In the first of a two part, long-form interview with the FT's chief economics commentator Martin Wolf, host Cardiff Garcia asks about his personal background, how it has informed his writing, the importance of macroeconomic imbalances for financial stability and why Martin advocates a plan that separates money from credit creation. A full transcript of the interview is available at FTAlphaville.FT.com.

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