Listen to economic advisers from the McCain and Obama campaigns discuss each candidate's positions on tax policy, trade, and the financial crisis.

Listen to Timothy D. Adams, managing director of the Lindsey Group, and Simon Johnson, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discuss the implications of the financial crisis for foreign markets and how it will affect the global economy.

Listen to Martin Wolf, associate editor and chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, discuss the economic crisis and the future of the U.S. economy.

Listen to French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde discuss the financial crisis from the European perspective, and suggest policy options for a coordinated response by Europe's four largest economies.

Listen to experts discuss the current financial crisis, the proposed government bailout, and options for moving forward.

Listen to CFR experts discuss the financial crisis and its global implications.

Listen to CFR Fellow Brad Setser discuss sovereign wealth funds in relation to the U.S. deficit.

Listen to George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, discuss implications of the mortgage crisis for the international economic system.

Many states and cities face significant fiscal stress that could impede the U.S. economic recovery and undermine long-term growth, including cuts to education and infrastructure, explains this CFR Backgrounder.

As the global economic crisis increases the importance of trade, and China and the United States eye greater engagement with Southeast Asia, ASEAN may play a more robust role in the region.

The Obama administration's 2013 budget plan has revived debate over the sustainability of U.S. spending. This Backgrounder outlines the competing policy paths on fiscal reforms and the global consequences for failing to bring down U.S. debt.

The eurozone, once seen as a crowning achievement in the decades-long path of European integration, is buffeted by a sovereign debt crisis of nations whose membership in the currency union has been poorly policed.

U.S.-based rating agencies--still reeling from a loss of credibility for being too lenient with risky financial institutions in the run-up to the global financial crisis--are once again under intense scrutiny following S&P's unprecedented downgrade of U.S. debt. The move comes on the heels of intense criticism by EU officials, who contend the raters have accelerated the European sovereign debt crisis.

In the wake of financial regulatory overhaul, experts continue to differ on the role of the Federal Reserve and its powers.

The global financial crisis prompted Congress to press for stronger U.S. financial regulations. But experts debate what level of government involvement will help the economy long term.

Leaders attending the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh will seek to forge agreements to buoy a global economic recovery and repair financial imbalances that contributed to the recession.

A short summary of each of the G-20 member's objectives for the April summit in London.

A brief look at how the U.S. government plans to use taxpayer funds and other incentives to cleanse the balance sheets of banks and revitalize credit markets.

April's G-20 summit has been billed as a forum for producing a "global New Deal." Experts say policymakers should focus on stopping financial turmoil before tackling long-term regulatory reforms.

President Obama has signed one of the largest rescue packages since the Great Depression to revive the U.S. economy. Economists warn of the need to keep spending targeted, timely, and temporary.