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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 3, 2006
China
Not the usual way to describe your biggest creditor …
According to the Financial Times, the Pentagon sees China as the United States greatest potential rival."China has the "greatest potential to compete militarily" with America in the future, but the U…
March 31, 2006
Europe
France: The most “Anglo-Saxon” of the big 3 continental economies
That's a headline you won't see in the financial or popular press. The basic narrative is already established: France won't change, and as a result, will lag behind the more flexible "Anglo-Saxon" …
December 13, 2006
Economics
Image, reality and the global flow of funds …
Most participants in US financial markets -- I suspect -- tend to think of the US market as a key global hub, with US financial markets serving helping to match the world's savings with the world's m…
February 7, 2007
China
US to China: See you in court (maybe)
When I saw that the US was initiating a WTO case challenging China's various tax favors and export rebate, I knew who to turn to for analysis. Emmanuel -- a regular participant in the comments secti…
January 11, 2008
United States
Oil (enough said). The November US trade data
The US November trade deficit is a bit larger than expected for the exact same reason China’s December surplus was a bit smaller than expected. Both countries import oil, pushing up their import bi…