Martin Sandbu’s Free Lunch is the FT’s weekly newsletter on the global economic policy debate. Free for premium subscribers, it is sent out every Thursday lunchtime in Europe, and offers a spirited opinion on the latest commentary and stories.
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There is still too much we do not know about what happened and why
G20 should give serious consideration to blueprint for global minimum standard of taxing billionaires
Any victorious populists — and the EU’s new fiscal rules — face baptism of fire
Ukraine needs the money Russia owes it, all of it and fast
How a rising right might change the EU’s policy course
The data shows otherwise
The west has nothing to fear but fear itself over decision to make Russia pay
The EU should not be tempted to respond in kind
US prices are from Mars and the Eurozone’s are from Venus — or maybe not
How western corporates should (belatedly) think about their Russia exposure
EU resistance to confiscation is unsustainable
The corporatist spell must soon break
Arguments for subsidising green innovation
Bad policy ideas that are surprisingly widely held
As the monetary cycle looks set to turn, the policy framework for the next phase remains unclear
Closing a monetary cabinet of curiosities
How Moscow can be made to compensate Ukraine without confiscation
Where did the EU fall short of the US’s recovery?
How the US soared ahead of Europe
Why is it not the economy, stupid?
A contrarian take on America in five charts
An interview with Enrico Letta
Supply, demand and Jedi central bankers
Don’t fall for the ‘disinflation wobble’ scare
Beijing’s industrial policy gives it an interest in forcing others to decarbonise more
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