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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why dealing with the huge debt overhang is so hard

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Sub How much debt is too much? Nobody knows. But the governments of highly indebted high-income economies – such as the US and UK – think they know the answer: more than today. They want even more credit to flow to their struggling private sectors. Is that an attainable ambition and, if so, how ...

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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why Davos Man is waiting for Obama to save him

— ft.com — Pinn illustration A hyperpower’s place is in the wrong. This is particularly true when, as last week... at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the hyperpower in question is barely represented, at least at the official level. But, ... (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why Davos Man is ...

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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why Obama must mend a sick world economy

— ft.com — Pinn illustration Pity President Barack Obama. He won power partly because of the global economic crisis. He... himself, most of his fellow citizens and much of the rest of the world agree that the US broke the world economy and now has the duty to fix ... (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why Obama must mend ...

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