Ingram Pinn illustration ©Ingram Pinn Martin Wolf from COLUMNISTS 6:45pm

The case for helicopter money

I fail to see any moral force to the idea that fiat money should only promote private spending

The A-List

Effect of Washington’s stance will be to push Beijing to accelerate its military build-up
– Yao Yang
Problem for monetary policy is the pursuit of too many objectives with too few instruments
– Mohamed El-Erian
Regime change has left a trail of destruction remarkable in its scale, duration and futility
– Jeffrey Sachs
John Kay from COLUMNISTS 7:04pm

For a stimulus, boring is best

The objective of monetisation has been to put money in bank vaults

OPINION 6:14pm

No clubby City – but the FT’s role endures

The newspaper has a unique part to play in the modern world, writes Nigel Lawson

Notebook 6:14pm

Hindi lessons: the pain and the politics

Clues to the next twist in a soap or parliament make it all worthwhile, writes Victor Mallet

A Nissan's employee works on a car engine on May 23, 2012 in a plant of the Zona Franca in Barcelona ©AFP Global Insight from GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:22pm

Europe’s labour market reforms take shape

Spain is leading the way with the pace of economic change

OPINION Feb 11, 2013

No such thing as a global currency war

Central banks are simply acting in line with their remits, says Philipp Hildebrand

FT Editorial
Ingram Pinn illustration ©Ingram Pinn Gideon Rachman from COLUMNISTS Feb 11, 2013

A rare sighting of good news in Europe

The gloom that has haunted the region has lifted slightly

OPINION Feb 11, 2013

The Pope leaves a tainted legacy

Benedict XVI is a militant culture warrior, writes David Gardner

OPINION 7:33pm

Tips for baffled investors on Apple value

The company needs to find new sectors to disrupt, says Aswath Damodaran

OPINION Feb 11, 2013

Productivity is Europe’s ultimate problem

Closer integration is needed to build on progress in the region, writes Nemat Shafik