British chancellor Rachel Reeves needs a credible growth plan
The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work
Naivety about Trump threatens all our futures
Plutocrats must understand that wealth is only a source of power if it is protected by a law-governed state
Immigration is both essential and impossible
The option of temporary worker contracts is not embraced by either side but it may be the solution
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
People just do not want to pay the price of decarbonising the economy
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
How not to do industrial policy
Politicians should acknowledge how much we could lose in the new era of suspicion, protectionism and interventionism
Tariffs are bad policy but good politics
There are excellent reasons why we may want to intervene in the economy but these taxes will rarely be the best way
UK election draws veil of silence over bitter economic truths
Neither major political party wants the debate that the country needs about taxes, spending and structural reform
Falling fertility rates are one of the biggest challenges facing our world
These demographic shifts are profound. Whether we like them or not, they are transforming the world
With people set live into their 90s, 25 years of education, 35 years working and 30 years of retirement is impossible and unaffordable
People will have to work longer and pension systems will need to be transformed – we need to rethink old age, as individuals and societies
Joe Biden must find a way to convince Americans on the economy
Trump’s rhetorical style seems to appeal more to voters than the economic reality
What we must still learn about the great inflation disaster
Past and present policymakers should ask more searching questions about the causes and impact of the price surge
Tricky judgments on when to reduce interest rates
An ECB interest rate cut soon would make sense, but the Fed faces a more difficult call in the US
The UK needs a reform road map to avoid stagnation
There are four clear ways to fix the current economic mess
Martin Wolf: The tree of debt must stop growing
Since the era of ultra-low interest rates ended, large-scale government borrowing is looking more and more problematic