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Ruchir Sharma

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A writer and investor, he is the author of four books, including most recently “The 10 Rules of Successful Nations”. He is chair of Rockefeller International. The views expressed in his column are strictly his own.
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    US economy
    Make homes affordable again

    The unreachable American dream of ownership could be a decisive issue in the presidential contest

    An aerial view of a suburban American town
  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    Emerging markets
    The world should take notice — the rest are rising again

    An emerging market revival has begun, with dramatic global implications

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a Wren in flight off the back of a Bald Eagl.
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    US politics & policy
    Is Trump the king of deregulation?

    No, but he was a less costly regulator than his rivals

    Matt Kenyon illustration of Donald Trump pulling his red tie around him from both directions towards his head.
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    World
    Capitalism is in worse shape in Europe

    The UK and EU are falling behind the US for a reason: overprotective government

    Attendees queue to enter the Job Messe career fair at the entrance of the Olympiastadion in Berlin
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    Markets
    Why markets like to see new political faces

    Amid the confusion of recent elections, here is one factor with real economic impact

    Montage of photos of Narendra Modi, Claudia Sheinbaum and Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
    US economy
    Biden’s challenge runs deeper than ‘bad vibes’

    The flaws in the economic system are real, and better ‘messaging’ won’t fix them

    Joe Biden on stage
  • Saturday, 25 May, 2024
    The Weekend Essay
    What went wrong with capitalism

    America has become unhealthily dependent on loose money and big government, argues Ruchir Sharma

  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    Indian election
    Missing: India’s third Modi wave

    On the campaign trail doubts are raised over whether the prime minister and his BJP are set for another overwhelming win

  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    Global Economy
    A warning from the breakdown nations

    The fates of former ‘model’ economies carry lessons for current stars

    The CN Tower in Toronto
  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
    US economy
    The overstimulated superpower

    One overlooked reason for US resilience is stimulus still coursing through the economy

    Flags fly over the Federal Reserve building on a windy day in Washington
  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
    Indian election
    How Indian democracy developed east Asian characteristics

    Voters are increasingly willing to trade political freedom for economic progress

    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters wear masks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally
  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
    Emerging markets
    The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend

    Some of the most prominent beleaguered nations are now carrying out radical reforms

    Argentine President Javier Milei
  • Monday, 11 March, 2024
    Opinion
    Bitcoin bulls are not the bigger fools 

    The most popular cryptocurrency is starting to look like more than a passing fad

  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    Equities
    A tale of two bull markets

    While the US rise in stock prices is all about tech, India’s boom is more broad-based

    . Pedestrians walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai
  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
    Joko Widodo
    A popular anti-populist’s exit poses a challenge for Indonesia

    After a decade of stability in a country not known for it, Joko Widodo will be a hard act to follow

    Close up three quarters view of a smiling Joko Widodo
  • Sunday, 28 January, 2024
    Politics
    Why political leaders are so unpopular now

    Voters are reacting to long-term problems, and looking for fresh fixes

    Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on stage with their flags in the background
  • Sunday, 14 January, 2024
    US immigration
    Immigration crackdowns are good politics but bad economics

    Leaders should be wary of curbing the force that helped save the world economy in 2023

    Texas National Guards watch migrants cross into the US. The immigration surge helped explain last year’s Goldilocks economy
  • Thursday, 4 January, 2024
    The Big Read
    Ruchir Sharma: top 10 trends for 2024

    Europe’s economy will be more resilient than the US, the dollar will weaken and investors will demand a premium on long-term debt

    A collage of 10 trends
  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    Global Economy
    The world economy’s biggest problem is Africa

    Countries across the continent have been unable to capitalise on their demographic dividend

    A street in the Kibera district of Nairobi
  • Monday, 4 December, 2023
    Indian politics & policy
    Why Modi is cruising to a third term

    State elections show that the Indian prime minister keeps benefiting from the failings of the opposition

    Narendra Modi arrives at his party’s New Delhi headquarters on Sunday
  • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
    Chinese economy
    China’s rise is reversing

    The past two years have seen the largest drop in the nation’s share of global GDP since the Mao era

  • Monday, 6 November, 2023
    Global Economy
    The coming battle between world leaders and bond vigilantes

    As multiple nations go to the polls next year, pre-election spending by governing parties will be punished

    A polling station in Hillsboro, Virginia, US, on March 3 2020
  • Monday, 23 October, 2023
    Markets
    Why markets are relatively calm in the geopolitical storm

    Investors as a group don’t act like individuals — their collective mind recognises risk as a historical constant

    A firefighter stands amid the rubble of the Twin Towers collapse in New York
  • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
    Investing in funds
    Is there such a thing as smart money?

    Hollywood certainly thinks so but in reality superior market intelligence is rare

    Paul Dano stars as a YouTube financial analyst in ‘Dumb Money’
  • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
    US economy
    America’s mini economic miracle may be fleeting

    Biden-era spending has turbocharged growth — but the resulting debts may bring pain

    Close up of the eagle sculputre on the facade of the Federal Reserve building in Washington
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