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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 27, 2020
China
The WHO and China: Dereliction of Duty
The WHO’s weak response to China’s mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak has laundered China’s image at the expense of the WHO’s credibility. The time is ripe for clear leadership from the WHO based o…
March 19, 2020
Oil and Petroleum Products
Oil Price War: Is U.S. Shale The First To Blink?
As the oil price war continues, markets are hanging on every word coming from Washington, Moscow and Riyadh, amid signs that diplomacy could be afoot. A statement by the Kremlin’s presidential spokes…
November 30, 2004
United States
Their savings, our problem?
It seems like American households are now saving about a penny of every dollar they earn, and recently even less. Foreigners exporting to the US, in contrast, save roughly 35 cents of every dollar …
June 14, 2006
Financial Markets
The shifting balance of oil power
The Wall Street Journal has noticed that the state is no longer in retreat from the commanding heights of the global economy. The basic pattern of capital flows is now set by central banks, not priv…
June 11, 2007
Monetary Policy
“Asia’s importance in the bond market cannot be overstated”
That quote doesn't come from me -- but from someone with a bit more authority: Jim Caron, co-head of global interest rate strategy at Morgan Stanley (quoted by Michael MacKenzie in Monday's Financial…
