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Economics

Price fixing

Trading in oil: Libor in a barrel

Oil markets fall under the suspicion of price-fixing on a global scale 22

The euro crisis

Free exchange: Broken transmission

The European Central Bank has lost control of interest rates in Spain and Italy 28

Patents

How should patent royalties be set?

If companies cannot agree on “reasonable” patent royalties, courts must decide. How? 4

Demography and economics

Buttonwood: Age shall weary them

The productivity challenge of the rich world’s demography 9

Bad bankers

Prosecuting bankers: Blind justice

Why have so few bankers gone to jail for their part in the crisis? 135

Cyprus

The Cypriot economy: Through a glass, darkly

The outlook is even grimmer than it was at the time of the bail-out 11

Hyperinflation

Zimbabwe after hyperinflation: In dollars they trust

Grubby greenbacks, dear credit, full shops and empty factories 34

Rebuilding economics

The debt to pleasure

A Nobel prizewinner argues for an overhaul of the theory of consumer choice 91

Digital currencies

Virtual currencies: Mining digital gold

Even if it crashes, Bitcoin may make a dent in the financial world 139

Investing in Africa

Investing in Africa: The hottest frontier

Strategies for putting money to work in a fast-growing continent 15

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Trade statistics

iPadded

The trade gap between America and China is much exaggerated22

Exports and the economy

Made in Britain

Exports are growing, but too slowly to rescue the economy5

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