Finance & economics | Reducing carbon emissions

Can fuel-economy standards save the climate?

A fuel tax is a more efficient way to reduce emissions from vehicles than fuel-economy standards

By ARTHUR VAN BENTHEM AND MATHIAS REYNAERT | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND TSE

The US Treasury building

Bond-market convulsions look extremely dangerous

Treasury yields and other signs of stress are flashing red

Shipping containers are seen at the Port Jersey Container Terminal

America’s tariffs are the worst policy shock in trade history

Reed Smoot, eat your heart out


President Donald Trump smiiling

As Trump’s tariffs take effect, the rest of the world seeks mercy

Countries are offering gifts to the American president. Their efforts will now multiply


Why China thinks it might win a trade war with Trump

The country’s officials vow to “fight to the end”

Where real danger might lurk in chaotic markets

The worry is that wild swings could cause their own damage

Market carnage goes global

As stockmarkets plunge, Donald Trump seems untroubled. That is scary