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October 4, 2019

Taiwan
Shadow FX Intervention in Taiwan: Solving a 100+ billion dollar enigma (Part 2)

Large-scale purchases of foreign bonds have become the central flow sustaining Taiwan’s massive current account surplus and keeping the Taiwan dollar weak. The size of this flow raises the question o…

Shadow FX Intervention in Taiwan: Solving a 100+ billion dollar enigma (Part 2)
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser and Guest Blogger for Brad Setser Follow the Money

March 30, 2012

Defense and Security
Friday File: Obama’s Open Mic Gaffe

Above the Fold. President Obama got himself into hot water this week when he was overhead telling Russian president Dmitri Medvedev he would have “more flexibility” on issues like missile defense aft…

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

July 18, 2005

China
If your reserves are growing by $300 billion a year

China indicated its reserves have increased to $711 billion at the end of June -- up $101 billion from the end of December 2004. Actually, they are up more than that. China transferred $15 billion …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

December 8, 2011

International Organizations
Surprising International Human Rights Consensus

An anti-government protester attends a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa November 13, 2011. (Louafi Larbi/ Courtesy Reuters) 2011 was an extraordin…

Surprising International Human Rights Consensus
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

September 13, 2005

China
Time to change the way we think about the world

China's  August goods exports: $68 billion US July goods exports: $75 billion China should start exporting more goods than the USA in late 2005/ early 2006.  That is rather impressive.  It means tha…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money