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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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  • 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

  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
    Global Economy
    Productivity growth is almost everything in the post-Covid recovery

    Being more productive will help keep prices stable even in the face of higher wages

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Central banks need to go slow on digital currencies

    New technologies will transform global banking but rushing risks great harm to the system

  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
    US economic recovery
    Boosting brain health is key to a thriving economy

    The jobs of the future will value different skills than those of the past

  • Monday, 12 July, 2021
    EU economy
    Recovery fund will test the appetite of Europe’s governments for reform

    The record of EU structural funds shows that some countries do not even spend all the available money

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    The G7 is right to worry about Chinese credit terms

    Opaque agreements raise fears that Beijing could exploit debtor nations

  • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
    US politics & policy
    Joe Biden’s experiment could revolutionise economic thinking

    US president’s rescue plans upend the framework we use to understand the role of policy

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Why it’s too soon to get your flapper glad rags out

    Today may have similarities with the Roaring Twenties but remember bust can follow boom

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    US Dollar
    What a stronger dollar means for the world

    The currency’s turnround should boost US imports but have a negative impact on emerging markets

  • Monday, 15 March, 2021
    Emerging markets
    Emerging markets need support to avoid a ‘lost decade’

    The IMF must use its firepower to stave off a debt crisis in poorer nations

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Working from home
    In a pandemic, a conference becomes extraordinary

    The euphoria of even brief in-person meetings shows how much we’ve missed

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Murphy’s law may yet apply to Joe Biden’s recovery plan

    Vaccine rollout, a release of pent-up demand and a resulting market rally could all still go wrong

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    US politics & policy
    Three economic lessons for Joe Biden from Donald Trump

    Whatever you may think of the outgoing administration, there are still some useful takeaways

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Global Economy
    Why financial policymakers are still fighting the last war

    The pandemic has exacerbated the aftershocks of the 2008 crisis

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Fear is a more potent weapon than we know in the fight against Covid

    The worst phase of the pandemic may well be upon us, but if people are vigilant the damage can be limited

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