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Martin Wolf: India’s destiny is in its own hands

Martin Wolf: India’s destiny is in its own hands

India has some major obstacles to overcome to become global economic power

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 18:54
Martin Wolf: jury is out on India’s bold cash move

Martin Wolf: jury is out on India’s bold cash move

What Modi has done makes everything Trumps has done so far look trivial

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 16:15
Martin Wolf: Inequality is on the march again in May’s Britain

Martin Wolf: Inequality is on the march again in May’s Britain

Stagnating wages and a return to inflation measn the less well off willl be hit the hardest

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 16:22
Martin Wolf:  Britain takes a great leap into the unkown

Martin Wolf: Britain takes a great leap into the unkown

Brexit will be nasty, brutish and long. There are five key challenges ahead.

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 16:42
Martin Wolf: Trump’s tough talk  won’t bring back  US jobs

Martin Wolf: Trump’s tough talk won’t bring back US jobs

The president’s policies are likely to impose large costs on unprotected sectors

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 14:03
Martin Wolf: ‘America first’ reads like a declaration of economic war

Martin Wolf: ‘America first’ reads like a declaration of economic war

Free trade is defended by communist China and the US is on the verge of becoming a rogue state

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 17:34
Martin Wolf: Nationalism is the great enemy of capitalism

Martin Wolf: Nationalism is the great enemy of capitalism

Co-operating with foreigners for mutual benefit disturbs the cultural matrix of tribal loyalty

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 13:29
Martin Wolf: Obama has left Trump a solid economy

Martin Wolf: Obama has left Trump a solid economy

Obama erred in not going all out to punish those whose irresponsibility blew up the US financial system and economy

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 17:37
Martin Wolf: We are now in the year of living dangerously

Martin Wolf: We are now in the year of living dangerously

War, inflation and financial crisis are the three horsemen of the apocalypse

Wed Jan 04 2017 - 14:47
Martin Wolf: China crisis is just a matter of time

Martin Wolf: China crisis is just a matter of time

One-party Leninist rule allied with endemic corruption does not bode well for future

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 17:06
Martin Wolf: Euro zone needs to stop living dangerously

Martin Wolf: Euro zone needs to stop living dangerously

Interactions between economic events and political stresses are unpredictable

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 17:31
Martin Wolf: Can China pick up the baton dropped by Trump?

Martin Wolf: Can China pick up the baton dropped by Trump?

Political struggle is over who benefits from know-how developed by western companies

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 14:00
Martin Wolf: Working class will not benefit  from Trump’s policies

Martin Wolf: Working class will not benefit from Trump’s policies

Rich stand to gain, manufacturing will be hit and cost of living will rise

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 17:33
Martin Wolf: President Trump will have some serious issues to deal with

Martin Wolf: President Trump will have some serious issues to deal with

Mediocre growth, high inequality and low job creation are problems facing new administration

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 11:58
Martin Wolf: Globalisation has lost its dynamism

Martin Wolf: Globalisation has lost its dynamism

The days of western leadership on trade would seem to be over

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 17:32
Martin Wolf: It is unwise to wage war on low inflation

Martin Wolf: It is unwise to wage war on low inflation

Governments should examine reforms that could help central banks deliver growth

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 12:47
Martin Wolf: Markets teach Theresa May a lesson over Brexit

Martin Wolf: Markets teach Theresa May a lesson over Brexit

British PM’s loose talk over UK’s EU exit has heightened possibility of economic crisis

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 16:19
Martin Wolf: Deutsche’s woes show crisis has not gone away

Martin Wolf: Deutsche’s woes show crisis has not gone away

Banking will remain an accident waiting to happen until proper safeguards are in place

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 17:33
Martin Wolf: UK faces grim but unavoidable hard Brexit

Martin Wolf: UK faces grim but unavoidable hard Brexit

Halfway houses between EU membership and hard exit from EU are uninhabitable

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 17:28
Martin Wolf: Central Banks need to adjust their tactics fast

Martin Wolf: Central Banks need to adjust their tactics fast

In the face of low interest rates, a rescue by ‘helicopter money’ might be needed

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 15:34
Martin Wolf: Why the tide of globalisation is turning

Martin Wolf: Why the tide of globalisation is turning

The dominant philosophy of our age has plateaued and in some areas is in reverse

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 15:03
Martin Wolf: Can global capitalism and liberal democracy survive?

Martin Wolf: Can global capitalism and liberal democracy survive?

The symbiotic relationship is under strain, last seen during rise of fascism in the 1930s

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 17:00
Martin Wolf: Trump’s answer is ‘clear, simple and wrong’

Martin Wolf: Trump’s answer is ‘clear, simple and wrong’

Stagnating incomes will not be solved by a dose of populist protectionism

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 13:14
Martin Wolf: Economic growth is neither inevitable or steady

Martin Wolf: Economic growth is neither inevitable or steady

We must put an end to our facile optimism, we live in harsh times

Wed Jul 13 2016 - 13:15
Martin Wolf: Brexit is a nuisance, prosperity is the priority for EU

Martin Wolf: Brexit is a nuisance, prosperity is the priority for EU

If citizens see the practical benefits of membership, then the union will thrive

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 12:34
Martin Wolf: The best thing for UK is to play for time

Martin Wolf: The best thing for UK is to play for time

Britain should refrain from a hasty withdrawal until it has a better sense of what’s at stake

Wed Jun 29 2016 - 11:27
Martin Wolf: Brexit will change UK economy, and not for the better

Martin Wolf: Brexit will change UK economy, and not for the better

It is a revolt of the provinces against a prosperous and globalised London

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 15:35
Martin Wolf: Why I believe Britain belongs in Europe

Martin Wolf: Why I believe Britain belongs in Europe

The democratic EU of today owes immeasurably to British politics, values and courage

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 10:11
Martin Wolf: From Brexit to Donald Trump, how populist politics is taking hold

Martin Wolf: From Brexit to Donald Trump, how populist politics is taking hold

Leaving the EU might be a big economic shock and not just for the UK

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 08:24
Painful choices still hang over Greece

Painful choices still hang over Greece

The IMF now acknowledges that the programme agreed in 2010 was wildly unrealistic

Tue Jun 07 2016 - 21:00
Martin Wolf: Will there be another huge financial crisis?

Martin Wolf: Will there be another huge financial crisis?

A system built on making promises it cannot keep is bound to crash, and crash again

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 15:23
Martin Wolf: In Trump, the elites  are reaping what they sowed

Martin Wolf: In Trump, the elites are reaping what they sowed

Democracy is in trouble, big trouble, and weak and self-interested leadership is to blame

Wed May 18 2016 - 13:02
Martin Wolf: What works for Germany does not work for euro zone

Martin Wolf: What works for Germany does not work for euro zone

Europe’s heavyweight needs to understand that its part of a club

Wed May 11 2016 - 15:30
Martin Wolf: Brexit will damage the UK

Martin Wolf: Brexit will damage the UK

Referendum is not about sovereignty. It is about how best to exercise the country’s power. And that is best done in the EU

Wed May 04 2016 - 14:48
Martin Wolf: Debunking 10 Brexit shibboleths

Martin Wolf: Debunking 10 Brexit shibboleths

Those in favour of leaving offer fantasies of damage done by staying and of opportunity opened by departure

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 17:20
Martin Wolf: Our friends think Brexit is a mad idea

Martin Wolf: Our friends think Brexit is a mad idea

Barack Obama needs to tell the British, nicely but firmly, that they have to stay in the EU

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 12:53
Martin Wolf: China’s future challenge for the world economy

Martin Wolf: China’s future challenge for the world economy

The country is systemically important and suffers high and rising corporate indebtedness

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 17:58
British chancellor George Osborne is in traps of his own devising

British chancellor George Osborne is in traps of his own devising

Steady reduction in corporation tax suggests government is trying to turn UK into Ireland

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 13:26
Banking would benefit from a good dose of disruption

Banking would benefit from a good dose of disruption

However, such disruption must be beneficial and ordered as the sector is too important for a chaotic transition

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 11:22
Martin Wolf: How great republics meet their end

Martin Wolf: How great republics meet their end

Donald Trump is a ‘promoter of paranoid fantasies, a xenophobe and an ignoramus’

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 10:58
To stimulate global growth we need to be bold

To stimulate global growth we need to be bold

It is time for Plan C, which could mean central banks giving every adult citizen a lump of money to spend

Wed Feb 24 2016 - 06:30
The battle over Brexit matters to the UK, Europe and the world

The battle over Brexit matters to the UK, Europe and the world

UK needs a voice in Europe and the bloc would benefit too

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 07:26
Martin Wolf: Bring our elites closer to the people

Martin Wolf: Bring our elites closer to the people

‘There is a growing sense that those at the top are corrupt, complacent and incompetent’

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 14:12
The rise of  Trump is a rejection of the elite’s agenda

The rise of Trump is a rejection of the elite’s agenda

Elites have become detached from domestic concerns, forming a global super-elite

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 01:01
Martin Wolf: China’s great economic shift needs to begin

Martin Wolf: China’s great economic shift needs to begin

Credit-fuelled investment must slow while household incomes and consumption accelerate

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 18:50
Martin Wolf: Market turmoil means we are in for bumpy ride

Martin Wolf: Market turmoil means we are in for bumpy ride

Turbulence in emerging economies such as China will be felt around the world

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
Martin Wolf: Disaster has always been a  threat to world economy

Martin Wolf: Disaster has always been a threat to world economy

There are three things to worry about: wars, inflation shocks and financial crises

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 01:01
The Paris summit is a small step forward on climate change

The Paris summit is a small step forward on climate change

COP21 accord goes further than expected a year ago but not as far as it needs to

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
ECB and Fed take opposing view on fiscal strategy

ECB and Fed take opposing view on fiscal strategy

US years ahead of EU in recovery and so at a different stage of monetary policy cycle

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 03:00
South Africa needs a plan to remove inequality

South Africa needs a plan to remove inequality

Martin Wolf: The legacy of injustice has shaped the country. Now it needs growth, of the right kind

Wed Nov 25 2015 - 01:00
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