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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”.

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  • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
    Central banks
    Inequality is behind central bank dilemma

    Stagflation would create devastating problems for weaker borrowers, notably heavily indebted emerging economies.

  • Sunday, 25 July, 2021
    Personal pensions
    Why collective risk-sharing should be a central element in pensions

    Large, diversified CDC funds will allow generations to protect each other

  • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    The time to embrace central bank digital currencies is now

    Money must adapt to an era of new technology— but it has to work for society as a whole

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Economy
    Political Economy Club essay prize

    Martin Wolf introduces the winners of the competition celebrating the club’s 200th anniversary

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Global Economy
    Martin Wolf introduces the Political Economy Club essay prize-winners

    On its 200th anniversary, the club asked how the ideas of Malthus and Ricardo apply to climate change and income today

  • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
    G20
    The G20 has failed to meet its challenges

    Lack of a truly global response to the pandemic augurs badly for common action on climate change

  • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
    Pensions
    Equities are the only sensible foundation for private pensions

    Their massive long-term outperformance occurred despite world wars, the Depression and the global financial crisis

  • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson’s Brexit win was a Pyrrhic victory

    The realities of relative power mean the UK and EU are — and will remain — far from equals

  • Tuesday, 29 June, 2021
    Global inequality
    Monetary policy is not the solution to inequality

    But the necessary structural reforms will be harder than many economists imagine

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  • Sunday, 27 June, 2021
    Pensions crisis
    It is folly to make pensions safe by making them unaffordable

    Misguided policies threaten the security in retirement of almost everyone working in the UK private sector

  • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    The healing of democracies starts at home

    The principal threats to western values come not from China but from inside our own societies

  • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
    FT SeriesSummer books 2021
    Summer books of 2021: Economics

    Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
    Martin Wolf on G7 opportunities missed

    What are the next steps after the summit

  • Tuesday, 15 June, 2021
    Protectionism
    The US should spurn the false promise of protectionism

    America’s economy suffers from inequality and poor labour performance but this is not due to global trade

  • Sunday, 13 June, 2021
    Pensions industry
    Radical reform of British pension provision is urgent

    Existing defined benefit pension funds should be consolidated and opened to a new generation of savers

  • Friday, 11 June, 2021
    ReviewEconomics books
    How ‘creative destruction’ drives innovation and prosperity

    Martin Wolf on Philippe Aghion and collaborators’ defence of capitalism and the need for regulation and a social safety net

  • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
    Federal Reserve
    The Fed risks reacting too slowly if inflation keeps rising

    And that will be bad news for the rest of the world economy as it recovers from the pandemic

  • Tuesday, 1 June, 2021
    Global Economy
    A windfall for poor countries is within reach

    High-income states can help by lending on their IMF special drawing rights

  • Sunday, 30 May, 2021
    UK business & economy
    The 2020s are set to be a decisive economic decade for the UK

    Failure to address multiple challenges facing the country will result in national decline

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    We can end the Covid pandemic in the next year

    This is a global war but bold action on vaccines gives our governments the opportunity to win it

  • Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
    US Inflation
    There are reasons to worry about US inflation

    Both monetary and fiscal policy are, by historical standards, wildly expansionary

  • Sunday, 16 May, 2021
    Urban planning
    Why radical reform of urban planning is essential

    The idea that we have no land left for houses is absurd. We should base policy on demand, not “need”

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    US politics & policy
    The struggle for the survival of US democracy

    As Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican party tightens, Joe Biden is playing for huge stakes — and he knows it

  • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
    Climate change
    Action must replace talk on climate change

    If the COP26 summit is to be the decisive moment it should be, three things must be done

  • Sunday, 2 May, 2021
    Climate change
    The UK must try harder if it is to lead the world on climate

    Government should get to work on a credible plan for taxing emissions

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