The Economist - USA (2020-02-15)

FEBRUARY15TH–21ST 2020 OntheroadwithMikeBloomberg Germany ’ssuccessioncrisis America’sreal-estateracket Coronanomics: the cost o ...

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The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 5 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 7 A summary of political andbusines ...

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The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 7 The world this week Politics A generalelectioninIreland produceda shockwinforSinn Fein,formerl ...

8 The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 The world this week Business SoftBankreportedonlya tiny operatingprofitof¥2.6bn ($24m)forthela ...

Leaders 9 F or most of the century sinceIrelandgainedindependence from Britain, control of the country has alternated between tw ...

10 Leaders The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 1 I t holdsharshviewsaboutimmigrants,worriesloudlyabout racialpurityanddeteststheEuro ...

The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 Leaders 11 1 2 still works as it did when sarswas a threat. There is an inherent tension between ...

12 Leaders The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 2 predicted that low rates would cause “ruinous inflation” in the early 2010s, when t ...

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14 The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 Lettersarewelcomeandshouldbe addressedtotheEditorat TheEconomist,TheAdelphiBuilding, 1-11 Joh ...

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16 TheEconomistFebruary 15th 2020 1 U nder thecavernous roof of the Royal Dublin Society’s Simmonscourt Hall, Mary Lou McDonald, ...

The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 BriefingA united Ireland 17 2 1 have been a senior figure in the ira—a charge he completely reje ...

18 BriefingA united Ireland The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 2 for Fianna Fail, argues that there need to be agreements made in a ...

TheEconomistFebruary 15th 2020 19 1 I n both 2018 and 2019 nominal wages rose by more than 3%, the fastest growth since before t ...

20 United States The EconomistFebruary 15th 2020 2 graphically. According to research by Wil- liam Frey of the Brookings Institu ...