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July 31, 2007

China
Eswar Prasad: China’s exchange rate policy isn’t working

The headline is mine.   Don’t blame Dr. Prasad.   But that is the conclusion I took away from Eswar Prasad’s most recent paper.     I usually write about how China’s exchange rate policy distorts the…

October 8, 2023

China
Can China Reduce Its Internal Balances Without Renewed External Imbalances?

The rest of the world has a big stake in whether China responds to the demand drag from its construction and real estate slump with looser monetary policy or with direct stimulus to households.

Can China Reduce Its Internal Balances Without Renewed External Imbalances?

October 6, 2020

Currency Reserves
The Future of the U.S. Dollar

Panelists discuss the post-COVID-19 role of the U.S. dollar, options for alternative currencies, and the impact of U.S. economic and foreign policy on both.

Play United States one dollar bills are curled and inspected during production at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington.

September 12, 2006

China
The IMF can do better

It is pretty clear by now that China’s trade surplus is going to be in the $150b range, and its current account surplus is going to be well above $200b  The IMF does itself no favors by releasing a f…

July 25, 2007

China
What?

I thought the reason why China couldn't revalue its currency was its desperate need for jobs -- you know, all those migrants from rural China who needed to be absorbed into the modern economy.    App…