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High inflation, weak jobs numbers and presidential interference trouble the Federal Reserve

Also very hungry, poor and repressed

High copper prices are a boon. But voters want to feel it

A titan of pragmatic reform is gone, aged 97

A life of frustrated ambitions has made the hypnotherapist-turned-tub-thumper a perfect tribune of the age

The transatlantic telegraph cable helped usher in the information age, a new book shows

The party has narrowly dodged a socialist insurgency in a crucial swing state

The world’s biggest carry trader begins to exit its position

The Taliban represents the farthest end of a global continuum of restrictions on female lives, writes Sarah Little

Also on the daily podcast: is America still lovin’ burgers and 15 hours of Wagner

It is time to impose law and order on the frontier

The ruling party’s apparently liberal argument for making everyone marry, divorce and inherit like Hindus

When market power comes from buying power, oil importers can do better

The controversy over the Hebridean tradition of killing gannet chicks

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, an interview with the CEO of Wayve about the company’s different approach to autonomous driving

Thank Marco Rubio, but beware the caprice of his boss

Five years after America’s exit, the Afghan regime is not going anywhere

The Gurkha mountaineer and Netflix star died in an avalanche on July 30th, aged 43

A new paper takes aim at the claim that science has become less disruptive

Firms tasked with defusing credit crises are getting into trouble

The new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, took office three days before it struck

Also on the daily podcast: hate speech in Brazil and the world’s most important beer

The city-state wants to fill a hole in its financial portfolio

AI can try, but humans still have the edge when it comes to booking holidays

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Gaël Faye’s “Jacaranda” looks at the limits of reconciliation

Jack Bogle’s creation has transformed markets, and involves plenty of choices

Some fear that chatbots will lead everyone to the same places. In fact, they may do the opposite

$12.5bn price tag is highest ever for an American sports team

The chipmaker’s biggest customers want a piece of its business. It is fighting back with a $500bn deal

Why China’s Mixue Bingcheng is serving up beer

The mental health of conservatives suffers when they live in progressive places

Two weeks off, but how many days of relaxation?

Lula hopes to secure a fourth term by beating Flávio Bolsonaro

Pharma’s newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake

Can past success ever be rekindled?

Ramzan Kadyrov uses his sway to spare his people from the fight

AI founders pledge to give away hundreds of billions of dollars. How will they be spent?

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, is the government getting AI anxiety?

The government wants to improve a patchy and uneven systyem

But it is far from finished in the Middle East

Growing threats from enemies and a less dependable America have driven the move

Has the region learned anything from past crises?

Who will win the Clacton by-election? Hugo Gye, our Britain political correspondent, visits the seaside town

Their welcome has worn thin

Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, takes a rare trip to Khartoum

That is sensible in a newly volatile hemisphere

Self-interested Taiwanese politicians are making the country increasingly ungovernable. China is the only winner