Martin Wolf

It is so much easier to blame the disappearance of these US jobs on China than on domestic consumers and automation

Martin Wolf writes: Cryptocurrencies are not the new monetary system we need

It is time to prune the crypto thicket. But new branches must also grow on the tree of money and payments

Martin Wolf writes: The Fed risks reacting too slowly if inflation keeps rising

And that will be bad news for the rest of the world economy as it recovers from the pandemic

FIIs bullish on India; strong $ won't affect market: Martin Wolf

About India's demonetisation, Martin Wolf of Financial Times says it is a brutal tool and its implementation was not very good. He is puzzled by the government's move. The move was carried out without printing new notes to replace the old , says Wolf.

Clinton a favourite; Trump win may push mkts down 10%: Barclays

In US, Hillary Clinton continues to be the favourite, said Keith Parker of Barclays. The Republicans will control the House, which reduces chances of aggressive change in policies like taxes and regulations.

Disintegration of EU will benefit only xenophobes: Martin Wolf

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Martin Wolf said that if disintegration of EU follows after Britain‘s exit then it will benefit no one except Xenophobes and a recession in UK is very likely.

Here are implications of Brexit on UK & rest of the world

Watch the interview of Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at Financial Times with Ronojoy Banerjee on CNBC-TV18 where he spoke about the mood surrounding the Brexit vote in the UK and its political and economic impact on UK and the rest of the world.

India must invest massively in infrastructure: Martin Wolf

Watch the interview of Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times with Ronojoy Banerjee on CNBC-TV18, in which he shared his readings and outlook on Indian economy and ways to drive its growth forward.

How will Europe's political economy emerge after elections?

This week our focus is on Europe and the Euro. The 17-nation currency has weathered many challenges from a banking crisis in Ireland to a real estate crisis in Spain, to continuing economic problems in Greece.

'India needs to be self reliant for economic growth'

Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator for The Financial Times believes that given the economic slowdown & other challenges all over the world including US, Europe and China, India should lean to be a self reliant market.

Martin Wolf: Why should India, China give Europe funds?

Martin Wolf, chief economic commentator of the Financial Times finds it ludicrous that BRIC countries which are relatively poor are expected to provide funds for an extremely wealthy bunch of European nations who have landed in this particular soup through their own fault.

Greek tragedy: How long is it going to last?

Two stalwarts, Sarah Hewin the Economist from Standard Chartered Bank and Martin Wolf, the finest Economics Commentator of The Financial Times, talk about all the factual dimensions of Greece's debt, its creditors and its chances of paying back.

Next IMF head likely to be from European country: Expert

Media reports say that beleaguered IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s defense will assert that his alleged sexual encounter with a hotel made was consensual. Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times says how Kahn's absence from the IMF at this crucial time of rescue packages raises several important questions.