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February 25, 2006

China
Is China’s peg creating more problems than benefits for China?

 Stephen "current account deficits don't matter, at least not in the dollar zone" Jen is starting to sound a bit like Brad "Doom and Gloom caucus, trade deficit division" Setser. At least on China's …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 3, 2007

China
Should China buy Countrywide?

Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Jen seems to think so.  He writes in his most recent (and very wide ranging) note: “We all know that SWFs [sovereign wealth funds] will have a very difficult time in the futu…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

October 13, 2004

United States
Oil and the US current account deficit

Oil above $50 a barrel is not good for the U.S. trade balance. Higher oil prices are a tax on US consumers, with the proceeds pocketed by oil exporters. If oil stays above $50 in November and Decem…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 12, 2018

Women and Women's Rights
Women Around the World: This Week

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering January 7 to January 19, was compiled wit…

somaliland
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women and Foreign Policy Program

November 25, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Gulu and Detroit: Bicycles to the Rescue

This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…

Bicycle
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition