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Why Putin's rule threatens both Russia and the west
12 februari 2008 · 8 min
In place of erstwhile hopes for the emergence of a democracy, we have proto-fascism: aggrieved nationalism; bullying of smaller nations; a cult of the strong leader; suspicion of enemies within; and resentment of foreigners. Lees meer
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Why a crisis is also an opportunity
7 februari 2008 · 7 min
The credit crunch is the economy's brutal way of telling us that this era of unsustainable growth in spending and debt is over. Lees meer
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Why it is so hard to keep the financial sector caged
5 februari 2008 · 8 min
We have a banking sector that has a demonstrated capacity to generate huge crises because of the incentives to take on under-appreciated risks. We lack the will and even the capacity to regulate it, yet have no obvious alternative but to try to do so. Lees meer
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Bernanke's reflation gamble may work too well
29 januari 2008 · 8 min
If the US succeeds in its ???risk management', it will renew and, at worst, exacerbate the fragility, both domestic and international, that triggered the turmoil. If it fails, the US and, perhaps, much of the rest of the world could well suffer a prolonged period of economic weakness. Lees meer
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The Bank must keep its nerve
25 januari 2008 · 6 min
A medium-term inflation target provides a clear objective for policy and so the best chance of avoiding recession. To change ships in the midst of a storm would be a catastrophic blunder. Lees meer
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Why the global financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room
22 januari 2008 · 7 min
For one person it feels like a snake; for another a leathery sail. A third says a tree trunk. A fourth a pull rope. Explanations for what has happened to the world economy are just as diverse. The accurate story is that it is a combination of the various elements. Lees meer
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Regulators should intervene in bankers' pay
16 januari 2008 · 7 min
The regulatory net should cover all systemically important financial institutions. The question the authorities need to ask themselves is simple: if a specific institution fell into substantial difficulty would they have to intervene? Lees meer
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Why sterling is the next dollar
11 januari 2008 · 6 min
Policymakers must focus on preserving credibly low inflation, essential if a retreat of the pound is not to become a rout, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Challenges for the world's divided economy
9 januari 2008 · 8 min
The health of the global economy demands the survival of an open world. Whether the present crisis proves a blip or the end of an era depends on whether openness survives, says Martin Wolf Lees meer
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The dangers of living in a zero-sum world economy
18 december 2007 · 8 min
It is vital for hopes of peace to sustain the positive-sum world economy in which everybody can become better off, but no less vital to tackle the environmental challenges it has thrown up. The condition for success is investment in human ingenuity, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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A stress-test for Britain's economy
14 december 2007 · 6 min
The Bank of England must not abandon all caution. It will be able to rescue the real economy if and only if low inflation remains believable, suggests Martin Wolf Lees meer
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The helicopters start to drop money
13 december 2007 · 5 min
The money to be dropped by central banks now is not that large. But if this does not work, argues Martin Wolf, more will surely follow Lees meer
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Why the credit squeeze is a turning point for the world
12 december 2007 · 8 min
The credit crisis may be just as important a watershed for financial markets and the world economy as the emerging market financial crises of 1997 and 1998 and the bubble in technology stocks that burst in 2000. Martin Wolf gathers the evidence Lees meer
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Why the climate change wolf is so hard to kill off
4 december 2007 · 8 min
For people to tolerate radical change in energy use, they must first be frightened and then offered a good way out. No country will deliver big cuts if the US does not. There will be no technological leaps unless the US commits resources, says Martin Wolf Lees meer
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Judicial torture and the NatWest 3
29 november 2007 · 6 min
That three men pleaded guilty to wire fraud does not prove they were. It demonstrates that the offers made by US prosecutors are of a kind sensible people cannot refuse, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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Why banking remains an accident waiting to happen
28 november 2007 · 7 min
What is wrong with the sector? It is too profitable, over-protected and takes risks, which is why a crisis emerges every few years. But the public sector subsidises this risk-taking, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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Who will pick up the thread after the great unwinding?
20 november 2007 · 7 min
It is plausible that the US will experience a lengthy period of sluggish growth in domestic private demand, partially offset by fiscal expansion and an improvement in net exports. The rest of the world must now become the demand engines of the world economy, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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The big lessons from Northern Rock
15 november 2007 · 6 min
The blame for the bank's vulnerability lies with its management, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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Welcome to a world of runaway energy demand
13 november 2007 · 9 min
The rest of the world wishes to enjoy the energy-intensive lifestyles that have, hitherto, been the privilege of less than a sixth of humanity. This desire has big consequences for the world's economic, strategic and environmental future, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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Why plutocracy endangers emerging market economies
6 november 2007 · 7 min
A capitalism that generates vast wealth, partly on the back of political connections, and rewards those who resist competition is likely to generate social and political drawbacks, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Why immigration is hard to tackle
1 november 2007 · 6 min
The British government has run a 'stealth' immigration policy. But that approach is now unworkable. Perhaps the UK should move to market compatible systems, such as auction of work permits, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Biofuels: a tale of special interests and subsidies
30 oktober 2007 · 8 min
Is it possible to justify complex and expensive subsidies, mandates and protectionist measures? No. But that does not stop people from trying. Lees meer
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Rosy forecasts carry economic health warning
23 oktober 2007 · 7 min
According to the IMF, the world is in the midst of a period of exceptional growth. While a happy outcome depends on sustained openness and monetary stability, this can no longer be ensured by developed countries alone. Emerging markets have become big players, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Darling is correct on CGT
19 oktober 2007 · 6 min
Arguments from wealthy people that they should pay less tax because they shower benefits upon us, should be treated with contempt, says Martin Wolf Lees meer
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We are living in a brave new world of state capitalism
16 oktober 2007 · 8 min
Should we be concerned that states are emerging as major owners of wealth, in particular through 'sovereign wealth funds', asks Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Diligent, dull and political
9 oktober 2007 · 6 min
The persistence of sizeable structural overall deficits leaves the government little room to cope with bad news, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Big challenges lie ahead for the emerging economies
9 oktober 2007 · 8 min
Is the rest of the world too reliant on the US for economic growth, asks Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Britain faces its own housing risk
4 oktober 2007 · 6 min
The impact of a correction in property prices and household spending would be negative: another Anglo-Saxon spending and debt machine would bite the dust, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Securitisation: life after death
3 oktober 2007 · 8 min
It is possible to sell complex products safely, but only for companies that demonstrably care about their reputations, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Fed must weigh inflation against recession
25 september 2007 · 8 min
The Federal Reserve may well have been right to be bold last week. But it cannot be foolhardy about inflation, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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The Bank loses a game of chicken
20 september 2007 · 6 min
The Bank is concerned about the health of the economy, while the banks are concerned only about their survival. Guess who swerved first? Lees meer
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From a bank run to nationalising deposits
18 september 2007 · 8 min
Financial panic has hit both the public and politicians of the UK over the past week, to deliver two remarkable results. Lees meer
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Challenge of rescuing world economy
11 september 2007 · 7 min
The era in which the world could rely on the engine of US consumption is now at an end. Lees meer
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A terrible way to treat Britain's doctors
6 september 2007 · 6 min
In the old system hospitals hired senior house officers; now they are sent them like a parcel of slaves, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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Questions on the debt crisis
4 september 2007 · 8 min
Regulation may fall between hard and impossible. It is why financial institutions must never be too big to fail. Lees meer
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Central banks should not rescue fools
28 augustus 2007 · 8 min
If some of the most powerful institutions in the world have been playing with fire, they need to feel the burns. Lees meer
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Break-up of BAA is not the answer
23 augustus 2007 · 6 min
One way to improve London airports is to price the growth of flying out of the skies. But which government would dare, asks Martin Wolf Lees meer
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The Federal Reserve must prolong the party
21 augustus 2007 · 8 min
American households must spend more than their incomes. If they fail to do so, they face the threat of recession, says Martin Wolf Lees meer
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Fear makes a welcome return
15 augustus 2007 · 7 min
Markets must regulate themselves. The only thing likely to persuade them to do so is the certainty that players will be allowed to go bust, argues Martin Wolf Lees meer
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A new chancellor and a new chance
28 juni 2007 · 6 min
Alistair Darling has the opportunity to undo some mistakes. It will take some courage to take on the prime minister but his predecessor at the Treasury has shown it can be done Lees meer
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A cynical plan for an unnecessary European treaty
20 juni 2007 · 8 min
The changes to be put forward in Brussels are inherently constitutional and justify a referendum, argues Martin Wolf. Lees meer
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The Bank's broad money headache
15 juni 2007 · 6 min
Interpreting changes in stock growth is difficult and, in the UK, extremely controversial Lees meer
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Villains and victims of global capital flows
13 juni 2007 · 8 min
There are two explanations for global capital flows: a money glut and a savings glut Lees meer
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Why the Journal should not be sold to Murdoch
11 juni 2007 · 5 min
The WSJ is not threatened with disappearance but instead with inclusion in the world's most dynamic media empire Lees meer
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Why progressive taxation is not the route to happiness
7 juni 2007 · 7 min
The new 'science' of happiness has failed to conquer classical Anglo-Saxon liberalism. Lees meer
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The right way to respond to China's exploding surpluses
29 mei 2007 · 8 min
It is almost inconceivable that Beijing will grant what look like one-sided concessions to demands from the 'sole superpower'. That would be humiliating. Lees meer
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How Russia slipped on the road to Yeltsin's new era
24 april 2007 · 8 min
Yeltsin's story may then be seen as at best a partial success and at worst a gross failure. I would regard it as closer to the former. Lees meer
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King's letter must lead to action
19 april 2007 · 7 min
For its credibility, the monetary policy committee will have to come down hard on the UK's inflation surge, even if it means overkill on interest rates. Lees meer
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The World Bank must regain the high ground
17 april 2007 · 9 min
Martin Wolf discusses the demise of the bank's moral authority in its anti-corruption drive. Lees meer
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How to promote employment while protecting the low-paid
10 april 2007 · 8 min
The right policy is to combine openness to trade with a politically acceptable sharing of the gains in high-income countries. The challenge is huge. But it is one at which we cannot afford to fail. Lees meer
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