All across the US, people are hugging, talking in each other’s faces, going to the office, attending indoor sports events and not wearing masks in the Walmart. Yet the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 continues its retreat, with confirmed cases down by more than 50% over the past month. Most of the credit for this wonderful turn of events has ...

As Bitcoin attempts its latest price rebound after a 40% slump in three days, its long-term potential as an investable asset is becoming linked inextricably to its cost for the rest of society. This is increasing the pressure on policy makers to do more. The US Federal Reserve’s Lael Brainard nodded to this, when she warned that a proliferation of ...

By intercepting an airliner traveling between two European capitals in order to arrest a critic of his regime, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has violated international law and committed an act of aggression against his neighbours. Initial statements from Western leaders have been forceful but insufficient. The EU should take swift action in response — and make clear to Lukashenko’s patron, ...