Martin Wolf

The outgoing chair has made some mistakes, but his decision to stand up to Trump was heroic

Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever

The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage

Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them

If the US wants to accelerate a worldwide discussion with a policy intervention, the obvious one would be a tax on capital inflows

Given all this fragility, recessionary or inflationary shocks – or even both together – are conceivable

The difficulty is that, however unsatisfactory the hegemon might be, the alternatives look worse

Policymakers in Beijing believe they will benefit from the destruction of America’s global credibility

Until now, the US has been a strikingly benign and successful hegemon

Opportunities exist for the UK and its European neighbours, but they must grasp the nettle of economic reform