically declaring martial law to own the libs.

Lee Kuan Yew, on Korean protestors: "The Koreans are a fearsome people. When they riot, they are as organized and nearly as disciplined as the riot police who confront them... When their workers and students fight in the streets... they look like soldiers at war."

A side effect of the IRA + Chips Act: emerging Koreatowns in rural + industrial parts of America as Korean entrepreneurs, pastors, and chefs follow investments from Hyundai, Samsung, SK and others for opportunity my dispatch from Kokomo, IN + Commerce, GA ft.com/content/d03d7d…

The "Money Talks" podcast of the Economist focused on Argentina this week, and I was part of the conversation. I focused on reserves & the BoP -- so I hope I provided some balance to discussion. Milei and his team still have work to do 1/ economist.com/podcasts/2024/…

We've heard a lot about Western businesses building "China+1" supply chains, but Chinese firms themselves are also busy de-risking under the threat of American tariffs. This outbound FDI boom is about as large as Japan's in the mid-1980s, which forever reshaped Asian economies.

Twas a pleasure, again, to speak with Ethan Wu a few weeks ago, this time on #Thailand. Upping his recent piece for The Economist, which includes a small quote from yours truly: economist.com/asia/2025/01/0…

If you find yourself wondering what on EARTH is going on with Britain's dismal economy, wonder no longer! Our episode this week, inspired by my latest trip to the motherland, features Paul Johnson BOE rate-setter Catherine Mann, and our own inimitable Archie Hall

Nintendo equity strategist sounds like a dream job. Responsibilities include product testing & going deep on podcaster Nate the Hate's track record calling console releases. h/t Shunki Nakamura at Jefferies

It’s official: Japan saw more tourists in 2024 than ever before. 36.9 million foreigners visited Japanese shores, almost 16% above the pre-Covid record in 2019.

Pwned, every last one of us

New Economist marketing campaign just dropped

Trump eliminated 70+ climate and clean energy initiatives his first week in office as he moves to dismantle Biden's climate and industrial legacy Jamie Smyth + I spent days combing through the EOs/rescinded ones Inside Trump's first strikes here: ft.com/content/c76943…

What will the success of DeepSeek mean for the AI race? Listen to “Money Talks”, with Mike Bird and Ethan Wu econ.st/4aBD82T 🎧

As the Trump administration reignites the trade war with China we examine the country’s problem with deflation. This week’s “Money Talks” is with Mike Bird and Ethan Wu econ.st/42Q4Xm8 🎧

Our cover this week is about the coming crisis over Taiwan. It's a joint effort w my brilliant colleagues Anton La Guardia Ethan Wu and others, on how American capriciousness, Chinese aggression, and Taiwanese division are putting the island in danger economist.com/leaders/2025/0…

I had thought that our cover on Vietnam (ft an excellent briefing by Aaron Connelly and Ethan Wu) was pretty cool. But apparently not everyone agrees.