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September 22, 2005

Monetary Policy
Where are the world’s reserves going?

In my post "has the US outsourced creative thinking about external adjustment to France," I noted that purchases of Treasuries by central banks have fallen off - even though global reserve accumulati…

Where are the world’s reserves going?
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 29, 2004

Financial Markets
Where is China keeping its reserves …

It is not too hard to figure out what Japan is doing with its reserves. From the beginning of 2003 to September 2004, Japan’s official reserves increased by $360 billion. Over that time frame, Japan…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 1, 2005

Monetary Policy
China has not diversified its reserves …

And it intervened like mad last year, spending $195 billion to buy new reserves in the market over the course of 2004.Valuation gains only accounted for $12 billion of the $207 billion overall increa…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

October 16, 2024

Climate Change
What Hurricane Milton’s Damage Says About Climate Preparedness

The record-breaking storm was the second major hurricane to hit Florida in less than two weeks. Experts say climate change has worsened the wreckage of such events, straining government efforts to re…

In an aerial view, a bicycle rider navigates a damaged road along the Gulf of Mexico on October 13, 2024 in Manasota Key, Florida.
Expert Brief by Alice C. Hill Energy Security and Climate Change Program

January 10, 2013

China
Five Critical Questions About the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Constant chatter about an impending oil release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was a prominent feature of the oil market last year. Much of the speculation was driven by the ongoing …

Blog Post by Blake Clayton Energy, Security, and Climate

August 2, 2018

Energy and Climate Policy
What States, Cities, and Corporations can do in the Face of Federal Resistance to the Clean Transportation Transition

Stefan Koester is an intern with the Energy Security and Climate Change program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a graduate student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts Univ…

A motorist drives past a parking lot full of new Tesla electric vehicles in Richmond, California, U.S. June 22, 2018.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Energy Realpolitik Energy Realpolitik