Martin Wolf

From treating trade as optional to overstating the merits of self-sufficiency, these are errors to avoid as we head into a more difficult world

Vast debts make the world economy more fragile than it was over 40 years ago

Global leaders face formidable challenges, from dizzying technological progress and geopolitical tension to climate change

We know from the 1970s that the time to throttle an inflationary upsurge is at the beginning

The row over Northern Ireland risks a deeper decline in UK trade in response to threats of violence from a tiny minority

Governments need to cushion impact on the cost of living but energy subsidies are not the answer

Covid followed by war hard reminders that huge shocks are almost always negative

Martin Wolf: This would help to make life as difficult as possible for Vladimir Putin

Martin Wolf: Sanctions can be a double-edged weapon

There are opportunities and risk but interconnected modern economies will always be regulated

Martin Wolf: Debt restructurings will be messy while people and economies suffer

Pandemic clouds may have lifted, but outlook from Bank of England is still gloomy

Martin Wolf: Price rises risk becoming permanent

Game of chicken with the EU looks increasingly likely to end in an appalling collision

Martin Wolf: We are at a hinge moment in history