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The strange revival of Republican America

Demographic and other factors are against the Grand Old Party but its electoral hopes are high

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Any changes in wage growth will force the central bank to act
– Philipp Hildebrand
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There are parallels with the global banking panic of 2007-08
– Patrick Jenkins
Scientists offer clues to how the Big Bang made something out of nothing
– Anjana Ahuja

Play the long game on sanctions

The region needs to address its dependence on Russian energy and cash

We require a strategy on Russia

Measures should set firm limits on further revisions in eastern Europe, writes Philip Zelikow

Twitter ban could never silence Turks

Desperate measures are a sign that Erdogan faces desperate times, writes Alev Scott

BoE critics shoot wide of the mark

Any plan to keep MPC members’ views a secret would be doomed to fail, writes David Miles

FT Editorial
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Political roots of a rent-seeking racket

An analysis of close ties between governments and bankers is a fine addition to standard economic models. Martin Sandbu reviews ‘Fragile by Design’

Japan’s tax rise risks consuming Abe

Consumption tax rise comes at delicate stage in recovery

Companies take note: raiders can be right

McKinsey’s consultants suggest the best strategy is to listen

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Nemat Shafik, high-flyer joining the BoE

An ability to stay calm in a crisis will prove useful in Threadneedle Street, writes Sam Fleming

Putin bites where predecessors growled

For Russia’s leader the crisis is about the defence of fundamental interests, says Tony Barber

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