It is so much easier to blame the disappearance of US jobs on China than on domestic consumers and automation

The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work

Plutocrats must understand that wealth is only a source of power if it is protected by a law-governed state

The option of temporary worker contracts is not embraced by either side but it may be the solution

Its hostility to debt is folly or hypocrisy. It should use more of its surplus savings at home

Some 100 years from now people are likely to remember our era as the time when we knowingly bequeathed a destabilised climate. The market will not fix this global market failure

Politicians should acknowledge how much we could lose in the new era of suspicion, protectionism and interventionism

There are excellent reasons why we may want to intervene in the economy but these taxes will rarely be the best way

Neither major political party wants the debate that the country needs about taxes, spending and structural reform

These demographic shifts are profound. Whether we like them or not, they are transforming the world

People will have to work longer and pension systems will need to be transformed – we need to rethink old age, as individuals and societies

Trump’s rhetorical style seems to appeal more to voters than the economic reality

Past and present policymakers should ask more searching questions about the causes and impact of the price surge

An ECB interest rate cut soon would make sense, but the Fed faces a more difficult call in the US

There are four clear ways to fix the current economic mess