• FT社評 樂見美國對國際足聯舉起大棒 Fifahaslongoperatedwithasenseofimpunity,airilydismissingthepersistentallegationsofbribesandkickbacksthathavedoggeditsleadingexecutives.ButintheearlyhoursofWednesday,itssenseofentitlementwasfinallypunc......

  • FT社評 經合組織需要新鮮血液 TheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopmentisabodythatfrequentlyfeelsascumbersomeasitsname.Itcontainsaneclecticmixofdatacollection,researchandeconomicforecasting,andservesasaforumforinternati......

  • FT社評 新興經濟體亟需結構改革 Itwasnottoolongagothattheemergingmarketswereregularlyeulogisedasthepermanentpowerhousesoftheworldeconomy.Duringthe2000s,withexcitableneologismslikeBrics(Brazil,Russia,India,China,SouthAfrica)coinedint......

  • FT社評 國際組織須關注非洲金融業 EighteenmonthsafterresigningintheaftermathoftheLiborrate-riggingscandal,BobDiamondisplottinghiscomeback.Thisweek,theformerBarclayschiefexecutiveraised$325mfrominvestors.HeisnowlookingforanAfricanfinan......

  • FT社評 世行應改革行長選任程序 TheWorldBankdemandstransparent,meritocraticgovernanceofthosecountriesthatseekitsassistance.Ithasyettoapplythoseprinciplestotheappointmentofitsownpresident.In2012,emergingeconomiesledaseriouschallenget......

  • 社評:中國預算裏的隱形赤字 Dreamon,Athens.WhenBeijingpresentedits2012budgetthisweek,themainconcernfrominvestorswasthatthegovernmentwasnotgoingtorunabigenoughdeficit.希臘人做夢也不敢想,中國政府本週發佈2012年預算時,投資者的主要擔憂......

  • 社評:中國經濟要靠內需拉動 ThegloomymantraaboutChina'sinvestment-heavygrowthmodelhasbecomefamiliar.Gettinglessattentionarethechangesthatcouldstarttobringconsumptionhummingtolife.人們動輒就會說,中國的增長模式是靠投資拉動,這種......

  • FT社評 中國經濟放緩VS希臘危機 TheglobalattentionpaidtoGreeceisentirelyunderstandable;theprospectofGrexitisanexistentialproblemfortheworld’ssecondlargesteconomicbloc.YettheGreekeconomyissmallerthanChile’s,whichhassufferedvividlyf......

  • FT社評:英國面臨雙重挑戰 BrexitwasalwaysathreattotheterritorialintegrityoftheUK.TheLeavecampaignairilydismissedsuchtalkasscaremongering.Itwasnot,asNicolaSturgeon,Scotland’sfirstminister,madeplainonMonday.英國退歐(Brexit)一直......

  • FT社評 菲律賓不需要強人總統 Hisoutrageousstatementsandtheatricalbehaviourhaveearnedhimnicknameslike“thepunisher”,“DirtyHarry”andtheDonaldTrumpofAsia.ButthereisnothingcomicalabouttheactionsofRodrigoDuterte,thepresidentofthePh......

  • FT社評 準備迎接油價動盪的時代 Theoilpricemaybefallingandglobaldemandis“remarkably”subdued,accordingtoareportlastweekfromtheInternationalEnergyAgency.ButthishasnotstoppedtheformerchiefexecutiveofBP,TonyHayward,fromissuinganuncomf......

  • FT社評 IMF不該批評新自由主義 Asanall-purposeinsult,“neoliberalism”haslostanymeaningitmightoncehavehad.Whetheritisasupposedsinofcommission,suchasprivatisation;oneofomission,suchasallowingabankruptcompanytoclose;orjustanoutcomewi......

  • FT社評 政壇高盛幫地位難撼 Considerjustthisverypartiallist:HenryFowler,RobertRubin,andHankPaulson,formerUSTreasurysecretaries.看看這份僅列舉出一小部分人的名單吧:美國前財長亨利.福勒(HenryFowler)、羅伯特.魯賓(RobertRubin)和漢克.保......

  • FT社評 美國精簡防務將是明智之舉 ItisnevereasytoslimthePentagonbehemoth.Intimesofemergency,suchasafterthe9/11attacks,USdefencespendingtendstoballoonrapidly.Intimesofrelativecalm,previousgainsarerarelyclawedback.ChuckHagel,thePentagon......

  • FT社評 美國對烏立場並未退讓 JohnKerry,USsecretaryofstate,haslongenjoyedareputationforbeinganindefatigablediplomat,engaginginshuttlediplomacyovertheIraniannuclearprogrammeandtheMiddleEastpeaceprocess.Butfewofhisinitiativeshavepro......

  • FT社評:中國轉向"新常態"之痛 TheannouncementofChina’sgrossdomesticproductfiguresthisweekhintedattheunwindingofthegreatestgrowthnarrativeinhistory.From1980to2009,Chinaexpandedbyanaverageof10.1percentannually,transformingtheworld......

  • IMF社評 無需擔憂中國爆發危機的三大理由 China'seconomicgrowthisslowing,propertypricesinsomesmallercitiesaredecliningandsomecompaniesarestartingtodefault.ButChangyongRhee,directoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund'sAsiaandPacificDepartme......

  • FT社評 拉加德理應留任IMF總裁 Yetagain,theInternationalMonetaryFundfindsitselfcontemplatingtheconvictionofitsmanagingdirector.國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)發現自己又要面對總裁被定罪的一幕。AFrenchtribunal’sverdictthatChristineLagardewasg......

  • FT社評 希臘和歐洲必須修復信任 Foracash-strappedgovernment,pleasingbothone’screditorsandone’svotersisalwaystricky.ThelettersentthisweekfromGreece’sSyrizagovernmenttotheeurogroupoffinanceministerswasalistofpragmaticconcessionswra......

  • FT社評 卡斯特羅身後的美古關係 Thistime,thenewsofFidelCastro’sdeathistrue,ratherthanaproductofwishfulthinking.這一次,菲德爾.卡斯特羅(FidelCastro)逝世的消息是真的,而不是一種一廂情願的想象。TheCubanrevolutionarydiedonFriday.上週五,這位......

  • FT社評 應對人民幣崛起的中間道路 TheInternationalMonetaryFund’sfive-yearlyreviewofwhichcurrenciesshouldconstituteitsSpecialDrawingRightsmayseemadrytechnicalexercise.ButagreatdealmorehingesonthedecisionthantheinternalaccountsoftheWas......

  • FT社評 特朗普在臺灣問題上挑釁很危險 MostperiodsbetweentheelectionofanewUSpresidentandtheinaugurationarerelativelyquiet,withabustleofappointment-relatedactivitygoingonbehindthescenesbutalackofhostagestofortunegiveninpublic.新美國總統當選......

  • 中國社評:買家重返中國樓市? OnthesandyplainseastofBeijing,TheWorldisintrouble.Thepropertydevelopmentwassupposedtobringfivecontinents,intheformofartificialislands,toscrubbyfarmlandneartheboomingcityofTianjin.在北京以東的沙質平原......

  • FT社評 希拉里應儘早宣佈參選 Enoughalready.HillaryClintonhasnotevenlaunchedher2016campaign,yetexhaustionhasalreadysetin.Neitherofficialnorunofficial,herputativeWhiteHousebidinhabitstheworstofbothworlds.Itoccupiesahalf-lightinwhic......

  • FT社評 美聯儲考慮修改通脹目標 Thisweek’snewsthatUScoreinflationcameinlowerthanexpectedinJulyhasincreasedthelikelihoodthattheUSFederalReservewillkeepinterestratesonholdfortherestofthisyear.True,theremaybesomeboostintheformofinflat......