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BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Rich Miller |
The Deficit: The Sky May Not Be Falling Some Fed officials think current-account woes stem from a world savings glut |
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The National Piggy Bank is Going Hungry A low savings rate threatens boomers' retirement -- and long-term growth. And part of the blame goes to the federal government's siphoning off a big chunk of domestic savings to fund enormous budget deficits. |
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Why The Dollar's Decline Isn't A Downer A steep drop is unlikely, and there are advantages to a further slide. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Peter Coy |
The Trade Gap: How Long Can It Go On? The rapid growth of the U.S. trade deficit has sparked vociferous debate -- and fresh research -- among international economists. Some see it as sustainable, but most believe the U.S. spree must soon end |
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
A Stronger Yuan Helps China Beijing should use its reserves to update its infrastructure and fund education. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Bremner & Engardio |
The Makings Of A Meltdown If investors needed a wake-up call about how heavily the global financial system relies on the actions of Asia's central banks, they received a nasty one on Nov. 26. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Ronald McKinnon |
Can the World Economy Afford U.S. Tax Cuts? The international dollar standard redux... |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Michael Mandel |
A World of Influence on Interest Rates Many investors find the new global connections more difficult to understand than the old domestic links. So here's a guide to how global and domestic events used to influence interest rates -- and what the impact will be today. |
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 James Mehring |
The Dollar: Less Foreign Capital Than Meets The Eye A Treasury International Capital report showed that foreign inflows are not as large as believed and are unlikely to last, leading to a probable retreat in the dollar this year. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Could Trade Imbalances Topple The Greenback? Pressure from currency markets makes fixing the trade gap a delicate task for the U.S. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Miller et al. |
Why The Dollar Is Giving Way The dollar is once again on the decline, dropping to a record low vs. the euro, a four-year low vs. the yen, and a seven-year low against the South Korean won. |
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Exports: The Economy's Secret Weapon A narrowing trade gap will offset some of the housing-related weakness in the economy. |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Mike Norman |
The Rich Uncle Syndrome Asia's savings are the gift that America never has to give back. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Catherine L. Mann |
Is the U.S. Current Account Deficit Sustainable? The U.S. current account deficit, driven by the United States' widening trade deficit, is the largest it has ever been, both as a share of the U.S. economy and in dollar terms. How much longer can the United States continue to spend more than it earns and support the resumption of global growth? |
BusinessWeek April 4, 2005 |
The Perils of Having Too Much Cash "Every CFO at every Chinese company is trying to find a way to borrow dollars," says China watcher Nicholas Lardy |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Don't Expect the Dollar to Stay Strong in '09 Look closely at a company's financial reports to gauge its exposure to overseas markets. If ever there were a silver lining for companies in this situation, the falling dollar could be one. |
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 James C. Cooper |
What's Complicating Bernanke's Balancing Act Finding the right level for interest rates is trickier in a more global economy. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Brad Setser |
The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system. |
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Pete Engardio |
Untying The Yuan Would Get China Out Of A Bind By keeping the undervalued yuan pegged at 8.28 to the U.S. dollar, China is making it impossible for the U.S. to cut its $600 billion balance-of-payments deficit and is forcing other nations to intervene in their currencies. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Milton Ezrati |
There Are Reasons to Worry About the Dollar's Long Term Prospects The dollar's recent decline on foreign exchange markets has prompted investors to worry about a further, more significant drop. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Anthony Downs |
A Recipe Sure to End the Real Estate Boom Slower growth, higher interest rates, and higher taxes are not a recipe for prosperity. So, real estate will be part of the broader economic suffering required by the adjustments our economy must make. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Rich Miller |
The Incredible Falling Dollar The buck keeps sliding, even as the U.S. economy revs up. That's a plus for business -- but there are risks ahead. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Rich Miller |
Too Much Money A global savings glut is good for growth -- but risks are mounting. |
CFO May 1, 2005 Ed Zwirn |
Dollar Doldrums Multinationals are hedging currency risk, but they may need to do more. |
Financial Advisor July 2007 Milton Ezrati |
Dollar Decline The dollar is up against the yen and down against the euro, while all eyes turn toward Beijing. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Evan Simonoff |
Why A Soft Dollar Doesn't Spell Doomsday China and Japan must help the U.S. in order to help themselves. A major U.S. recession would slam-dunk Asian export-driven economies and send unemployment in the region through the roof. |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outloook: How the Global Economy Is Rebalancing This time Asia, the Americas, and Europe are all accelerating together. This synchronized rebound will lift trade broadly, to the benefit of U.S. exports. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2007 Jonathan Anderson |
Solving China's Rebalancing Puzzle The trends most likely to drive corporate earnings and the trade surplus back to more sustainable levels over the next few years are the gradual end of excess capacity growth, the subsequent return of net import demand, and lower overall GDP growth. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: A Silver Lining's Menacing Cloud Higher demand will lead to a rising trade deficit -- even with a lower dollar. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Anthony Downs |
Global Forces Fuel Real Estate Investment For the past few years, there has been a record flow of capital into domestic and international real estate markets. This flood has had an enormous impact on property markets. But where did all this money come from? |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 |
Easing The Dollar Dilemma If policymakers want to avoid a dollar crisis in 2005, they should attend to the one link in the currency market chain that is the weakest. And that is the dollar-yuan peg. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Ghosh & Ramakrishnan |
Do Current Account Deficits Matter? The current account balance may seem to be an abstruse economic concept. But in countries that are spending a lot more abroad than they are taking in, the current account is the point at which international economics collides with political reality. |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Three ETFs to Watch During the Great Currency War of 2010 What do the currency changes mean for ETFs? |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2009 Jordan DiPietro |
The Good, the Bad, and the Dollar What a weak dollar means for the U.S., and the possibility of a global currency replacement. |
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Peter Coy |
Some Gain From The Dollar's Pain New signs point to the likelihood of a much-improved U.S. balance of trade. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Does China Pose an Economic Threat to the United States? It would appear so, given the rhetoric in recent months by American politicians and some businesspeople, who have complained about the loss of U.S. jobs to China and unfair Chinese trade practices. But faculty members at business schools say the complaints are misplaced and driven by politics. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Goswami & Ree |
Global Capital Flows: Defying Gravity Technological innovations and faster information flows, aided by a sharp increase in total savings being channeled into financial instruments across borders, have fostered the dramatic globalization of capital flows. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti |
Changing Fortunes Battered by the financial crisis, the world's lenders and borrowers see dramatic shifts in their external accounts. |
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
The Dollar Is Still Defying Gravity Will the dollar will retain its value in 2006 given the huge U.S. current-account deficit? |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2010 Tim Hanson |
There Be No Shelter Here What to do when nothing is safe. All told, there is no one safe haven in which to denominate your investments today. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Tim Hanson |
Don't Be Decimated by a Declining Dollar Currency trading is surging and the dollar is weakening -- two trends that can only continue. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Milton Ezrati |
A Yen for Greenbacks The supply of euros and yen on world markets has far outstripped the supply of dollars. The ECB and the Bank of Japan say they want to correct the situation. But it's hard to see much of a dollar rally given America's astronomical current-account deficit. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Mysteries Of The Gaping Current-Account Gap The budget deficit isn't to blame, but spending discipline won't hurt. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
5 Questions Craig Karmin, author, The Biography of a Dollar, answers five questions regarding why the dollar has fallen, and what he thinks comes next. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Robert Kuttner |
The Budget Mess Bush Can No Longer Ignore The U.S. economy can't grow its way out of such big deficits. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Let Dollar Double-Talk Deceive You Never before have foreign exchange concerns been more at the forefront of public awareness than they are right now, but currencies can be confusing. Here's the straight scoop. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Linda Yueh |
A Stronger China China can emerge from the crisis stronger if it increases domestic demand and promotes global integration. |
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 Steve LeVine & Dexter Roberts |
China Thinks Beyond the Dollar Shaky U.S. finances that put China's investment at risk are fueling China's crusade to undo the dollar's dominance. |
BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 Ben Levisohn |
How Should Investors Play the Dollar? Continuing erosion of the world's reserve currency and conditions in the U.S. will pull the greenback down until another crisis pushes it up. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |