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January 24, 2008

Financial Markets
Property without power?

Diplomatic sovereign wealth funds argue, more or less, that they have no desire for power - so there should be no restrictions on their ability to accumulate property. Those hoping for a cut of the S…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

August 6, 2012

Egypt
Sinai Again

In light of Sunday’s events in which a dozen Egyptian policemen were killed near the Rafah border in addition to ongoing violence in Gaza, I am re-posting three pieces I have written on Sinai over th…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 27, 2014

India
Hello, Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India

India did not produce Horatio Alger, but it certainly has produced a Horatio-Alger story: Narendra Modi. Yesterday the son of a poor tea seller took the oath of office as India’s fourteenth (or fifte…

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 28, 2006

Why does China have a looser monetary policy than the United States?

We know why the global economy grew strongly in the first quarter.   Nothing changed.  Or rather, the basic pattern that has driven global growth for the past few years intensified.The US continued t…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 18, 2008

Sovereign Funds: The writing on the wall…

Rachel Ziemba Note: This post is from Rachel Ziemba, not Brad Setser. "Like private firms, pension funds, and other institutional investors, Abu Dhabi’s investment organizations have always sought …

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money