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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The UK faces multiple challenges, while the public finances are far from robust
Transforming the scale and nature of finance for development and the environment is essential
His government has taken huge risks in riding the tiger of politicised religion
Jeremy Hunt recognises the failings of the current system but his ‘Mansion House compact’ fails to address them
Its population and economy are both forecast to grow rapidly over coming decades, offering a counterweight to China
Many countries view the US and European powers as selfish, self-satisfied and insincere
The green energy blueprint is unlikely to be a Holy Grail that enables the UK to escape this long, painful period of stagnation
Is this an enduring shift in the monetary environment or a temporary one? At the moment, we do not know
Jake Sullivan has called for a new ‘foreign policy for the middle class’. But what does that really mean?
Britain’s economy will not get back to 2 per cent inflation without a sharp slowdown
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Multilateral development banks and the IMF should offer to pool currency risks
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The dire situation on debt has become pressing — urgent action is needed
The creation of a number of ‘superfunds’ would result in more rewarding management of assets
The FT’s chief economics commentator speaks to journalist and historian Anne Applebaum
What is really happening is the rebalancing of the world as European and American hegemony dwindles away
The FT’s chief economics commentator speaks to democracy expert Larry Diamond
The FT’s chief economics commentator is worried
Western polities are ailing — deliberative assemblies would revivify them
American hegemony and the group’s economic dominance are now history
The only reason a default is conceivable is the depth of disagreement in the country
Privatisation has not delivered on its promises, but it is not clear that the state would be a more reliable custodian
It might be the most transformative technology of all for human beings’ sense of themselves
One has to hope that the electorate and judiciary will remain robust against future efforts at subversion
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