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October 30, 2007

Monetary Policy
Two coordination problems likely to arise inside Bretton woods 2

Last week, I argued that the emerging world’s governments have been provided the US with an enormous credit line – one large enough to prop the dollar up – even in the absence of any formal instituti…

August 26, 2007

Financial Markets
Petrodollars (once again)

A sage commenter once suggested that this blog should be titled follow the money – since it has focused, more than anything else, on trying to understand how the US finances its large current account…

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 19, 2012

Israel
Middle East Matters: Quotes of the Week

“An attack by the Zionist regime would be an opportunity to destroy that regime…Their defense mechanism is not planned for big and long wars. Their threats are only psychological and if they cross th…

Hossein Salami, acting commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, speaks during Tehran's Friday prayers (Nikoubazl/Courtesy Reuters).

March 9, 2013

Israel
Regional Voices: Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Israel and Palestine

“The Lebanese are asking this government to unmask its true face and say to the Arabs and the world that it is the government of Bashar Assad and Hezbollah…in Lebanon.” –Former Lebanese prime ministe…

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (Eid/Courtesy Reuters).