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April 14, 2005

Monetary Policy
Reserves to protect against everything short of the Apocalypse

That quote comes from the IMF’s chief economist in today’s Financial Times:A number of emerging markets, especially in Emerging Asia, have built up reserves to protect against everything short of the…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

September 20, 2024

United States
Misperceptions and Misplaced Perceptions: Time to Turn the Page on International Trade

Trade deserves a better reputation. Increasing supply would improve the economy’s performance and the public’s perception of trade’s benefits.

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.
Article by James Wallar RealEcon

April 13, 2009

Monetary Policy
China’s reserves are still growing, but at a slower pace than before

If China’s euros, pounds, yen and other non-dollar reserves were managed as a separate portfolio, China’s non-dollar portfolio would be bigger than the total reserves of all countries other than Japa…

China’s reserves are still growing, but at a slower pace than before
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 9, 2005

Monetary Policy
Reserve accumulation and the financing of the February US trade deficit

The dollar is under a bit of pressure today. The renminbi keeps falling too. The logic behind China’s tight peg to the dollar continues to elude me. The US dollar needs to depreciate as part of an…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

July 14, 2008

Monetary Policy
The mystery deepens. China’s June reserve growth is surprisingly low.

China just indicated that its reserves reached $1808.8 billion at the end of June. That is obviously a huge sum -- it is $126.6b more than China reported at the end of March. But the increase in…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 8, 2024

United States
Transition 2025: Donald Trump Won the Presidency. Now He Needs to Staff His Administration

Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Presidential transitions are complicated affairs, especially when power passes f…

Trump Delivers Election Victory Speech on Wednesday Morning, November 6
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 29, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

The Iran-backed Shiite militia was considered the most powerful non-state group in the Middle East, but an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in 2024 has considerably weakened it.

A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.
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