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    Megan Greene writes commentary on economics for the Financial Times. She is a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School. She is also the Dame Deanne Senior Fellow in International Economics at Chatham House
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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Banks
      Global banking is now inside Schrödinger’s box

      Investors must trust in the system but confidence is wobbling and there may be more toxicity to come

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      The QE retreat
      QE has become ‘Hotel California’ for central banks

      While commercial lenders change behaviour when the balance sheet expands, they do not change it back when it shrinks

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      US budget
      Forget Groundhog Day vibes on debt ceiling — this time it’s different

      US default could prompt countries to hedge their dollar bets and add other currencies to foreign exchange reserves

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Greek economy
      Greece must show robust data matters and stop persecuting Georgiou

      The country should not forget the need for strong and independent institutions in its dash for growth

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Bank of Japan needs the courage to change course

      A shift in policy will be painful but the longer the delay in acting the worse it will be

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Europe’s long-term security will rest on the reconstruction of Ukraine

      Donors face a massive co-ordination problem in rebuilding the country and must start addressing it now

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Global Economy
      The deflating of the great cash cushion

      Like Godot, the US recession has been long heralded but failed to materialise. It will, sooner or later

    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      On Wall StreetUS budget
      What the midterms mean for investors

      US equities tend to outperform in the six months after polls against the preceding half-year

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      US inflation
      There’s one inflation gauge that bucks the trend

      The New York Fed’s often overlooked UIG believes US inflation is past its peak

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Capital markets
      UK market turmoil is a harbinger of global events to come

      Price moves in the next year will be as swift and dramatic as they have been in Britain

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Chinese economy
      Ignoring China’s disastrous ‘three Ds’ could be a global risk

      Disease, drought and debt will have worldwide consequences

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Climate change
      Europe must use all its financial firepower to fund the green transition

      Deploying EU funds for climate objectives does not appear to have been a priority — that has to change

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Emerging market investing
      Trouble is coming for emerging markets beyond Sri Lanka

      There’s a long list of highly indebted countries that look vulnerable when choosing between paying creditors or food and fuel

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      US inflation
      Democrats lack the tools they need to fight inflation

      Joe Biden has few tools at his disposal to cut prices in time to help his party in the US midterm elections

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      European Central Bank
      Crisis looms if the ECB’s new tool comes up short

      The spread between Italian and German government bonds has inspired the creation of an ‘anti-fragmentation’ procedure

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Food security
      Food insecurity is a bigger problem than energy

      Targeted cash and expertise are needed in the worst-hit areas, rather than sending food stocks

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      US Dollar
      King Dollar is in no danger of losing its world financial crown

      Neither the renminbi nor cryptocurrencies pose a serious threat to the greenback’s supremacy

    • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      The EU must decide how to fund its Ukraine crisis response

      Brussels can emerge more unified and resilient if it finds a way to pay for humanitarian relief, strengthened defences and the energy transition

    • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
      European Central Bank
      The ECB must move slowly on interest rates

      Premature withdrawal of monetary accommodation could kill the recovery

    • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
      US employment
      Why US workers will return to the labour market

      The Fed should take care how much and how quickly it raises interest rates in the post-Covid economy

    • Friday, 7 January, 2022
      US inflation
      Betting on transitory US inflation is still valid

      Fiscal drag, shrinking savings and weak foreign demand are likely to ease an overheated economy

    • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
      US foreign policy
      The limits of US sanctions in dealing with Russia are becoming clear

      Biden’s threat to impose more economic consequences on Vladimir Putin’s actions look increasingly desperate

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      Global inflation
      Central banks do not have the luxury of time in tackling inflation

      New variants are a reminder that the US Fed and others are setting policy for an uncertain world

    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      Globalisation
      Don’t believe the deglobalisation narrative

      Data show trade balances are not shrinking and foreign investment continues to pour into China

    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      Climate change
      Leaders must be more upfront about the costs of saving the planet

      The economics of the green transition risk generating a backlash if not handled correctly

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