David Rubenstein, founder of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, sees more pain ahead for global markets. He says the "entire economic construct" of recent decades may have to undergo radical change before the present crisis subsides.

As the financial crisis spreads across the Atlantic, Europe's four largest economies are working to formulate a coordinated response. At the end of what promises to be a significant week for Europe, join French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for a European perspective of the financial crisis and a discussion of possible policy options.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, discusses the long-term geopolitical implications of the financial crisis.

The UN special envoy on climate change for Papua New Guinea discusses the implications the financial crisis has for international efforts on climate change.

Charles Plosser of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia discusses the financial crisis

With financial firestorms erupting left and right in Europe, the global credit crisis takes a new dimension. Analysts say it might be time for coordinated interest rate cuts.

Economist Nouriel Roubini argues the $700 billion U.S. bailout bill will not alleviate frozen credit markets in the short term and encourages a series of steps to alleviate the current crisis.

In a conference call, experts debate what the financial crisis means for the functionality of the U.S. investment banking model.

U.S. financial woes have thrown global markets into turmoil, undermining Western European banks, sending oil prices plummeting, and bringing harrowing losses to some developing economy stock indices.

A financial crisis in the final stages of the U.S. presidential race, rather than sidelining foreign policy, could demonstrate how it intersects with U.S. domestic concerns.

A panel discussion on what caused the financial crisis and what should be done to solve it.

A meeting with Jagdish Bhagwati, CFR senior fellow for international economics, and author of new book Termites In The Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade.

The U.S. Treasury's refusal to save Lehman Brothers suggests its willingness to assume risk to protect private institutions may be at an end. If so, what are the broader implications for global markets and the U.S. economy?

This GAO report analyzes sovereign wealth fund data that is made publicly available through SWFs and other international sources as well as the U.S. government.

Four CFR experts discuss the U.S. Treasury's takeover of mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, what the move means for financial markets, and what risks remain.

Brad Setser, fellow at the Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the strategic consequences of U.S. indebtedness.

Troubles at U.S. mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac renew fears that housing woes will rock global financial markets.

After a series of interest rate cuts, the U.S. Federal Reserve looks set to increase rates to battle inflation, with broad implications for the dollar and the finance sector.