http://www.ft.com/lexhttp://www.ft.com/rss/lexFT.com - Lexen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:15:14 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:15:25 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/7f69f224-d793-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/7f69f224-d793-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.htmlIt is almost impossible to measure an output gap with any accuracy. So how on earth do you measure an economy's potential?Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:15:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/9bd942c0-d793-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/9bd942c0-d793-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.htmlWarren Buffett's pending $26bn buy-out of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe is yet another sign that we have entered a low-return worldSun, 22 Nov 2009 19:50:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/de383aea-d5e5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/de383aea-d5e5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html'Try it: millions will love it,' writes Martin Wolf, the FT's chief economics commentator. In the UK, the mob is once again baying for bloodFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/1df61388-d5b8-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/1df61388-d5b8-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlRecovering economies, asset prices and bonuses are beginning to breathe life back into the market for expensive trinketsFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/d659c664-d5e4-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/d659c664-d5e4-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlSelf-sufficiency is becoming another victim of the crisis – whether in risk oversight, due diligence, or the wisdom of reading banks' fine printFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/fc5aca3e-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/fc5aca3e-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe age of transparency is upon the private equity firm whose third-quarter results are its first since its merger with its Amsterdam listed co-investorFri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/cd71ccea-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/cd71ccea-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlBuying stocks has proved an effective strategy everywhere except in the only developed market in negative territory in the year to dateFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/9d056382-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/9d056382-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlChina has cornered the market in commodities that are arguably as important as oil to a modern economyFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/60f35b7a-d51b-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/60f35b7a-d51b-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlIt has taken less than a year for noise surrounding commodities to return to full volume but ignore the wailing analysts Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:04 +0000