Why inflation might follow the pandemicGovernments should finance their debt at today’s ultra-cheap rates with the longest possible maturitiesNegative interest rates are a tool, not a giftMonetary loosening has a role in crisis-fighting — but fiscal policy needs to do moreFranco-German rescue plan is a big step forwardOther states should back bold response to the EU’s worst crisisKristalina Georgieva: halt bank dividends and buybacks nowShareholders who sacrifice now will prosper when growth restartsWhy the US jobless surge is worse than in EuropeAmerica’s emergency aid supports those made unemployed instead of preventing lay-offsBritain needs a new 3iA decentralised government venture fund would help SMEs climb out of the Covid-19 holeMore from this SeriesAmerica must step up to retain its economic mightUS needs to leverage its potential in global power struggleThe WTO is needed today as much as everA strong economic recovery will depend on preserving a robust global trading systemThe EU recovery fund is a historic step, almostFrugal states may block needed transfers to the south but there is a way forwardA basic income scheme for the developing worldIf Brazil’s scheme became permanent it would set a global example, as ‘bolsa familia’ did in the 2000sDeflation is the real killer of prosperityThe US is grappling with an economic malady that has gone unnoticed
Why inflation might follow the pandemicGovernments should finance their debt at today’s ultra-cheap rates with the longest possible maturitiesNegative interest rates are a tool, not a giftMonetary loosening has a role in crisis-fighting — but fiscal policy needs to do moreFranco-German rescue plan is a big step forwardOther states should back bold response to the EU’s worst crisisKristalina Georgieva: halt bank dividends and buybacks nowShareholders who sacrifice now will prosper when growth restartsWhy the US jobless surge is worse than in EuropeAmerica’s emergency aid supports those made unemployed instead of preventing lay-offsBritain needs a new 3iA decentralised government venture fund would help SMEs climb out of the Covid-19 holeMore from this SeriesAmerica must step up to retain its economic mightUS needs to leverage its potential in global power struggleThe WTO is needed today as much as everA strong economic recovery will depend on preserving a robust global trading systemThe EU recovery fund is a historic step, almostFrugal states may block needed transfers to the south but there is a way forwardA basic income scheme for the developing worldIf Brazil’s scheme became permanent it would set a global example, as ‘bolsa familia’ did in the 2000sDeflation is the real killer of prosperityThe US is grappling with an economic malady that has gone unnoticed
