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How Effective Have China’s Agricultural and Seafood Tariffs Been?
There is a case that viruses (bird flu, swine fever, and now the coronavirus) have had almost as big an impact on Chinese-American agricultural trade as the trade war. (And more than most want to know on trade in crustaceans) Read More
Not One Emerging Market Financial Crisis, but Many…
The common denominator across many emerging economies is a shortage of dollars. But the causes differ, as do the solutions.
China Needs More Progressive Taxes and More Spending on Public Health
China needs its own version of Rutger Bregman …
How Asia’s Life Insurers Could “Shelter-In-Place”
Asia’s life insurers likely hold somewhere between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion of foreign currency denominated bonds as part of their portfolio—mostly dollar denominated, but some in euros. Japanes…
Addressing the Global Dollar Shortage: More Swap Lines? A New Fed Repo Facility for Central Banks? More IMF Lending?
There is a global scramble for dollars going on. It needs to be addressed through creative policies.
It Is Time for a Currency Manipulation Truce… Especially as Taiwan Disclosed Its True Foreign Exchange Position
There is no need for the Treasury to put out its foreign exchange report on time this April. There are other, more pressing priorities. And if it does, the Treasury should exercise its discretion to allow those countries that came close to meeting the definition of manipulation last year off the hook.
The U.S. Shock to Global Demand in Q4 (Before the Coronavirus)
The large fall in U.S. imports in Q4 slowed global growth, as weak U.S. demand hurt the rest of the world more than it hurt the United States.
Lebanon’s Imminent Financial Crisis
Lebanon is in a deep financial hole, with no obvious way out.
Tax Games: Big Pharma Versus Big Tech
American pharmaceutical companies are skilled at using transfer pricing to shift the profit on their U.S. sales out of the United States. That is why the United States' trade deficit in pharmaceuticals is now bigger than the United States' trade surplus in aircraft.
What Exactly is in the New Agreement Between Puerto Rico's Board and its Creditors?
How much tax supported debt will Puerto Rico be left with if the Board's most recent proposal is accepted by the courts?
Lessons From Phase One of the Trade War With China
With the phase one trade deal signed—and with China now promising (somewhat credibly in my view) to raise its imports of agriculture and energy above their pre-trade war levels and (less credibly) pr…
