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December 1, 2016

China
China’s Bond Market Can’t Handle a Global RMB

  

China’s Bond Market Can’t Handle a Global RMB
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Emma Smith Geo-Graphics

October 26, 2016

Monetary Policy
Inflows from Private Bond Investors Into the U.S.

The global capital flows story these days is complex. I wanted to build on Landon Thomas’ article with a set of charts drawing out how I think large surpluses in Asia and Europe are now influencing t…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

July 26, 2017

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s “Voluntary” Restructuring of GDB Bonds

Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board didn’t object to the terms of Puerto Rico’s proposed restructuring of the Government Development Bank bonds (and selected deposits) so it looks like the GDB restructurin…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 6, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
S&P Leaves South Africa’s Bond Rating Unchanged

Standard & Poor (S&P), the international credit rating agency, left its assessment of South Africa’s foreign-currency debt unchanged. It remains at the same level as Italy’s and India’s. However, it …

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 25, 2016

Monetary Policy
Dan Drezner Asked Three Questions

He gets three half answers. Drezner’s first question: “Just how much third-party holdings of U.S. debt does Saudi Arabia have?” Wish I knew. The custodial data doesn’t really help us out much. …

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money