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January 11, 2023

China
China’s Failed Influence Efforts in Central and Eastern Europe

Despite significant investment, China's attempts to cultivate influence in Central and Eastern Europe have faltered in recent years.

German Chancellor and Chinese Prime Minister stand beside each other in front of the German and Chinese flags.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

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European Security and the Ukraine War

Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine ushered in a new era in Europe.  The European Union is turning into a geopolitical union with the ambition to order its neighborhood and to assume more responsibilit…

October 20, 2016

Monetary Policy
Large Scale Central Bank Asset Purchases, Versus Supply

In earlier posts, Emma Smith and I added up central bank purchases of G-4 government bonds. This includes emerging market, Japanese and Swiss purchases for reserve accumulation and purchases by the F…

us-demand-supply
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

April 15, 2024

Americas
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Roberto Campos Neto

Roberto Campos Neto discusses Brazil Central Bank’s priorities for the digital agenda in 2024, and prospects for Brazil’s economy. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings t…

Play Roberto Campos Neto smiling while speaking speaks at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.
Virtual Event by Roberto Campos Neto and John Lipsky C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics

December 21, 2008

Monetary Policy
The central bank flight to safety

Floyd Norris of the New York Times highlights a theme that I have touched on many times: foreign demand for US assets with any hint of credit risk has disappeared. Foreign demand for US corporate …

The central bank flight to safety
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

October 27, 2014

Europe
European Banks: Balance Sheet Clarity But A Cloudy Future

The European banking assessment results, released yesterday, were generally well received by markets. The test looked like earlier U.S. and Spanish stress tests in terms of structure, the results wer…

Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets