Skip to main contentSkip to navigation

Larry Summers

The latest news and comment on economist Larry Summers

June 2023

  • Larry Summers

    UK factories blame 16th month in a row of falling exports on Brexit barriers

    Companies report trading with Europe is now more difficult as Larry Summers says exit from EU ‘contributed to higher inflation’

April 2021

  • Mervyn King

    Central banks becoming hooked on stimulus, Mervyn King says

    Former Bank of England governor warns of risk of inflation as Covid lockdown measures are relaxed

February 2021

  • Larry Elliott

    Too tough or too timid? Joe Biden's stimulus package feels the heat

    Larry Elliott
    As Wall Street enjoys its hottest run in 17 years, economists debate the new president’s options

August 2019

  • Larry Summers

    UK too desperate to secure US trade deal, says Clinton's treasury secretary

    Britain in weak negotiating position despite Trump’s warm words, says Larry Summers

January 2015

  • Will Hutton

    A too powerful financial elite threatens wider prosperity

    Will Hutton
    Will Hutton: Shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Harvard professor Larry Summers have produced a report that explodes some central myths about capitalism

July 2014

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Economics blog
    July 1914 crisis shows economic rebirth can be long and painful process

    Without tackling underlying problems, the near collapse of the global economy can breed conditions for the next disaster

June 2014

  • Charging Bull sculpture in New York City.

    Hedge funds: the mysterious power pulling strings on Wall Street

    Hedge funds operate with nearly free rein and on murky ethical ground, bullying banks and recruiting the best – all to questionable results

February 2014

  • Downton Abbey cast

    Why the US needs tax reform to avoid a 'Downton Abbey' economy

    As America's rich get richer, there is growing political pressure to act on the causes of inequality

January 2014

  • 44th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF

    Economics blog
    Davos 2014: looking back on a forum that was meant to look ahead

    Cautiously optimistic describes the mood at the World Economic Forum, but prospects for growth are better than people think

  • Larry Summers and George Osborne

    Davos 2014: Larry Summers attacks George Osborne's austerity programme

    Former US treasury secretary tells World Economic Forum that governments should be spending more on infrastructure
  • Janet Yellen

    Senate confirms Janet Yellen as next chair of the Federal Reserve

    Rand Paul among Republicans voting against but Yellen is confirmed as first woman to head US central bank

October 2013

  • Janet Yellen will be nominated by President Obama to chair the Federal Reserve.

    Janet Yellen: tough in her views and tough in her independence

  • Heidi Moore

    Heidi Moore column
    Janet Yellen: Obama's second choice hands him a first-rate political win

    Heidi Moore
  • Janet Yellen, vice Chair of the US Federal Reserve

    Heidi Moore column
    Janet Yellen's nomination to chair the Fed means no early end to QE

  • Barack Obama poster

    On Syria and Summers, the Obama '08 voters have finally found their voice

    Mark Weisbrot
  • Ben Bernanke

    Federal Reserve begins two-day meeting as stimulus taper looms

    Speculation mounting that chairman Ben Bernanke is preparing to announce cuts on economic stimulus programme

  • Larry Summers flanks Barack Obama

    US money blog
    Why the Larry Summers story bodes ill for your wallet this fall

  • U.S. President Barack Obama walks down the White House cross hall to news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 22, 2009.

    Business live
    Obama: US economy 'not growing as fast as it should' – live updates

  • Janet Yellen, vice Chair of the US Federal Reserve

    After Summers: Janet Yellen and other contenders to be named Fed chair

  • Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.

    Democrats push for Janet Yellen as Fed chair after Summers withdrawal

About 41 results for Larry Summers
  翻译: