Trade and Finance
- Transatlantic Divergence of Economic Outlooks – Implications for Central Bank PoliciesGermans and Americans are pessimistic about their economies. While the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve remain committed to fighting inflation, the ECB faces a much tougher task.
- The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United StatesA critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the United States and the world.
- Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading SystemThe United States needs to convince holdouts such as India to support the concept of plurilateralism.
- The Crypto Question: Bitcoin, Digital Dollars, and the Future of MoneyThe dizzying rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has created new challenges for governments and central banks. Increasing popularity and high levels of market volatility have raised the stakes of the digital asset experiment.
- Academic Webinar: The Globalization MythShannon K. O’Neil, vice president, deputy director of studies, and the Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, and author of The Globalization Myth: Why Regions M…
- The Economic Outlook for 2024Panelists discuss the global economic outlook for 2024, including the state of interest rates and inflation, prospects for growth in emerging markets, and ongoing conflicts around the world that could affect markets in the coming year.
- New Ideas to Fund our Planet’s Future: Finance-Based Strategies for Curbing Climate ChangeAt COP28 in Dubai, negotiators once again focus on increasing climate finance as the world struggles to manage rising temperatures, historic natural disasters, and environmental depletion. Panelists explore innovative finance-based solutions to protect and take account of the economic value of natural capital to advance the goals of the Paris agreement and other key international efforts.
- Visualizing 2024: Trends to WatchWhat trends will shape world events in the year ahead? Five CFR experts weigh in.