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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 15, 2018
United States
Trump’s Tax Success Is at the Expense of His Trade Agenda
It looks like a combination of tax cuts and spending increases will raise the U.S. fiscal deficit by about 2 percentage points of GDP (that’s the number Krugman used; Goldman’s US economics team puts…
July 7, 2011
Politics and Government
Egypt: Five Things To Know Going Into The "Day of Persistence"
Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council (POOL New/Courtesy Reuters) I am told that Cairo is increasingly tense in anticipation of Friday’s planned protests, w…
November 9, 2009
China
China’s ’Green Sputnik’?
Last month I testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington, D.C. The commission, which is co-chaired by Senator Byron L. Dorgan and Representative Sander M. Levin, mo…
April 19, 2007
Monetary Policy
Latin America joins Bretton Woods 2 (Big Time)
Latin America may not think much of W (or the US -- more here), but they seem to have no problem financing W’s Treasury. I previously have mentioned that Brazil’s reserves increased by close to $25…