May 25, 2012

Cult of equities is dead. Long live equities

Repression will end and rates will normalise but the timing is guesswork

May 19, 2012

A story of hope somehow defying logic

Far more must be done to reform the eurozone’s structure

May 11, 2012

Greek tragedy puts political roles in peril

One UK-based bookmaker has stopped taking bets on Athens to leave

From COMMENT May 11, 2012

The rising risks of Volcker Rule-plus

US regulators may now catch the European mood

May 4, 2012

Strange market physics underpins US recovery

Apr 27, 2012

When value goes out of style

Apr 20, 2012

Spain still embodies roots of financial crisis

Apr 13, 2012

Crack the da Vinci code for money masterpiece

We will never achieve perfection, but that does not mean we should not attempt to get closer to it

Apr 6, 2012

Trends that don’t seem to make sense

Four riddles perplexing investors

Mar 30, 2012

So far, the pain is likely to stay mainly in Spain

Mar 24, 2012

Bonds and equities face a plate-shifting moment

Money from bonds must go somewhere. As investors will be optimistic on the economy, it should go into stocks

From SPECIAL REPORTS Mar 20, 2012

Good judgment

The winners have been rewarded for taking some unexpected risks, writes John Authers

Mar 16, 2012

Fed tries to muscle past ‘seven lean years’

Mar 9, 2012

The tense storyline of an economic whodunit

Where exactly is the global economy heading?

Mar 2, 2012

Odds are still on a crab, not a bull

World stocks are roaring but will fall as new risks appear

Feb 24, 2012

To reduce banks’ risks, profits have to shrink

One principle and one fact are central to re-regulation debate

From COMMENT Feb 24, 2012

From hell in a handbasket to sunlit uplands, and back

Investors will continue to swing between fear and hope

Feb 20, 2012

Inflation cycle puts lid on sustained recovery

Developed countries will continue to export inflation

Feb 10, 2012

Hedgehopper’s guide to living with inflation

Safety is in short supply and expensive

Feb 3, 2012

When good news is good and so is bad news

John Authers

John Authers John Authers is the Financial Times' Senior Investment Columnist, responsible for the weekly Long View and other columns on markets and investment. In a 22-year career at the FT, his previous posts have included global head of the Lex column, investment editor, US markets editor, Mexico City bureau chief and US banking correspondent. His latest book is The Fearful Rise of Markets.

John has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and an MBA from Columbia University.

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