Kenneth Rogoff

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  • Oct 1, 2021
    The Chinese government may yet succeed in insulating the broader market from the financial crisis at real estate giant Evergrande. But the larger challenge is to rebalance an economy...
  • Sep 2, 2021
    Many economists seem to view inflation as a purely technocratic problem, and most central bankers would like to believe that. In fact, the roots of sustained inflation mainly stem...
  • Aug 5, 2021
    The view that central-bank interest-rate policy can and should be the main driving force behind greater income equality is stupefyingly naive, no matter how often it is stated....
  • Jul 17, 2021
    News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
  • Jun 4, 2021
    Although prominent cryptocurrency advocates are politically connected and have democratized their base, regulators simply cannot sit on their hands forever. Malicious ransomware...
  • Apr 1, 2021
    Today, it seems to be an article of faith among US policymakers and many economists that the world’s appetite for dollar debt is virtually insatiable. But a modernization of...
  • Mar 2, 2021
    In the near term, markets should not be too worried about a possible spike in demand driving up inflation and interest rates, causing asset prices to fall across the board. But...
  • Feb 6, 2021
    Heightened global economic risks mean that many poorer countries could take years to return to their pre-pandemic growth trajectories. And if higher inflation leads the US Federal...