Bloomberg Special

Worth much less: The Sri Lanka rupee value against the dollar has fallen dramatically.Photographer: Jonathan Wijayaratne/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Insolvent Sri Lanka should cancel its central bank

A currency board may be a better fit for the country as it navigates a perilous financial future

Street in Sri Lanka. Photo: Pixel
Bloomberg Special

The great Chinese white elephant of Sri Lanka

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, US, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC2UNO93ID0I
Bloomberg Special

Stagflation risk has investors sinking billions into hedges

Cap: China’s Covid outbreak and lockdowns could result in further disruption to already strained food supplies, adding to global risks. Photo: Reuters
Analysis

China’s Covid lockdowns, surging oil add to inflation risks

Real consumer spending in the US has dropped in three of the last four months. Photo: Reuters
Bloomberg Special

US economy is doomed without stronger consumer spending

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Bloomberg Special

Asia’s $350b gas buildout intensifies clean energy debate

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he makes a statement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS
Bloomberg Special

Why Modi keeps winning

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Analysis

World economy can avoid 1970s rerun, but not without some hurt

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Commodities soar as war increases anxiety over supply shortages

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Bloomberg Special

China can bypass SWIFT by putting digital money in play

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Bloomberg Special

War in world’s breadbasket leaves big buyers hunting for grain

An apartment complex in the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv was hit in an airstrike on Feb. 24.Photographer: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Bloomberg Special

How war in Ukraine threatens the world’s economic recovery

Contemplating Jackson Pollock’s hot streak. Photo: Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

The secret to creative breakthroughs, hot streaks and success