China Won’t Be Taking Over
Why China is fragile and starting to look wobbly.
Read more...Why China is fragile and starting to look wobbly.
Read more...Yet another reason to be leery of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Read more...Expect Brexit craziness to get even worse.
Read more...Politicizing the SWIFT payments system is leading other nations to the search for alternatives to the dollar.
Read more...Some emerging-market economies look wobbly. How likely are we to see more crises?
Read more...Clearing up fundamental misconceptions about US Treasury bond issuance.
Read more...If private cryptocurrencies were to find widespread economic use, either coexisting with or fully displacing fiat money, the result would be increased financial instability, inequality, and social instability.
Read more...Contrary to popular perception, Brussels and the Italian government come out ahead from sparring over Italy’s budget, and what works for them does not work for much of anyone else.
Read more...European leaders have regularly expressed a desire for a European currency to serve as a reserve currency. The history of the transition from sterling to dollar and Europe’s aspirations sheds light on whether the Euro can assume this role.
Read more...The dollar still rules. What could make that change?
Read more...The very rational case for Russia and the EU to trade oil in euros.
Read more...In winning the trade battle with China, Trump may lose the war against inflation.
Read more...How Britain’s system of offshore finance and tax havens developed and preserved the UK’s role as the largest player in international finance.
Read more...Turkey is entering a major crisis, which many of the media have been quick to blame on Erdogan’s nationalist inclinations. However, the crisis has much more to do with poor economic fundamentals and the lending decisions of European banks.
Read more...Debunking the petrodollar myth.
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