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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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December 21, 2005
Monetary Policy
Just what are the world’s central banks doing with their (growing) reserves
The IMF just released new quarterly data on global reserve accumulation (Hat tip, Menzie Chinn). Just don't look to it to find out if the world's central banks are adding to their dollar or euro re…
January 12, 2006
United States
US November trade data
$64.2 billion is not $68.1 billion. But it is still kind of large. Another $65 billion deficit in December, and the annual trade deficit will reach $726 billion. That works out to a fourth quar…
January 13, 2006
United States
On the origins of dark matter
Stephen "Current accounts almost always don't matter" Jen is intrigued by Ricardo Hausmann and Fredrico Struzenegger's discovery of dark matter. Lots of others are too. Michael Mandel for one. Se…
January 17, 2006
United States
Where is the trade deficit heading? How I differ from Justin Lahart (and a few others)
Justin Lahart (of the Wall Street Journal's Ahead of the Tape column) correctly called the fall in the monthly trade deficit last Thursday. But he - channeling Jim Griffin of ING investment managemen…
January 31, 2006
United States
Two Deficits, Fed Turnover
Two decades ago, the United States was the world’s largest creditor; now it’s the world’s largest debtor. As Ben Bernanke assumes the post of Federal Reserve chairman, succeeding Alan Greenspan, opin…