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October 7, 2005

China
Speculation on the renminbi to heat up?

It is hardly a secret that the head of China's central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, favors letting the renminbi appreciate further.  He proposed a bigger revaluation in the summer, but was overruled by the …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 15, 2008

Financial Markets
So, how are the United States’ creditors managing their own economies?

Rather than looking at how the Gulf states are managing their foreign portfolio (today’s topic du jour), I want to look at how the Gulf states are managing their domestic economies. No d…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 31, 2011

International Organizations
BRICS, or Straw Men? Why the Next IMF Head Will Be European

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde shakes hands with Brazil's Central Bank President Alexandre Tombini during a meeting in Brasilia on May 30, 2011 (Ueslei Marcelino/ Courtesy Re…

BRICS, or Straw Men? Why the Next IMF Head Will Be European
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

August 26, 2005

United States
Dollar crashes, interest rates fall?

Alan Greenspan's legacy may hinge on whether that headline is written, or whether the headline reads: "Dollar crashes, interest rates surge." From Reuters:Although a dollar crash is unlikely anytime …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 27, 2011

Defense and Security
Friday File: Libya Bombing Intensifies

A Libyan warship damaged by NATO airstrikes. (Louafi Larbi/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. President Obama said back in March that “broadening our military mission to include regime change [in Lib…

A Libyan warship damaged by NATO airstrikes in Tripoli’s sea port on May 20, 2011.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge