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January 10, 2013

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Drawing the Wrong Lessons From Argentina’s Debt Mess

The Financial Times  has joined the chorus of those calling for a new statutory sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM), citing Argentina’s legal battle with holdout creditors as evidence of a …

Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets

March 19, 2013

Europe
Cyprus: What’s Next?

It now appears that the Cypriot Parliament will reject the government’s amended plan for haircutting deposits. The revised proposal, which reportedly exempted depositors under €20,ooo, satisfies almo…

Cypriots protest the plan to seize money from depositors as a part of a bailout package.
Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets

July 31, 2014

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Argentina Defaults: The Day After

Argentina has defaulted. The long-running court drama that ran for over ten years and pitted Argentina against a small group of holdout creditors was decided decisively in favor of the holdouts in Ju…

Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets

July 2, 2021

United States
Fourth of July Trivia Quiz

Sunday is the Fourth of July—TWE’s favorite holiday. To mark the occasion, here is the annual TWE Fourth of July trivia quiz. There are thirteen questions in honor of the thirteen colonies that threw…

Fireworks
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 21, 2023

China
China's Current Account Surplus Is Likely Much Bigger Than Reported

The IMF needs to focus on China’s external account in its surveillance. The reported current account surplus appears to be significantly too low.

China's Current Account Surplus Is Likely Much Bigger Than Reported
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money