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May 14, 2013
©Eyevine
May 9, 2013
The time for a British decision is now
It is doubtful London could remain the continent’s financial capital if the UK quit the EU
©James Ferguson
May 7, 2013
The German model is not for export
Forcing the eurozone to mimic Germany’s path to adjustment makes stagnation likely
- Martin Wolf’s Exchange Outbreak of eurozone fragility
- Ulrich Speck Germany must decide the power it wields
Apr 30, 2013
Why the Baltic states are no model
What is possible for small, open economies is close to impossible for the large and relatively closed
- Latvia Reaching for the euro
- beyondbrics Baltic solutions for the Adriatic
©Charlie Bibby/FT
Apr 25, 2013
The pros and cons of a floating currency
The UK has monetary and fiscal policy autonomy but had little adjustment in the current account
Apr 23, 2013
Austerity loses an article of faith
The UK industrial revolution shows the Reinhart-Rogoff thesis on debt is not always right
- Wolfgang Munchau Perils of placing faith in a thin theory
- Adam Posen Dose of reality for dismal science
©Ingram Pinn
Apr 16, 2013
How central banks beat deflation
The success of inflation targeting gives policy makers room to risk expansionary measures
- Gavyn Davies Inflation targeting is not dead yet
- In depth Central banks
Apr 11, 2013
Britain should not go back to the future
The UK has been left an economy with a remarkably late-19th century look
- Thatcher the great transformer
- Philip Stephens Radical showed power of character
Apr 9, 2013
Japan’s unfinished policy revolution
Tokyo’s economic system is a machine for generating high private savings
From
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Apr 8, 2013
Thatcher: the great transformer
Pragmatic politician who defended free markets
Apr 2, 2013
Why China’s economy might topple
As Japan has shown, shifting to a lower-growth model is risky
Mar 26, 2013
Cyprus adds to Europe’s confusion
The bailout is another occasion for anger with the European project to bubble to the surface
Mar 21, 2013
Homes ruse will not rebuild the economy
The market cannot sensibly finance such high loan-to-value ratios
Mar 20, 2013
Shrewd politics hides brutal economics
Chancellor cannot disguise that economic outcomes are drifting further from expectations
Mar 19, 2013
Big trouble from little Cyprus
The calamity that has struck the island threatens wider damage
From
LIFE & ARTS
Mar 17, 2013
Why bankers are intellectually naked
‘The Bankers’ New Clothes’ by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig warns that the causes of the financial crisis will return
Mar 12, 2013
Britain’s austerity is indefensible
Cameron’s arguments against fiscal policy flexibility are wrong
Mar 7, 2013
The man at Number 10 is not for turning
If the British government’s plan is working, what would a failing one look like?
Mar 5, 2013
The risky task of relaunching Japan
The question is whether inflation can be achieved and managed
ABOUT MARTIN
Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 “for services to financial journalism”. Mr Wolf is an honorary fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, honorary fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, an honorary fellow of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy (Oxonia) and an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham.
He has been a forum fellow at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos since 1999 and a member of its International Media Council since 2006. He was made a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, by Nottingham University in July 2006. He was made a Doctor of Science (Economics) of London University, honoris causa, by the London School of Economics in December 2006. He was a member of the UK government's Independent Commission on Banking in 2010-2011. Martin's most recent publications are Why Globalization Works and Fixing Global Finance. E-mail Martin Wolf
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