International Selection

Decision makers ought to know that a country is likely to conduct more trade with big countries that have strong domestic demand, rather than with smaller countries that have weak demand. A column by Jim O’Neill.

Unless the Trump administration can translate market-motivating intentions into well-calibrated actions, the lagging hard data risks dragging down confidence. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

A carbon tax is the simplest and economically most efficient way to limit CO2 emissions, better than cumbersome methods of regulation, more reliable than the «cap and trade» A column by Martin Feldstein.

In a very rare interview, Johann Rupert, the executive chairman of Swiss luxury goods behemoth Richemont, talks about his view on the market, high inventory levels, the threat of the Apple Watch and his greatest concerns.

Globalization surely does need rules and a recognized framework to ensure that it benefits everybody. But to abandon globalization altogether is the wrong answer. A column by Wolfgang Schäuble.

The presidential campaign in France is a mess. This is mainly due to the electorate's new and strange relationship to politics. A column by Bernard-Henri Lévy.

There seems to be little reason to fear for the euro’s survival in the near term, but market participants have some doubts about the long-term survival. A column by Daniel Gros.

High border taxes could boost US employment in an odd way: The scheme would require a huge increase in customs agents, and the underground economy would expand. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The reforms were serious; but they did not go far enough, and they can be rolled back without much difficulty. The Trump administration is poised to do exactly that. A column by Simon Johnson.

On March 9, Europe should robustly reject Kaczyński’s paranoid fantasies by returning Tusk to the presidency of the European Council. A column by Sławomir Sierakowski.

The US scores poorly on corporate tax rates, but it more than compensates for this with its capacity for innovation, research and development and availability of talents. A column by Stephen Roach.

A victory by Merkel or Schulz in Germany, following the defeat of Le Pen in France, could herald the emergence of a global counter-offensive. A column by Guy Verhofstadt.