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January 12, 2009
Transcript
Experts look to past financial crises for insights on necessary policy changes and likely government interventions into financial markets, in a meeting in the McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics.
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January 12, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts discuss lessons learned from the history of banking and finance that can be applied to the current global financial crisis.
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January 12, 2009
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Watch experts discuss lessons learned from the history of banking and finance that can be applied to the current global financial crisis.
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December 1, 2008
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Session II of a symposium on the U.S. - Japan partnership focusing on the global economy, instabilities, and reforms.
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change, cosponsored with the Asahi Shimbun.
December 1, 2008
Video
Watch experts explain the origins of the financial crisis and its effect on Japan, as well as on U.S.-Japanese trade.
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change, cosponsored with the Asahi Shimbun.
See more in Japan, Financial Crises, Trade
December 1, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts explain the origins of the financial crisis and its effect on Japan, as well as on U.S.-Japanese trade.
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda for Change, cosponsored with the Asahi Shimbun.
See more in Japan, Financial Crises, Trade
November 21, 2008
Op-Ed
Financial Times
In this Financial Times op-ed, Benn Steil argues that we need a "safe-fail" approach to preventing financial crises, aimed at limiting systemic damage after financial institutions fail.
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November 12, 2008
Audio
Listen to CFR experts Sebastian Mallaby, Benn Steil, and Brad Setser discuss the G20 international financial summit-dubbed Bretton Woods II-taking place in Washington, DC on November 15.
November 12, 2008
Transcript
A discussion on the current economic crisis.
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September 25, 2008
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A panel discussion on what caused the financial crisis and what should be done to solve it.
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September 25, 2008
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Listen to experts discuss the current financial crisis, the proposed government bailout, and options for moving forward.
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September 25, 2008
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Watch experts discuss the current financial crisis, the proposed government bailout, and options for moving forward.
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September 22, 2008
Podcast
CFR's Benn Steil analyzes the financial rescue plan under debate on Capitol Hill and suggests adjustments that he says would make it more effective and less risky for the federal government.
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September 15, 2008
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A discussion on the financial turmoil that has hit America and what the consequences will be.
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September 2, 2008
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Listen to experts discuss the various foreign policy challenges the next U.S. administration will face as part of a three-day symposium during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, cosponsored with the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
This symposium was underwritten by Chevron Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Stanford Financial Group, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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September 2, 2008
Video
Watch experts discuss the various foreign policy challenges the next U.S. administration will face as part of a three-day symposium during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, cosponsored with the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
This symposium was underwritten by Chevron Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Stanford Financial Group, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency, U.S. Election 2008
September 2, 2008
Transcript
Experts discuss the various foreign policy challenges the next U.S. administration will face as part of a three-day symposium during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, cosponsored with the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
This symposium was underwritten by Chevron Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Stanford Financial Group, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, NATO, Economics, Energy/Environment, Energy, Energy Security, Immigration, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
August 18, 2008
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
In this Wall Street Journal op-ed, Benn Steil argues that the U.S Federal Reserve has seriously damaged the credibility of the policy framework its chairman has long championed, inflation targeting, by pursuing other objectives inconsistent with price stability.
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May 20, 2008
Testimony
In this testimony, Benn Steil argues that the rise in financial speculation in commodities reflects the collapse of a "currency bubble," as investors react to the re-emergence of inflation and the decline of the dollar.
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April 23, 2008
Op-Ed
Financial Times
In this Financial Times op-ed, Benn Steil argues that the Fed's aggressive monetary expansion threatens to undermine its unique powers among central banks, and, if continued, will have damaging consequences for America's future prosperity and global political influence.
See more in United States, Economics, Economic Development, Geoeconomics
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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