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March 1, 2009

Monetary Policy
Secrets from the Treasury’s Survey: It looks like China bought a lot of equities just before the stock market tumbled

Late on Friday, the US Treasury released the preliminary results of its annual survey of foreign portfolio investment in the US. That always makes for an interesting weekend. The survey offers …

Secrets from the Treasury’s Survey: It looks like China bought a lot of equities just before the stock market tumbled
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

July 30, 2008

Monetary Policy
Just how stabilizing?

Russia’s central bank has indicated that it has cut its holdings of Fannie and Freddie debt by about half since the beginning of the year. Russia’s central bank claims its $100 billion portfolio …

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 8, 2014

Global
Ten Elections to Watch in 2015

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2015. Here are ten to watch. 

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

June 18, 2006

Emerging Markets
A hard landing in 2006 - just not in the US?

Nouriel and I postulated back in early 2005 that there was a meaningful risk that the next “emerging market” crisis might come from the US – and it might come sooner than most expected.   The basic q…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 28, 2007

Financial Markets
What should replace the Gulf’s peg to the dollar? More on my Peterson institute policy brief

Oil and the dollar have not consistently moved in the same direction over the past ten years.     In 1997/1998, oil tanked and the dollar soared.In 2000, oil and the dollar both rose – in large par…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money