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June 8, 2023

United States
The U.S. Has Every Reason It Needs to Drop the Debt Ceiling—Both at Home and Abroad

For other countries that scramble to find resources to repay their debts, it is inconceivable that the United States, which borrows in its own currency at low rates from investors around the world—vo…

biden

December 7, 2021

China

September 25, 2024

Barbados
Blueprints for a Greener Tomorrow: A Conversation With Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados

Despite contributing less than 0.01% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the country of Barbados faces dangerous vulnerabilities due to climate change. Prime Minister Mia Mottley discusses the need t…

Play Barbados's Prime Minister Mia Mottley speaks during the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

October 2, 2024

Global
Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker

Introduction Since the financial crisis of 2007, central banks around the world have entered into a multitude of bilateral currency swap agreements with one another. These agreements allow a centr…

November 6, 2024

Election 2024
Trump’s Tall Task: Overcoming Domestic Division to Project Strength Abroad

President-Elect Donald Trump needs to play a leading role in steering the world away from ongoing violence and the potential fragmentation of the global economy, but a purposeful foreign policy requi…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in New York City in September 2024.

November 3, 2024

Economics
The U.S. Income Balance Puzzle

The long-standing surplus in the U.S. investment income account, often cited as evidence of  “exorbitant privilege,” is receding. It already goes away without the income from profit-shifting by U.S. …

The U.S. Income Balance Puzzle

October 7, 2020

Emerging Economies
Reframing the Collective Action Problem in Sovereign Bond Restructuring

A recent white paper from Lazard points out that emerging market sovereign bond holdings are often fairly concentrated among a handful of big players.  The main impediment to collective action may be…

Reframing the Collective Action Problem in Sovereign Bond Restructuring