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March 25, 2007
Monetary Policy
Still going strong (Bretton Woods 2)
I watch the data on global reserve growth rather closely. But I was still surprised to see (via Global Liquidity Blog) the scale of the growth in the Fed's custodial holdings so far in the first qua…
November 9, 2011
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012 Roundup: Perry on Iran
Rick Perry speaks during a visit to plastics manufacturer. (Mary Chastain/courtesy Reuters) Rick Perry is making his media rounds. He discussed defense and foreign policy with ABC’s Christiane Amanp…
October 21, 2011
Defense and Security
U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq
U.S. Major General Jerry Cannon (R) dedicates a giant key to Iraq's Justice Minister Dara Noor-Eldeen as a symbolic gesture during a ceremony marking the transfer of Camp Cropper, the last U.S. deten…
November 3, 2005
Financial Markets
Gerd Hausler is a brave man.
Hausler heads the IMF's capital market division - so he is paid to worry. And he is not all that worried: "I don't see a systemic crisis" That is a bold thing to say - even if he is right to note t…
June 19, 2006
China
Paging Edward Hugh: Demographics do not explain the recent rise in Chinese savings
Louis Kuijs’ latest analysis seems to suggest – based on my reading -- that three common perceptions of China are more myth than reality. Myth one: foreign direct investment has been a big …