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October 21, 2024

South Korea
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Governor Rhee Chang Yong of the Bank of Korea

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang Yong discusses monetary policy in South Korea and the implications of reshaping global value chains. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brin…

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May 11, 2005

Monetary Policy
Reserve financing, April update

Most major emerging economies -- China excepted -- have reported their reserves. The reserves of 10 major emerging economies (NICs, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Brazil, Mexico and Russia) rose at a st…

March 8, 2013

Fossil Fuels
The Shale Boom Won’t Be Repeated on Federal Lands

A visit to Yellowstone National Park last week has me thinking about federal lands. In the fight over whether the U.S. oil and gas boom is happening because of or despite President Obama’s policies, …

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July 21, 2016

China
China Sold Reserves in June, Just Not Very Many

Both of the key proxies for China’s actual intervention in June are out. The PBOC’s balances sheet shows a $15 billion dollar fall in reserves. And the State Administration on Foreign Exchange …

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December 21, 2012

Defense and Security
Why Is It So Hard to Cut Federal Spending?

The New York Times published a chart today that succinctly explains why it is so hard to cut the federal government’s spending: the programs that people want to cut don’t cost very much, and the prog…

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