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January 17, 2006
United States
Where is the trade deficit heading? How I differ from Justin Lahart (and a few others)
Justin Lahart (of the Wall Street Journal's Ahead of the Tape column) correctly called the fall in the monthly trade deficit last Thursday. But he - channeling Jim Griffin of ING investment managemen…
January 1, 2007
United States
Is Steven Pearlstein right?
Steven Pearlstein’s column “Public debt, private wealth” argues that surge in demand for US financial assets from emerging economies – and overwhelmingly from the governments of emerging economies, n…
January 13, 2006
United States
On the origins of dark matter
Stephen "Current accounts almost always don't matter" Jen is intrigued by Ricardo Hausmann and Fredrico Struzenegger's discovery of dark matter. Lots of others are too. Michael Mandel for one. Se…
April 25, 2006
Bad optics
Many have noted that the White House botched the stagecraft of Hu's not-quite-a state visit. Forget Falun Gong. Focus on announcing China's national anthem as the anthem of the "Republic of China"…
May 11, 2007
United States
Rising deficit in the US; rising surplus in China
The US released its March trade data yesterday. The US trade deficit widened. And as Menzie Chinn accurately notes, it wasn't just oil. The non-oil deficit also widened. Exports bounced back…