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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - How Britain flirts with disaster
Is the UK on the road to disaster? Those who believe it is insist that it is mad to tackle a calamity caused by excessive borrowing with still more borrowing, this time by the government as borrower and lender of last resort. These criticisms are wrong and right: wrong, if the government remains ...
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Global imbalances threaten the survival of liberal trade
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Global imbalances threaten the survival of liberal trade
ft.com — Published: December 2 2008 19:24 | Last updated: December 2 2008 19:24 Richard Cole illustration EDITOR’S CHOICE... Economists’ forum - Oct-01 Every week, 50 of the world’s most influential economists discuss Martin Wolf’s articles on FT.com You have ... (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Global imbalances ...
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why fairly valued stock markets are an opportunity
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why fairly valued stock markets are an opportunity
ft.com — Published: November 25 2008 18:52 | Last updated: November 25 2008 18:52 Pinn illustration EDITOR’S CHOICE Economists’... forum - Oct-01 Every week, 50 of the world’s most influential economists discuss Martin Wolf’s articles on FT.com You have viewed ... (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why fairly valued ...
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FT Alphaville — Comment, analysis and other offerings from Friday’s FT, Martin Wolfe: How Britain flirts with disaster Is the UK on the road to disaster? Those who believe it is insist that it is mad to tackle a calamity caused by excessive borrowing with still more borrowing, this time by the government as borrower and lender of last resort. ...

Gold Delivers Near-Record Monthly Gain Amid "Deflation Scare", Deluge of New Government Borrowing
GoldSeek.com — ... . Because "the British government plans to issue £369 billion ($585 billion) of debt over the next seven years, almost as much again as the face value of outstanding conventional gilts, which stands at £460 billion. "Citigroup is [also] forecasting a 40% increase in bond issuance in the Eurozone and a doubling of issuance in America ...Will the appetite for bonds continue as governments churn out more debt?" Writing in today's Financial Times , "A creditworthy government can shift excess debt from the private sector on to the backs of taxpayers," notes Martin Wolf. "An ...

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