Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had on the Japanese economy, as well as the resilience and adaptability of the Japanese people.

Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had on the Japanese economy, as well as the resilience and adaptability of the Japanese people.

Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had on the Japanese economy, as well as the resilience and adaptability of the Japanese people.

This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.

Lael Brainard, the undersecretary for international affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury, discusses the economic agenda for Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit and the future role of the G-20 in the international economic arena.

Listen to CFR experts Elizabeth C. Economy, Steven Dunaway, and John Pomfret discuss President Barack Obama and Chinese president Hu Jintao's meeting in Washington on January 18.

Do China's policies pose a threat to trading partners and the global economy or is that exaggerated? Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach and the Peterson Institute's Gary Hufbauer discuss.

Reuters details the austerity measures adopted by European governments in efforts to stave off the spread of the Greek debt crisis.

Unlike "too big to fail" financial firms, hedge funds spot market bubbles and assume their own losses, says CFR's Sebastian Mallaby.

Nicole E. Lewis examines the relationship between China's foreign exchange reserve holdings and its rise in global power.

The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

CFR's Roger Kubarych says despite the gains of foreign stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange should remain competitive globally, even in a tougher U.S. regulatory climate.

Joshua Zumbrun writes that despite Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's early mistakes, the Senate Financial Committee is rewarding the central banker with a new term. Zumbrun contends that the committee owes Bernanke for doing their "dirty work."

TIME magazine names Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve System, person of the year. The article focuses on Bernanke's role in addressing the financial crisis.

This meeting is part of the CEO Speaker Series. This series provides a forum for leading global CEOs to share their priorities and insights before a high-level audience of CFR members. The series aims to educate the CFR membership on the private sector's important role in the policy debate by engaging the global business community's top leadership. Members benefit from hearing CEOs' perspectives as well as interacting with them in an informal setting; in turn, CEOs have the opportunity to highlight the work of their organization and strengthen their relationship with CFR.

Though fears of an impending currency crisis may be overstated, writes Krishna Guha, complacency could fuel an accelerated decline of the dollar in the near term.

Amity Shlaes warns that without the right incentives, market players will continue to game the system in the very fashion that President Obama deplored in his speech on reforming financial regulation.

Amity Shlaes argues, "Europe's stunning fiscal outlays permitted it to pursue tighter monetary policy, while the U.S. used monetary policy as a substitute for European-scale fiscal spending."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for a global rebalancing and sought to reassure China, the largest holder of U.S. debt, about the health of the dollar. Experts say this shift is needed but some Chinese remain skeptical about the U.S. currency.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses Secretary Geithner's trip to China.

Scott A. Snyder discusses China and sanctions against North Korea.