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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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September 16, 2007
Financial Markets
Strong oil, weak dollar -
The negative correlation between the dollar and the price of oil was much in evidence last week – The dollar hit a record low against the euro, and is quite weak against most of the major currencies…
October 9, 2007
Financial Markets
Outsourced (the United States’ strong dollar policy)
Alan Ruskin of RBS Greenwich capital makes an important point in the Financial Times. The US has effectively outsourced its strong dollar policy to the emerging world. It isn't even clear that th…
July 9, 2008
China
Maybe China is a typical creditor after all
Creditors through the ages haven’t liked to take policy advice from debtors. They generally tend to think that borrowers should listen to the advice offered by those lending them money. And they…
July 31, 2008
China
Back to the future: Is China’s new RMB policy China’s old RMB policy?
The odds that the US slipped into a recession around the turn of the year have increased. Nouriel Roubini is convinced. Jim Hamilton isn’t. The risk that US growth may slow later the in year …
November 12, 2010
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: Obama in Asia
Above the Fold: The big news of the week has been President Obama’s Asia trip. The coverage at home has generally been positive. Walter Russell Mead reviews the India leg of the trip and applauds…
