7:52pm

Britain must learn from Germany

France and Greece are turning to denial rather than redressing their problems, writes Liam Fox

7:38pm

Iran’s leader must choose between enmity and economy

Despite the limitations of the diplomatic process, there is much the west can do, writes Ray Takeyh

7:36pm

How Keynes would solve the eurozone crisis

An orderly exit from the euro is the best option for Greece, write Marcus Miller and Robert Skidelsky

May 14, 2012

Beware the new Beijing-Berlin bond

An emerging special relationship is potentially problematic, say Hans Kundnani and Jonas Parello-Plesner

May 14, 2012

What to expect from François Hollande

The new French president has a clear three-point economic strategy, writes Philippe Aghion

May 14, 2012

The fish that can save Japan’s economy

Tokyo can issue debt on more favourable terms than any borrower in history, writes Peter Tasker

May 14, 2012

Greece’s exit may become the euro’s envy

History shows that there is life after financial crises, writes Arvind Subramanian

May 14, 2012

Foreign students are key to UK prosperity

Britain must not recede as a cultural reference point, write Nick Pearce and Jo Johnson

Undercover Economist May 11, 2012

That’s a lot of Wonga for a business loan!

APR is not be the way to gauge short-term credit costs, writes Tim Harford

©Jonathan McHugh May 11, 2012

Welcome to the post-liberal majority

A consensus is emerging to unstick British politics, writes David Goodhart

May 10, 2012

A cautionary tale of inflation and growth

A world of low inflation risks repeating the mistakes that led to the crisis

May 10, 2012

Hollande will give Europe the jolt it needs

The new French president can redefine the Franco-German relationship, writes Gérard Errera

May 10, 2012

China has banished Bo but not the ‘bad emperor’ problem

A small clique’s informal rules are no substitute for a formal rule of law

May 9, 2012

My lessons from life as a Chinese central banker

Respect investor sentiments but work steadily and patiently against them, writes David Daokui Li

May 9, 2012

Desperately seeking a bailout for Spain and its banks

Time will only help if it is used to generate growth, write Nouriel Roubini and Megan Greene

May 9, 2012

Bank independence was a well-intentioned failure

Politicians would not have been allowed such complacency, writes Chris Giles

May 8, 2012

My second-half coalition agenda

We must consider additional, radical, steps to keep our system open for business, writes David Laws

May 8, 2012

Facebook’s IPO is no place for the amateur investor

For every Google, several failures lie in Wall Street’s dustbin, writes Steven Rattner

May 8, 2012

The banking brontosaurus is nibbling at its own tail

Executive pay has become a social issue, writes Martin Taylor

May 7, 2012

The real frontline of the Chinese in Africa

Traders have become a scapegoat for politicians, merchants and labour unions, writes Terence McNamee

Comment Awards


The Financial Times has won four categories in the 2011 Comment Awards including best comment pages, business commentator: John Gapper, cultural commentator: Simon Kuper and foreign commentator: David Pilling

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