Matthieu Favas

With roots in the wine industry, I now lead the commodities coverage at The Economist, having previously covered banking, crypto, fintech and private equity (among other topics). I also write about the intersection of finance and geopolitics, notably economic sanctions. Sometimes I edit the Finance & Economics section, too. And sometimes I write about wine. 

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The Economist • 20th April 2023

Ahead of the battery pack

Why crashing lithium prices will not make electric cars cheaper
The Economist • 1st January 2023

Mare industriae

Can the North Sea become Europe’s new economic powerhouse?
The Economist • 14th August 2022

Cell-side analysis

Could the EV boom run out of juice before it really gets going?
The Economist • 27th July 2021

Milking it

As food prices soar, big agriculture is having a field day. How long will it last?
The Economist • 19th July 2021

Unicornucopia

The venture-capital boom is a risk for investors—and a gift for everyone else
The Economist • 23rd July 2020

Swarming to market

Ant Group announces plans to list in Shanghai and Hong Kong
The Economist • 6th February 2020

Take me to a leader

The industry tasked with finding bosses is more powerful than ever, even though the value it provides remains hard to measure
The Economist • 30th May 2019

Stage three

Europe's startup factory is struggling to spend its cash
The Economist • 25th May 2019

Seed bump

Big Agri wants to make quinoa more mainstream
The Economist • 23rd February 2019

Storm in a coffee cup

JAB, the owner of Peet’s and Pret a Manger, is pressuring suppliers already ground down by low prices.
The Economist • 22nd February 2019

Squeezed: Kraft-Heinz is in trouble

Tough times for a consumer-goods leviathan backed by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett
The Economist • 31st January 2019

Feeding the dragon

China's efforts to build a massive global food trader are not entirely reassuring
The Economist • 12th January 2019

Silicon makes the desert bloom

Dry summers and hostile neighbours have pushed Israel to innovate
The Economist • 13th December 2018

Zero-sum grain

The trade war gives agricultural merchants a surprise fillip - but not salvation.
The Economist • 24th November 2018

Tit for tax

Treaty-shopping is about to get more expensive
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Matthieu Favas