Wolfgang Münchau | Financial Times

Sunday, 27 September, 2020

Sunday, 20 September, 2020

European Union

Beware of smoke and mirrors in the EU’s recovery fund

National political pressures will divert money from truly worthwhile projects

Sunday, 13 September, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

Sweden’s Covid-19 experiment holds a worldwide warning

Do not jump to conclusions about lockdowns before all the data is in and analysed

Sunday, 6 September, 2020

Eurozone economy

ECB should ignore latest central bank inflation fad

There are more pressing real economy issues than tweaking its price targeting regime

Sunday, 30 August, 2020

Eurozone economy

Europe needs to avoid a ‘decade of forbearance’

Otherwise its economy will emerge from this crisis weakened, yet again

Sunday, 23 August, 2020

Brexit

The risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising, and that’s no bad thing

The EU cannot deny the UK the same discretionary approach of its own competition policy

Sunday, 19 July, 2020

Central banks

A flexible inflation target is not a panacea

Central banks are attracted to a policy that would give them more flexibility during a crisis, but it has downsides

Sunday, 12 July, 2020

Technology sector

Covid-19 will finally mark the end of the analogue age

The pandemic has accelerated society’s shift to a more digital world

Sunday, 5 July, 2020

Eurozone reform

Will Angela Merkel save Europe?

Solving the EU’s problems will take more than her coronavirus recovery plan

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Sunday, 28 June, 2020

Eurozone economy

A rapid rebound would challenge EU contradictions

While welcome, swift economic recovery would pose awkward questions for monetary and fiscal policy

Sunday, 21 June, 2020

Trade disputes

A truly ugly transatlantic trade war is looming

Both the US and EU are being unreasonable, be it over digital taxes, food, gas or cars

Sunday, 14 June, 2020

3D printing

3D printing can be a real source for optimism

The Covid-19 lockdown could provide the boost the technology needs

Sunday, 7 June, 2020

Brexit

The UK and EU are facing the most extreme version of Brexit

Political miscalculations have harmed negotiations that could well fail to secure a trade deal

Sunday, 31 May, 2020

EU economy

Europe cannot fudge its way to a federal future

The EU’s emergency budget increase is not all it seems, and Germany is still no convert to a fiscal union

Sunday, 24 May, 2020

European Union

China is pitting EU countries against each other

Italy’s lurch towards full-blown Euroscepticism threatens the bloc’s stability

Sunday, 17 May, 2020

European Union

Failure of storytelling stokes identity politics in Europe

To defeat Euroscepticism, leaders in Brussels must change the narrative

Sunday, 10 May, 2020

European Central Bank

The ECB is deluding itself over German court ruling

A smart response would be for the EU to address the problems of the eurozone head on

Sunday, 3 May, 2020

European Central Bank

Don’t blame German judges if they say No to ECB asset purchases

It would be the underlying law and EU treaty that needs changing, not the ruling

Sunday, 26 April, 2020

EU economy

How to think about the EU’s rescue fund

We do not need another big lending programme; equity investments would get us out of the credit-versus-loans debate

Sunday, 19 April, 2020

Eurozone economy

Italy is in more danger than the eurozone knows

It is hard to overstate the turn to Euroscepticism. It will not go away when lockdown ends

Sunday, 12 April, 2020

Eurozone economy

How the next euro crisis could unfold

What if Italy cannot service its debt and a future government is tempted to default?

Sunday, 5 April, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

Germany’s testing success looks real — for now

But statistics that show how many days one country is behind another are humbug

Sunday, 29 March, 2020

Eurozone reform

Go-it-alone ‘coronabonds’ are worth the risk

Nine countries can make a stand for sharing the fiscal burden of the pandemic

Sunday, 22 March, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

Europe needs a new scale of stimulus — and cash not credit

Direct payments should be made to citizens and companies

Sunday, 15 March, 2020

European Union

Eurozone stability is under threat again

Without a co-ordinated response, national stimulus policies will end up increasing imbalances

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