Ingram Pinn illustration ©Ingram Pinn John Gapper from COLUMNISTS Jan 30, 2013

Corporate tax posturing should stop

Companies are complying with laws that governments could change if they wished

The A-List

Shaming techniques could be a good vehicle for promoting tax reform, at least on the company side of the ledger
– Bruce Bartlett
Currency wars just lead to an international redistribution of economic pain but little growth
– Stephen King
A radical action would be to break up the big four into three regional banks
– Yukon Huang
Philip Stephens from COLUMNISTS 5:18pm

Gloomsters were wrong to bury the euro

An examination of where the pessimists erred provides pointers to the future of the eurozone

Samuel Brittan from COLUMNISTS 5:22pm

The folly of beggar-my-neighbour policies

German leaders have been quick to attack Japan’s stimulus programme

OPINION 5:44pm

US bank bosses must live up to their pay

The industry has reached a turning point, writes Meredith Whitney

Gary Silverman Gary Silverman 6:35pm

Credit due on key strokes of genius

Cosmo’s darling of 1982 shows he’s a man of the now with of a 21st century fat thumb

Markets Insight from MARKETS 12:57pm

BoJ’s tug of war with Abe goes on

Problem is uncompetitive products, not currency

FT Editorial
Inside Business from COMPANIES 5:15pm

Gazprom posturing masks Russia’s weakness

Energy dominance under threat from regulatory and competitive challenges

Global Insight from WORLD 1:42pm

Japan’s PM wows voters with ‘Abenomics’

Abe makes the economy his top priority

David Pilling from COLUMNISTS Jan 30, 2013

Pipeline marks scramble for Myanmar

Naypyidaw has much to gain from playing east off against west

OPINION Jan 30, 2013

Mali could make France governable

Intervention may benefit the president, writes Dominique Moisi