Economists and politicians around the world are consumed with one question: is the world headed for a recession, or a relatively soft landing? We’ll tell you what clues the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/03/01/americas-property-market-suggests-recession-is-on-the-way?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American property market</a> offers. Why China’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2021/05/13/chinas-football-troubles-reflect-broader-issues-within-the-economy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">football team</a> can’t seem to find its feet. And why <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/02/23/at-young-thugs-blockbuster-trial-rap-lyrics-are-used-as-evidence?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rap lyrics</a> are increasingly treated as confessions of guilt in American courts. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a><hr /> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Haley to the chief? A long-shot candidacy begins

Independence fray: Scotland’s leader steps down

Give fast, spry young: the new philanthropists

What it is in aid of: Syria’s earthquake response

The air of their ways: South Asia’s crippling pollution

Fire and grim tone: Putin’s and Biden’s speeches

The prices fight: conflicting views on inflation

A year of war: a Ukraine special

Has Obi won, can Obi? Nigeria’s elections

Let’s remake a deal: Brexit and Northern Ireland (again)

The belt buckles up: China’s grand plan slims

Losing the threads: Bangladesh

Seed of doubt: venture capital tightens up

Hedge of allegiance: South Africa’s diplomatic shift

Bakhmut point: Ukraine readies a counter-offensive

Home affairs: America’s revealing property market

Not so Pacific: the frightening prospect of war over Taiwan

A vote for Ukraine: why Estonia’s election matters

End run: Silicon Valley Bank

Starched rival: Turkey’s opposition candidate

One Tory building: Rishi Sunak’s mission

Puts Bibi in the corner: Israel’s protests

Felling through the cracks: rainforests in crisis

Bear backed: Xi heads to Moscow

Stopping the spread: how to fix the banks

Not shy and not retiring: pension reform in France

A bit Fed up: central banks’ dilemma

Iraq, a hard place: 20 years after the invasion

Bibi bump: Israel’s unrest flares

Over the Finnish line: NATO set to grow

The Gulf narrows: Iran-Saudi relations

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