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June 11, 2024
Russia
Estimating Future Interest Income From Russia’s Frozen Reserves
Outright seizure of the Russian Central Bank’s hundreds of billions in frozen assets is currently off the table, but it is still possible to obtain large sums for Ukraine from the interest income on …
October 17, 2017
China
Bitcoin and the Yuan
This is a guest post by Cole Frank, a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. China watchers are always looking for new ways to gauge capital flows and pressure on the yuan. The mo…
March 21, 2014
China
Is Peng Liyuan China’s Evita?
Dean of the People’s Liberation Army Art Academy. Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organization. Renowned Soprano Singer. Practitioner of Buddhism. China’s anti-smoking ambassador. Member of t…
June 13, 2024
China
China’s Stockpiling and Mobilization Measures for Competition and Conflict
Hearing co-chairs Commissioner Cliff Sims and Vice Chair Reva Price, Commission members, and staff, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. I commend the Commission for calling a h…
August 30, 2016
China
The 2016 Yuan Depreciation
The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) broad effective index is the gold standard for assessing exchange rates. And the BIS shows—building on a point that George Magnus has made—that China’s c…
