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A sweeping account of human calamity is packed with sharp insights but proves more of a lens than a compass
Macro chips; inflation; Greensill; and much more.
“The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man." And now it is the turn of the stablecoin.
In ‘The Square and the Tower’, Niall Ferguson proposes an alternative to top-down history
‘A more systematic analysis of history could inject more wisdom into government policymaking’
The financial Great crisis provided a nasty demonstration of showed limits of models. Fiscal and monetary policy are even less predictable
A round-up of the titles to remember
Funding pressures and change of business strategy force Jonathan Portes to step down
In his account of a journey from Bavaria to the heart of power in Washington, Niall Ferguson portrays his subject as a man driven by principle more than pragmatism
The real architect of the Conservative victory was surely the chancellor, writes Niall Ferguson
The arts are accused of leftwing bias but look at popular culture and a different picture emerges
Pablo Goldberg joins BlackRock’s emerging markets fixed income team
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