Martin Wolf | Financial Times

Tuesday, 23 February, 2021

Sunday, 21 February, 2021

UK labour productivity

Why once successful countries like the UK get left behind

As a nation loses its ability to innovate, it starts to stagnate

Tuesday, 16 February, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

Vaccinating the world is a test of our ability to co-operate

It is also a trial of our enlightened self-interest and will need G20 leadership to succeed

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

We must vaccinate the world — now

The cost of jabs for all would be a rounding error; it is also the only way to end the pandemic for good

Sunday, 7 February, 2021

UK tax

Now is the time to reform the UK’s dysfunctional tax system

Rishi Sunak needs to spell out in his Budget that he understands why this needs to happen, and how

Tuesday, 2 February, 2021

Global Economy

Containing China is not a feasible option

Unlike with the Soviet Union, the US and its allies have to co-operate and compete with its rising power

Tuesday, 26 January, 2021

US politics & policy

Competence is Joe Biden’s best strategy

Democrats have to prove that government can work — and Republicans are determined to prove the opposite

Sunday, 24 January, 2021

UK Inequality

Post-Brexit UK will need all its growth engines firing

The development of city-regions should not be at London’s expense

Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

US politics & policy

The American republic’s near-death experience

Donald Trump was just a symptom and the US is still in danger from those who peddle lies in place of truth

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Monday, 18 January, 2021

Global Economy

Kristalina Georgieva: ‘We are in a resilient place but cannot take stability for granted’

The IMF chief calls for global co-operation to support health systems and limit the damage of economic scarring

Sunday, 27 December, 2020

Brexit

A deal to end the Brexit delusions

This remains a foolish and unnecessary divorce, yet the reality may bring some benefits

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

Capitalism

The fading light of liberal democracy

Pluto-populists’ strategy of using identity issues to convince voters to act against their economic interests is working

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

World

Five forces that will define our post-Covid future

Sustaining a dynamic world economy was always going to be hard, even before the era of populism and great-power conflict

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

Capital markets

There is no stock market bubble

The bigger question is whether rock-bottom interest rates will revert to ‘normal’ and, if so, when

Sunday, 13 December, 2020

UK public finances

Restoring UK growth is more urgent than cutting public debt

Britain must reassure the world it is in the hands of competent leaders

Tuesday, 8 December, 2020

Capitalism

Milton Friedman was wrong on the corporation

The doctrine that has guided economists and businesses for 50 years needs re-evaluation

Monday, 7 December, 2020

Politics3 min

Martin Wolf: is this the end of Trumpism?

The FT's chief economics commentator considers whether illiberal democracy dies with Donald Trump's exit from the White House

Tuesday, 1 December, 2020

Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development

A light shines in the gloom cast by Covid-19

After a grim recession, a strong and healthy recovery is within reach

Sunday, 29 November, 2020

UK business & economy

Weak demand would derail Britain’s economic comeback

The UK should avoid a premature tightening of fiscal policy

Thursday, 26 November, 2020

ObituaryJames Wolfensohn

James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank, 1933-2020

Renaissance man who transformed the global financial institution, and the world’s view of it

Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact

What the world can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic

Important lessons are already emerging to help us manage the impact of such diseases better in future

Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

Global Economy

Why inflation could be on the way back

The global economy may be shifting as it did four decades ago

Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

FT SeriesBest Books of the Year 2020

Best books of 2020: Economics

Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2020

Sunday, 15 November, 2020

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has secured a questionable legacy

The UK prime minister will be remembered for ‘getting Brexit done’ and his mismanagement of Covid

Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

US politics & policy

Democracy in a time of division

The challenge for Joe Biden is to convince most US citizens he serves their interests

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