From OPINION Apr 26, 2012

Forget euro woes – brace for taxmageddon

US politicians need to win a mandate for fiscal overhaul, writes Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Apr 12, 2012

‘Buffett rule’ is a sorry excuse for tax reform

A clever gambit is a poor substitute for a serious proposal, writes Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Mar 22, 2012

The Fed and ECB should be trading places

In Europe austerity may turn yesterday’s heresy into tomorrow’s logic, writes Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Mar 8, 2012

Inequality may lead to rage against the machines

We are in technological upheaval with rewards flowing to the elite

From OPINION Feb 16, 2012

The quiet revolutionary who saved the World Bank

Zoellick’s leadership has driven remarkable change, writes Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Feb 2, 2012

Mitt can win by battling America’s debt addiction

Romney should take on the mortgage-industrial complex, writes Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Dec 15, 2011

Conflict and confusion: China’s currency policy

Sebastian Mallaby on the renminbi’s rivalry with the dollar

From OPINION Nov 24, 2011

Germany is the real winner in a transfer union

Ireland and Spain suffered property and banking busts at least partly because monetary policy was too German, writes Sebastian Mallaby

Matt Kenyon illustration From OPINION Jul 22, 2011

Trichet must mine lessons from the Fed

Italy and Spain have now to be ringfenced, says Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Jul 6, 2011

American power requires economic sacrifice

With the US share of global output shrinking, its share of defence spending is neither steady nor sustainable, writes Sebastian Mallaby

From OPINION Jun 7, 2011

Radicals are right to take on the banks

Capital targets should be higher, writes Sebastian Mallaby

About Sebastian

Sebastian Mallaby Sebastian Mallaby is an FT Contributing Editor and the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He was previously a columnist and leader writer for the Washington Post and spent thirteen years on the staff of The Economist, serving as bureau chief in southern Africa, Tokyo and Washington, DC.

His most recent book, More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite, was the recipient of the Loeb Prize, a finalist in the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs prize, and a New York Times bestseller. His previous books are The World's Banker (2004) and After Apartheid (1992).