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September 14, 2008

Financial Markets
The world is changing, fast

After Argentina was -- at the end of a long, drawn out process -- denied financial support from the IMF and left with no choice other than default and devaluation, the US Treasury encouraged the IMF …

January 8, 2003

United States
Task Force Urges State Dept Reform, Bipartisan Group Led by Carlucci Lays Out Action Plan

January 29, 2001, Washington, D.C. - A report by a high-level, independent task force finds the Department of State to be "in a serious state of disrepair" and suffering from "long-term mismanagement…

December 12, 2007

United States
The US October trade data

Today's trade data release wasn't that inspiring -- it wasn't exactly front-page news on a day when the world's central banks indicated that they would jointly intervene to try to unfreeze the world'…

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January 8, 2003

Economics
Geithner, Weinstein, Atkinson are new international economics fellows

For further information contact: April Palmerlee, Director of Communications 434-9544 January 18, 2001, New York, NY – The Council on Foreign Relations announced today the addition of three le…

April 14, 2009

Financial Markets
The large dollar balance sheet of Europe’s banks

Tyler Durden/ Zero Hedge’s analysis of the aggregate balance sheet of the US commercial banks attracted a lot of attention last week, for good reason (h/t Felix Salmon). American taxpayers are…