Martin Wolf

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

A country as mired in stagnation as the UK has to take risks if it is to succeed

How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?

The IMF is trying to make sense of the unknowable

Trump’s delight in doing whatever he wishes in the moment is incompatible with stability and sustained dynamism

The situation is dire and only active policymaking is going to make a difference

As tariffs escalate, FT specialists recommend titles that explain the forces and ideas shaping trade policy in recent decades, including President Trump’s trade war

The trade deficits will remain roughly unchanged — the globe will just end up poorer

The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracy