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February 1, 2024

United States
Transatlantic Divergence of Economic Outlooks – Implications for Central Bank Policies

Germans and Americans are pessimistic about their economies. While the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve remain committed to fighting inflation, the ECB faces a much tougher task.

Jay Powell

October 18, 2005

United States
Why not run a bigger trade deficit? (The August TIC data)

After all, the market seems willing to finance one! That is the message of the TIC data.   Monthly inflows of $90 billion or so are large enough to sustain a current account deficit of $1080 billion,…

February 17, 2005

Can Germany learn something from France?

The good capitalists at Morgan Stanley seem to think so.Not all of old Europe has anemic domestic demand.French (and Spanish) domestic demand is doing just fine ... And new Europe (sort of) Italy, ru…

December 28, 2018

Global
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2018

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Kofi Annan addresses a news conference UN headquarters in New York, 1997. REUTERS/Jeff Christensen.

May 7, 2003

Indonesia
To Avoid Deadly Violence in Papua, Council Commission Urges Immediate implementation of Special Autonomy Plan by Indonesian Government

New York, May 7, 2003 - There is only one way to avoid conflict in the remote and impoverished, yet resource-rich, Indonesian province of Papua: Give it greater self-governance and a stake in the de…

February 4, 2005

Liberia
LIBERIA: Status Report

This publication is now archived. What is the current situation in Liberia?Gyude Bryant was sworn in October 14 as chairman of the new transitional government. Bryant replaced interim president Moses…