The US has run out of bubbles to keep the economy buoyant artificially. But which new president will take the poisoned chalice of an economy in freefall, and how will they deal with it?

Beth Holmes.

At nearly 10m sq km, over 300m people, the largest economy and second largest democracy (after India) in the world, the US is also one of the world’s most ethnically diverse nations. The combination of these factors makes it arguably the leading economic, political and cultural force on earth.