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September 11, 2020

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Foreign Policy Is AWOL

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: For all of its surprises, 2020 is shaping up as a traditional campaign year in one important respec…

Two people in masks walk by a mural of the U.S. flag in Ocean Beach, California.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 10, 2005

United States
Record $66.1 billion trade deficit

Cannot say that I am totally surprised by a record monthly trade deficit.  I have long argued that the deficit was likely to continue to expand.In September, goods exports were down $3.3 billion; goo…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 3, 2010

Fossil Fuels
Deepwater Horizon in Quantitative Context

I’ve been spending some time this morning trying to understand past estimates of the environmental impacts of oil spills. In the process, I’ve been looking at damage estimates and frequency data…

The Mega Borg
Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

March 13, 2006

United States
If anyone thinks tomorrow’s q4 current account deficit will be “$200 billion”

They have not been paying very close attention. Yes, the deficit was close to $200b in the past three quarters.   That seems to be shaping expectations.  The FT reports: "fourth-quarter US current ac…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 16, 2005

United States
Is the world ready to finance a $1 trillion US current account deficit?

Judging from the capital inflow into the US in October, I guess the answer is yes.  And I suspect the US may well give the world a chance to add $ 1 trillion to its dollar portfolio next year.  That …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money