Keith Fray

Ghanaian farmers are ditching cocoa to dig for bullion and driving up global prices

The president’s ultimatums and demands on allies and rivals suggest he will use America’s financial might as a cudgel

Christine Lagarde warns of ‘existential crisis’ for continent while Donald Trump puts America first

With Germany’s economy stalling, tentative growth in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain is some good news for the Eurozone. Will it last?

All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?

The former president has a radical global agenda for a second term, say allies and advisers — from Ukraine and the Middle East to pressurising America’s friends and foes

The company is thriving as weight-loss drugs boom, but investors see warning signs it has reached ‘peak enthusiasm’

In a bid to boost manufacturing, the Republican candidate is promising sweeping tariffs. Critics warn they would cause huge damage and heighten global tensions

In the second part of a series on economic nationalism, we look at where Chinese companies are setting up shop to get around tariffs and barriers

Benin is trying to achieve what few countries on the continent have managed: transform its raw materials into finished goods