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October 2, 2006

United States
Daniel Gross is right …

The increase in the interest bill of the US government is an underreported story.   The CBO reports that FY 2006 interest payments will be about $40b more than FY 2005 payments.  And that trend is se…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

April 25, 2024

China
Numbers of Visitors to China Rises From Pandemic-Era Lows

International arrivals to China seem to be picking back up as Beijing seeks to use tourism to boost its stagnating domestic economy.

Passengers await boarding for flights at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China.
Blog Post by Carl Minzner Asia Unbound

May 14, 2024

RealEcon
On to Wisconsin: RealEcon Visits the Badger State

From ginseng farms to food-processing facilities, Wisconsin businesses shine light on how trade policy and foreign investment impact rural America.

Darin Von Ruden, the owner of the Von Ruden's Organic Dairy Farm walks on his farm in Westby, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2020. - In western Wisconsin, where family-run dairy farms dot the rolling green hills and eagle-watchers peer into the sparkling marshland, signs for Donald Trump and Joe Biden stand directly across each other on neighbors' yards. In a polarized United States where Democrats and Republicans increasingly self-segregate, this stretch of the Upper Midwest alongside the Mississippi River looks
Article by Allison J. Smith and Matthew P. Goodman RealEcon

April 4, 2024

Trade
Series on Emerging Technology, U.S. Foreign Policy, and World Order: A Conversation With Patrick P. Gelsinger of Intel

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger discusses developments in the tech industry, implications of geopolitical conflicts on global trade, and leadership lessons learned.

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Virtual Event by Patrick P. Gelsinger, Jon Fortt, Blair W. Effron, and Michael Froman Series on Emerging Technology, U.S. Foreign Policy, and World Order

May 2, 2024

China
The President’s Inbox Recap: A Second China Shock

A surge in Chinese manufacturing exports is threatening jobs in many countries, not just the United States.

Three electric vehicles as viewed on a lift in a port.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge

October 27, 2005

United States
Some thoughts on the Bill Gross blog

Fitzgerald now has an office above the TREASURY Starbucks?!? UPDATE: Guess not.  Fitzgerald is still across the street from the Treasury Starbucks.And Bill Gross is hip.  He is a BLOGGER. He does not…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 3, 2012

Cuba
Alan Gross Begins His Fourth Year in a Cuban Prison

Alan Gross begins his fourth year in a Cuban prison tomorrow, having been jailed on December 3, 2009.  The State Department issued a good statement:   Tomorrow Alan Gross will begin his fourth ye…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

April 24, 2024

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO: Seventy-Five Years Later

This year NATO celebrates seventy-five years of collective defense, expanding from twelve founding members in 1949 to thirty-two today.  Panelists discuss the evolution of NATO as it has sought to…

Play A color guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carries the NATO flag at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia and two other soldiers stand on either side.
Virtual Event by Rose E. Gottemoeller, Matthias Matthijs, Alexander R. Vershbow, and Mary Sarotte Europe Program