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Over the last five years while attempting to avert economic disaster central bank heads have amassed more power than ever before. In a comprehensive new series the FT analyses the true cost of these rescue missions and examines where monetary policy goes from here
Mark Carney: A cautionary tale of inflation and growth
A world in which inflation remains low, stable and predictable for long risks repeating the mistakes that led to the last crisis, writes Mark Carney
David Daokui Li: Lessons from life as a Chinese central banker
Respect investor sentiments, but work steadily and patiently against them. These are actually the most important drivers of economic fluctuations, writes David Daokui Li
Jens Weidmann: Monetary policy is no panacea for Europe’s ills
Emergency measures ease the transition to a healthier system. They must not become a convenient analgesic, writes Jens Weidmann
The only solution to the eurozone crisis
The answer is a combination of debt monetisation through the European Central Bank and default into the European Stability Mechanism, writes Wolfgang Münchau
Charlie Bean: Reflection on the BoE’s past 15 years
The evidence suggests that QE has worked, which is corroborated by studies of the Fed’s large-scale asset purcha, writes Charlie Bean
Gill Marcus: Consider the small nations caught in the central bank crossfire
It is time advanced economies did more to consider the effects of excessive and volatile inflows on emerging markets, writes Gill Marcus
Ron Paul: central bankers are intellectually bankrupt
While socialism has largely been rejected, the myth persists that central banks are a necessary component of market economies, writes Ron Paul
After the bonfire of the verities
The new world of post-financial-crisis central banking will create significant institutional and intellectual challenges, writes Martin Wolf
Philipp Hildebrand: Now is not the time for boring central bankers
European banks must be encouraged or, if necessary, forced by their regulators to strengthen their balance sheets, writes Philipp Hildebrand
Brave but bloated
Whether monetary authorities can retain credibility and independence will depend on the exit being smooth
