World Economy

In this report, how governments are in danger of letting complacency creep in. Plus: unusual times call for unusual central bank policies; surprising labour market lessons from the financial crisis; and will reforms help the ‘left-behind’ in the US?

Act now to protect the recovery
Governments enjoying the upswing are in danger of becoming complacent
Unusual times call for unusual strategies from central banks
Politically motivated objections to policies could cause great harm
Ones to watch: four economies in focus
FT writers on the outlook for economic challenges in China, the US, the UK and the eurozone
‘Left-behind’ in the US: doubts that growth plans will help
Tax and trade policies could hurt the people US president Donald Trump promised to help
Financial crisis teaches surprising lessons about labour markets
The kind of work available is as important as the amount
Rebound revives questions over the value of fiscal virtue
A shift among economists on spending and tax is not shared by policymakers