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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 30, 2006
Can the dollar block survive another bout of dollar weakness?
In case you haven't noticed, the dollar is now closer to 1.30 (v. the euro) than 1.20 - or even 1.15. Carry is no longer king. There is talk of a "regime change" in the fx market. Or at least an …
October 26, 2007
Financial Markets
Oil up, dollar down
Oil currently trades above $90. It currently takes more than 1.43 dollars to buy a euro. The dollar isn’t just at a record low against the euro either. It is weak against a host of curren…
April 17, 2008
Financial Markets
Surplus countries depreciating when they should be appreciating
Most Asian currencies have depreciated significantly against Europe since 2003. And don’t get me started about the Gulf. It remains wed to the depreciating dollar even as oil soars. Following the …
November 17, 2008
Financial Markets
The G-20 communique
The G-20’s communiqué offered a surprisingly robust work program for regulatory reform. MIT’s Simon Johnson even worries that it may be too robust – and push banks to scale back their lending in a …
January 14, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: Hu Is Coming
U.S. President Barack Obama meets China's President Hu Jintao in Seoul. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. Chinese President Hu Jintao comes to Washington next week for his first visit …
