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May 4, 2015

South Korea
South Koreans’ Outlook on China and the United States

This post was co-authored by Darcie Draudt, research associate for Korea Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. On April 20, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul released its latest …

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Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

June 7, 2007

China
The reverse processing trade …

A standard argument is that China’s export success is overstated.   Sure, a lot of goods, especially electronics, are assembled in China.  But those goods are composed of imported parts.     Chinese …

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

April 7, 2007

Emerging Markets
Two things I never expected to see

1. The spread (over Treasuries) on Brazil’s dollar bonds is now 120 bp.     I remember when … 2. Brazil added close to $25b to its reserves in a single quarter ($23.7b if you want to be precise).    …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 28, 2016

United States
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

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

December 12, 2006

United States
Trade deficit seems to have stabilized, at least if oil stays at its current levels

I don’t think the deficit stabilized just because of the headline fall in the trade deficit.   The deficit is down $9.6b from its August peak largely because the US oil import bill has fallen by $7.6…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money