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September 13, 2006

Monetary Policy
So, just who is financing the US deficit? (My work on global reserve growth)

I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about world’s growing stock of reserves.  Some of that material appears on this blog, some lies hidden behind RGE’s firewall and some never quite sees the l…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

August 7, 2024

United States
The U.S. Immigration Debate

Comprehensive immigration reform has eluded Congress for decades. Presidents have increasingly turned to executive action to reshape asylum and border policy.

Immigrants wait at a U.S. Border Patrol processing center in Lukeville, Arizona.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy, Claire Klobucista, and Amelia Cheatham

March 5, 2008

China
What can not go on forever seems to be going on forever: China’s amazing January reserve growth

Let’s just say that Wang Qishan has his work cut out for him.Reuters reports that China’s reserves increased by $61.6b in January alone. That is a stunning sum. $60b is roughly the size of the US m…

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April 5, 2006

Monetary Policy
Where to invest 4.2 trillion? The latest IMF data on the currency composition of the world’s reserves

Via Menzie Chinn of Econbrowser comes word that the IMF has released its latest data on global reserves.   For reserve data and capital flows data geeks, this is big news.  I have been trying to use …

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February 13, 2024

Health Policy and Initiatives
Virtual Roundtable: What a World Without Chevron Means for U.S. Health

In January, the U.S. Supreme Court debated whether to overturn Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council—one of the most cited U.S. cases of all time, which established the principle that the cour…

Play Red velvet drapes hang at the back of the courtroom at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. June 20, 2016
Virtual Event by Nicholas Bagley and Thomas J. Bollyky Global Health Program

October 19, 2006

Monetary Policy
Richard McGregor helps to solve the mystery of China’s slow q3 reserve growth.

The increase in China’s q3 reserves was about $30b below my expectations.  China’s current account surplus is usually about $15b per quarter larger than its trade surplus, and net FDI inflows have be…

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