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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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January 9, 2023
Elections and Voting
The 118th Congress by the Numbers
A new Congress brings new faces to Washington, DC.
December 15, 2020
Elections and Voting
The 2020 Election by the Numbers
It’s almost over. Yesterday Electoral College electors convened virtually or in person in state capitals across the country to cast their votes. The result was what everyone expected, the election of…
October 8, 2008
Monetary Policy
Can the G7 Save the Market?
The Federal Reserve has announced a series of extraordinary measures to unclog credit markets. However, credit markets remain frozen, and as the graph above indicates, the equity markets have respo…
December 15, 2008
United States
Trade Troubles
The World Bank is predicting a 2.1% fall in world trade for 2009, the first decline since 1982. As our chart shows, East Asian exports are slowing in tandem with Western world imports. Although G20…
April 23, 2009
Capital Flows
IMF Revitalized?
Mexico, Poland and Colombia have approached the IMF seeking access to the new Flexible Credit Line. If all these lines are drawn, the increase in lending during the current crisis would far exceed …
