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BusinessWeek October 14, 2010 Christie & Rastello |
Geithner's Bold Push For a Stronger Yuan Treasury Secretary Geithner is turning up the rhetoric in his push to get China to allow the yuan to rise against the dollar. |
BusinessWeek October 28, 2010 Simon Kennedy et al. |
A Test of U.S. Trade Clout with China Just how much pull President Obama has with Beijing may become clear when G-20 leaders meet in Seoul to consider a U.S. proposal to limit trade surpluses and deficits. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Esprit de Currency The IMF and WTO must pull together to iron out exchange rate policy disputes. |
Finance & Development March 2009 James M. Boughton |
A New Bretton Woods? History shows that reforming the international financial system will require both leadership and inclusiveness. |
BusinessWeek October 15, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Peter Morici: Behind the Dollar's Dog Days A talk with the outspoken University of Maryland economist Peter Morici. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Jeffrey A. Frankel |
Anticipating the Next Crisis What can early warning systems be expected to deliver to predict the next economic crisis? |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Adventures in Hypocrisy, Washington Edition Do as we say, not as we rub in your face and shove down your throat. |
BusinessWeek May 26, 2010 Rebecca Christie |
Can Geithner Pull the Right Strings in U.S.-China Relations? Beijing leaders won't budge on the yuan unless they deem it in their self-interest, though Geithner's China savvy definitely doesn't hurt. |
TIME Asia November 29, 2010 Bill Powell |
Twin Summits As the leaders of the world's most powerful countries headed home after a dispiriting summit, the world was fraught with economic peril. |
BusinessWeek December 1, 2010 Rich Miller |
Bernanke and Geithner Fight Back How the Federal Reserve chairman and Treasury Secretary are battling to defend the Fed's latest moves -- and preserve its independence. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Milton Ezrati |
U.S. Applies Pressure In China Currency Feud Trade tensions seem to intensify daily, especially between the United States and China. Congress not too long ago upped the ante, labeling China a "currency manipulator." |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Chuck Saletta |
Cheat on Your Taxes? Run the IRS! Inauguration Day hasn't even come yet, and we already find ourselves with Obama's first major presidential scandal. Timothy Geithner, the man Obama tapped as the next Treasury secretary, has reportedly cheated on his taxes. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Rich Miller |
A To-Do List For The IMF For starters, get tough on rich nations and give Asia a greater say. The trouble, experts say, is that the IMF's influence with industrial nations is basically limited to jawboning. |
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. |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2011 Morgan Housel |
China Games China's crazy accounting moves mask the United States' reliance. |
Finance & Development March 2008 John Odling-Smee |
Book Reviews Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, is the new book by Barry Eichengreen, a leader in the field of international monetary history. The theme of this compact and engrossing book is that history suggests that the current situation is unlikely to last for long. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Ronald McKinnon |
Can the World Economy Afford U.S. Tax Cuts? The international dollar standard redux... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Anand Chandavarkar |
A Fresh Look at Keynes: Robert Skidelsky's Trilogy Keynes is widely recognized as the dominant economist of the past century. A recent scholarly biography by Robert Skidelsky evaluates how well his reputation has stood the test of time. |
BusinessWeek November 12, 2009 Roberts & Engardio |
China's End Run Around the U.S. As more free-trade deals exclude America, Beijing could dominate a new Asian trade bloc. |
TIME Asia November 1, 2010 Michael Schuman |
A Vicious Circle Can the U.S. force Beijing to loosen its grip on the yuan simply by generating more dollars? |
U.S. Banker September 2009 Joseph Rosta |
Is the Dollar Fading as No. 1 Reserve Currency? Not yet, but if it happens expect high inflation and interest rates, and less U.S. appetite for credit. But smaller banks could gain footing as funding costs rise at large domestic institutions. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2009 Christopher Barker |
The Mother of All Currency Crises It's D-Day for the dollar. |
BusinessWeek October 14, 2009 Peter Coy |
What Happens If the Dollar Crashes Trade wars could break out. Overexposed banks might collapse. And that's just for starters |
Finance & Development March 2009 Pisani-Ferry & Santos |
Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization. |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Schmidt & Brush |
Will Currency Derivatives Get a Pass on Oversight? Banks want them exempted. Geithner is caught between bankers and regulators on how much oversight to give currency derivatives. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Does a Declining Dollar Spell Doom? The odds of an outright devaluation of the U.S. dollar at the hands of the federal government are fairly low. However, in today's global economy, investors can suffer from many of the consequences of devaluation even without any formal governmental action. |
BusinessWeek November 26, 2008 |
The New Obama Economy Team Hailing from academia and government, several are battle-hardened, market-oriented veterans of international financial crises. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Dollar Is Doomed A sagging economy, combined with massive recovery spending and a large trade deficit is likely to weigh on the dollar. And that's a good thing. No, really. |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Rich Miller |
Building toward a Worldwide Recovery Growth is picking up around the world as countries slash taxes and cut rates to spur demand. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
What a Trade War Could Mean For Your Investments What are the ramifications if the Treasury Dept. labels China a currency manipulator? |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 James M. Boughton |
Was Suez in 1956 the First Financial Crisis of the Twenty-First Century? The IMF's lending to the four countries directly involved in the 1956 Suez crisis, and particularly to the United Kingdom, raised the institution's profile and established its role in helping member countries cope with international financial crises... |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Mike Dorning |
Obama's Budget and Its Discontents To Republican free-market purists, Obama's 2012 budget priorities smack of Keynesian interventionism. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Will This Plan Save the Banks? Treasury Secretary Geithner discloses revamped government plans -- or lack thereof. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 24, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Geithner Says 'World is Watching' as U.S. Crafts Economic Recovery Plans Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says reestablishing the right balance between stability and efficiency in the economic system is the government's obligation. |
BusinessWeek January 13, 2011 Albert R. Hunt et al. |
Tax Reform Is in the Eye of the Beholder Obama wants any tax overhaul to trim the deficit or be revenue neutral. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 James M. Boughton |
Globalization and the Silent Revolution of the 1980s During the 1980s, the economic policymakers of many countries underwent a dramatic change in thinking. How beneficial has this 'silent revolution' been, and what can policymakers and the international community do now to broaden and secure the gains it has brought? |
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 October 22, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Treasury's Geithner on the State of the Economy Maria Bartiromo talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the current state of the economy. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Christopher Barker |
The Surreal Life of the U.S. Dollar Hollywood screenwriters couldn't have scripted it better. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 Simon Johnson |
An IMF Just for Emerging Markets Developing countries don't trust the fund to serve their interests. Solution: An EMF. |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2009 Jeffrey E. Garten |
The Case for a Global Central Bank With world finance increasingly intertwined, we'll need one sooner or later. |
Finance & Development March 2011 |
Veterans of the System Ideas for strengthening the international monetary system. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 10, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Bonuses Still Point of Contention for Obama The President continues to push for restrictions on bonus compensation for financial executives. |
Insurance & Technology March 27, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Insurance Industry Groups React to Treasury Secretary's Statements to House Committee Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner was forthright about the need for systemic risk regulation but his comments on optional federal charter were subject to interpretation. |
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Jim Rogers on Why Gold Is Glittering So Brightly Jim Rogers, creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index, offers opinions about the future of gold prices, commodities to watch, and why Obama should dump Geithner. |
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Christopher Farrell |
John Maynard Keynes: Capitalism's Savior Keynesian fiscal theories altered forever government's role in the economy. |
Finance & Development March 2007 |
Book Reviews The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond... Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry... etc. |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Rebecca Christie |
TARP Didn't Bust the Bank The much-maligned bailout program made money on most Wall Street investments and cost less than expected. |
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 |
Tim Geithner Is Starting to See Daylight Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt talks to the Treasury Secretary about TARP. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Lipsky et al. |
Books New books By Gillian Tett, Robert Skidelsky, Anand Chandavarkar, and Jean-Pierre Chauffour on the financial crisis, Keynesian economics, and development issues are reviewed |