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Martin Wolf

Financial Times

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Trump’s threat to US liberal democracy

We must hope that the American people will not lightly abandon the enlightenment traditions of their country

14.01.2025 10

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An economically dynamic India is Manmohan Singh’s greatest legacy

He drove radical reform of an anti-market policy regime that was strangling growth

07.01.2025 4

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The UK government must make sure it isn’t a confidence killer

There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral

23.12.2024 10

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The EU must build on past successes

As it faces fresh challenges, Europe should remember that neither economic integration nor convergence among member states was inevitable

17.12.2024 5

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Why Trump’s trade war will cause chaos

Tariffs, especially on one country, will lead to an unholy economic and political mess

19.11.2024 3

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Manufacturing fetishism is destined to fail

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

12.11.2024 3

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The British government’s Trump dilemmas

Relations with both the US and EU are now called into question

11.11.2024 2

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More muddling through won’t deliver the growth Britain craves

The country needs a strategy that takes on its most obvious weaknesses

05.11.2024 3

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Trump is the man who would be king

Were the former president to return to the White House, it would encourage rightwing populists everywhere

29.10.2024 9

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The global economy has proved surprisingly resilient

But significant downside risks will continue to pose a challenge for policymakers

22.10.2024 3

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Rachel Reeves’s Budget must rescue Britain from its growth trap

The chancellor’s task is made much harder by structural weaknesses in the UK economy

13.10.2024 10

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Trump’s trade policies would hurt the world

His new suggestions would have a far bigger impact than the relatively modest ‘starter protectionism’ of his first term

08.10.2024 10

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Have we seen the end of cheap money?

There are reasons to expect real rates to go even higher

01.10.2024 6

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Reeves struggles to escape from self-imposed restraints

Breaking Labour’s commitments would be a bad thing to do but failure to improve the UK’s condition could be even worse

30.09.2024 10

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How to make European industrial policy work

The key is to ensure that regulation doesn’t stifle growth

24.09.2024 20

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Draghi is trying to save Europe from itself

His report on competitiveness presents the EU with an ‘existential challenge’

17.09.2024 20

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Rachel Reeves needs a credible growth plan

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

16.09.2024 10

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Overcoming the ‘middle income’ trap

The principal failure of these countries lies not in accumulating too little capital, but in using it poorly

10.09.2024 5

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Immigration is both essential and impossible

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

23.07.2024 3

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Is Germany the ‘sick man’ of Europe once again?

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

16.07.2024 40

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