Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 “for services to financial journalism”.
With huge economic and political shifts taking place, what will replace the old world order?
In just six months, the US president has made huge strides in advancing his agenda
Political responses to a bad situation tend towards either charlatanism or timidity
Can US democracy and the postwar economic system survive the Trump administration?
It is easy to imagine conditions in which money simply dries up, perhaps in response to large movements in bond yields
If the US wants to accelerate a worldwide discussion with a policy intervention, the obvious one would be a tax on capital inflows
What impact will advances in AI have on the economy and our societies?
We have surely gone beyond being able to give the tech sector the benefit of the doubt
What impact do gatherings like the G7 have in times of global instability and can they solve enduring problems?
The FT’s chief economics commentator selects his best mid-year reads
What impact do gatherings like the G7 have in times of global instability?
The Big Beautiful Bill Act is a classic example of pluto-populism
Huge economic and political shifts are taking place. How did we get here?
Trump’s tariff war brings with it unpredictability and a consequent loss of confidence
Consolidation of funds makes evident sense, bringing economies of scale and scope
He was among the most influential macroeconomists of his generation
The old economic order is dead. What will replace it?
Given all this fragility, recessionary or inflationary shocks — or even both together — are conceivable
Alan Taylor says price rises are being driven by one-off factors as he stressed hit from Trump trade war
The professor and MPC member on making monetary policy in an age of uncertainty
Deals struck recently with the US, EU and India will not make a significant difference to Britain’s parlous position
The difficulty is that, however unsatisfactory the hegemon might be, the alternatives look worse
We now seem unable to turn the surplus in some countries into productive investment elsewhere
China and others must think afresh as the US steps away from its role as balancer of last resort