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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Gideon and guests discuss what's next for Ukraine, Gaza, China and the US election
The rate at which extreme poverty is falling has slowed alarmingly — the rich world needs to act
The country has for too long settled for managing stagnation
The sensible approach for the UK is to seek a closer and more co-operative relationship with Brussels
US legislation signals end of the era of free market globalisation
Without a solution, it will be impossible to solve the country’s other social and political problems
As renewables become competitive on cost, it is policymakers who are the biggest brake on the energy transition
America and its allies remain more united and economically powerful than Beijing’s group of malcontents
The chancellor would benefit from a system with fewer fiscal events, and more focus on policy
The real problem the chancellor faces is the poor performance of the economy in the long run
Public debt in high-income countries has reached elevated levels
Martin Wolf selects his best reads of the second half of 2023
As inflation eases, central banks now find themselves at the most difficult point in the policymaking cycle
An excessively narrow focus on deficits can lead to bad decisions
Central bank’s president tells FT rates must be kept at current levels for ‘long enough’
Kazuo Ueda tells FT conference that central bank will move carefully on raising interest rates
Were he to return to the White House, the implications for the US, its allies and the global economy are sure to be profound
How the conflict unfolds will have implications for a global economy already battered by a series of shocks
Decades of failure have led to profound geographical inequality in the UK
Abroad Beijing must manage rising hostility, while at home it wrestles with the relationship between communism and capitalism
Multilateral development banks are a valuable tool — but they need a radical overhaul and we must learn to use them
Pension and insurance companies have dumped UK equities, reducing the ability of companies to raise capital and expand
Convergence between rich and poor countries is stalling and more challenges lie ahead
As things stand, a declining population is set to slow the growth of the economy
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