The World 2011

The World 2011
The US economic and political landscape has shifted with structural economic ills and political polarisation posing growing challenges. FT reporters weigh up how much of that change is permanent.
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Some Highlights:

East and west dance to new tunes

The economic and political landscape has shifted. Gideon Rachman weighs up how much of that change is permanent

World trade: Frothy rhetoric of currency ‘war’ unmatched by reality

Protectionism has been muted during the global crisis, writes Alan Beattie

Economic policy: Dilemma on when to start monetary tightening

The hangover appears to be both bad and long-lasting, writes Chris Giles

A world divided by a common economy

Even without China and India, emerging and developing country economies grew by 5.2% in 2010, writes Martin Wolf

US: This time the threats are from within

Structural economic ills and political polarisation pose ever-larger challenges, writes Gillian Tett