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August 11, 2007

Emerging Markets
Russian ruble, safe haven in times of trouble?

Russia let the ruble appreciate against its euro/ dollar basket this week.   Not by all that much.   But this was also a week many emerging market currencies fell against the dollar, as part of a gen…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 17, 2008

United States
Auto Industry Bailout

The drying up of credit markets, first in securitization, then in bank lending, has spilled over into the real economy. As the graph indicates, the absence of credit to finance car purchases has le…

Auto Industry Bailout
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Dinah Walker Geo-Graphics

December 14, 2008

Capital Flows
Sovereign loss funds ...

Ok, my title is a more-than-a-bit unfair. But sovereign wealth funds are fundamentally vehicles for investing central bank reserves -- or Treasury reserves from surplus oil revenue -- in equities …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 15, 2009

India
Shoals Ahead for the United States and India?

Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Jason Reed Manmohan Singh has come and gone, but his visit to Washington last month leaves several questions unanswered about the future of U.S.-India relations. Comparison…

Shoals Ahead for the United States and India?
Blog Post by Evan A. Feigenbaum Asia Unbound

April 27, 2010

India
India Is at the Top Table. Now What?

Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Jason Reed On Sunday, China and India enlarged their seats at the top table of international relations.  As part of a general increase in capital, rich countries agreed to …

India Is at the Top Table. Now What?
Blog Post by Evan A. Feigenbaum Asia Unbound