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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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February 13, 2006
Monetary Policy
It is back. Bretton Woods 2 (central bank financing of the US)
Some would say it never really went away.Emerging market economies did not stop accumulating reserves in 2005. Best I can tell, adjusting for valuation effects and including all the foreign assets o…
February 22, 2006
United States
Shrinking dark matter watch
Or maybe shifting dark matter watch. Via Barry Ritholtz comes news that increasing US investment (according to Mandel) in one key intangible asset - US brands - may be yielding diminishing returns. …
January 30, 2007
Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….
In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices. The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …
March 25, 2007
Monetary Policy
Still going strong (Bretton Woods 2)
I watch the data on global reserve growth rather closely. But I was still surprised to see (via Global Liquidity Blog) the scale of the growth in the Fed's custodial holdings so far in the first qua…
February 28, 2008
Emerging Markets
$1 trillion, $100, $1.50
A lot of milestones have been passed in the last few days. Most aren’t positive for the United States. Nouriel Roubini is no longer the only economist putting the eventual toll of the financial crisi…