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December 30, 2008
Backgrounder
Heavy healthcare costs have some U.S. corporations fearing for their future competitiveness in the global marketplace.
See more in United States, Global Health
November 13, 2008
Daily Analysis
This weekend's summit of leading world economies won't match the scope of the Bretton Woods conference, to which it has been compared. But it could send important signals at a time of global economic distress.
See more in Financial Crises, International Organizations
November 13, 2008
Interactive
An interactive timeline detailing how the 2007-2008 global financial crisis unfolded.
See more in Financial Crises, International Finance
November 11, 2008
Interview
CFR's Peter Kenen discusses the current financial crisis and what will come of the upcoming international financial summit.
See more in United States, EU, Economics, International Finance
November 6, 2008
Daily Analysis
As the effects of the financial crisis stretch beyond America and Europe, the world's emerging markets start to wobble and analysts wonder just how hard China, India, and other major developing nations will be hit.
See more in Economic Development, Emerging Markets, International Finance
October 29, 2008
Daily Analysis
A surge in the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen comes as investors pull money from commodities and emerging markets. The trend, and particularly the spike in the yen, poses another problem for financial markets.
See more in United States, International Finance
October 27, 2008
Daily Analysis
The financial meltdown of 2008 has thrown the liberal economic model into question. Debate among international policymakers could result in regulatory tweaks or efforts to scuttle free-market orthodoxy altogether.
See more in Business & Foreign Policy, Economic Development, International Finance
October 21, 2008
Interview
The Financial Times' Martin Wolf argues that massive accumulations of currency reserves enabled housing bubbles in developed economies and sparked the current financial crisis. The shakeout, Wolf says, could take years.
See more in United States, China, Economics, International Finance, International Organizations
October 10, 2008
Interview
David Rubenstein, founder of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, sees more pain ahead for global markets. He says the "entire economic construct" of recent decades may have to undergo radical change before the present crisis subsides.
See more in United States, Economics, International Finance
October 9, 2008
Interview
Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, discusses the long-term geopolitical implications of the financial crisis.
See more in United States, Business & Foreign Policy, International Finance
October 6, 2008
Daily Analysis
With financial firestorms erupting left and right in Europe, the global credit crisis takes a new dimension. Analysts say it might be time for coordinated interest rate cuts.
See more in Europe/Russia, Western Europe, France, Germany, U.K., EU, Economics, Corporate Governance, International Finance
October 6, 2008
Interview
Economist Nouriel Roubini argues the $700 billion U.S. bailout bill will not alleviate frozen credit markets in the short term and encourages a series of steps to alleviate the current crisis.
See more in United States, Europe/Russia, Economics, Business & Foreign Policy, International Finance
October 3, 2008
Podcast
Al Breach, an analyst focusing on Russian markets, discusses factors contributing to steep recent losses for Russian equities.
See more in Russian Fed., Economics
October 2, 2008
Daily Analysis
U.S. financial woes have thrown global markets into turmoil, undermining Western European banks, sending oil prices plummeting, and bringing harrowing losses to some developing economy stock indices.
See more in United States, Emerging Markets, International Finance
October 2, 2008
Backgrounder
A look at the current U.S. financial regulatory framework, delineating the different agencies tasked with monitoring U.S. financial institutions and their respective roles.
See more in United States, Corporate Governance, Economic Development
September 29, 2008
Podcast
Andrew Kuchins, an expert on Russia and Chinese-Russian relations, examines Beijing's nuanced response to Russian military operations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and says China stands to benefit if relations between Moscow and Washington deteriorate.
September 25, 2008
Daily Analysis
The global financial crisis has taken a particularly harsh toll on Russia, where the leading stock index has lost more than half its value since July. Moscow has devised a bailout package, but analysts say more pain could be on the way, particularly if oil prices keep falling.
See more in Russian Fed., Economics
September 22, 2008
Podcast
CFR's Benn Steil analyzes the financial rescue plan under debate on Capitol Hill and suggests adjustments that he says would make it more effective and less risky for the federal government.
See more in United States, Economics
September 17, 2008
Daily Analysis
With Wall Street careening from one crisis to the next, financial institutions focus on drawing a line to stanch the bleeding. A broader debate over systemic medicine has also kicked into gear, with talk of major reforms in store for the financial sector.
See more in United States, Economics
Updated: September 17, 2008
Interview
Maurice R. Greenberg, the former chairman and CEO of the embattled insurance giant AIG, discusses what will be needed to stabilize the firm's operations.
See more in United States, Economics
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