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All items tagged US economyOpen Think Tank ArticlesAugust 5, 2008 | The Shadow of Serious Transformation in US Foreign Policyvalentine anatolevich akishkin: The economic downturn and the rise of new centers of power will lead to a shift in US foreign policy doctrine, allowing the country to readjust itself to new world challenges by employing more agreeable and less costly means. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesNovember 20, 2008 | An Auto Bailout Would Damage Free TradeA bailout for the Big Three automotive companies could damage US engagement in the global economy. ++ Foreign investment and job insourcing would take a major hit, costing jobs and devaluing the dollar. ++ By expanding protectionist policies around the globe, the bailout would hinder US multinational businesses, including the Big Three auto-makers. ++ To keep up international competition, the US ... MoreOctober 30, 2008 | International Middle-Man FundInternational Monetary Fund resources are limited and might not handle all those requests from new, strategically located democracies like Pakistan, Ukraine and Hungary if things get too severe; however, the US, Japan and Europe should still borrow from the IMF when needed in order to ensure global stability without borrowing from Gulf Arab states, Russia or China, which would attach political ... MoreOctober 29, 2008 | But Words Can Never Hurt My Financial SystemEuropean financial schadenfreude and finger-pointing directed at the US might be premature crowing. ++ Not all roots to the crisis stem from New York, rather mainly from London and Frankfurt. ++ Blaming the US and calling for a new global financial order is “an excuse to restore European statism as official policy.” ++ History, especially Japan’s, has exhibited the superior ... MoreOctober 28, 2008 | Expansion Will Save World's Economy from the USA US recession is inevitable but stopping global downturn should be political leaders’ top priority. ++ Expansionary policies by the surplus economies of Asia and the Middle East could offset demand decline. ++ Coordinated expansion should include policy that prevents big banks from withdrawing credit overseas and swap lines between the US, EU, Japan and all main emerging markets. ++ The ... MoreSeptember 24, 2008 | Financial Fix Must be Clear and EfficientUrgent action to save the financial system is good, but current draft legislation is risky. ++ Congress should not rush into a decision but needs to concentrate on three things: quickly restoring financial stability with low cost, punishing those responsible, and addressing the cause of the crisis — the price collapse in the real-estate market. ++ The Treasury plan has major problems, ... MoreSeptember 22, 2008 | History Repeats its Financial SelfHistorically, reformers have always tried to stabilize activity through control of interest rates and money supply, but these are not consistently correlated. ++ The current crisis was foreseeable; booms cannot be eternal. ++ The world’s central bankers should first save the system. ++ Many want to raise the expansion rate as soon as possible, but the US election may make stabilization ... MoreAugust 25, 2008 | The US Can no Longer be the Importer of Last ResortAt the moment when most of the industrial world is in or near recession, a lot of global economic momentum comes from authoritarian regimes that concentrate on accumulating wealth rather than on raising the standard of life of their people. ++ Rising prices of oil are causing a substantial flow of capital from the emerging countries to the industrial ones. ++ With the economic slowdown it ... MoreJuly 25, 2008 | The Clash of CapitalismsThe ascendancy of Anglo-American capitalism has been an illusion - as proven by the credit crisis which originated in the US. ++ Apart from this model, there are different forms of state capitalism developing in China, Russia, the Middle East, and South America. ++ In principle, the existence of different forms of capitalism is healthy, but the attempt of each capitalism to assert its own ... MoreJuly 10, 2008 | China's Growing Economy Might Bust the Oil BubbleEconomists are baffled why higher oil prices and higher demand has not lead to higher production. ++ The answer is: the “China bubble.” ++ Oil producing countries are leaving oil in the ground, in hopes that China’s consumptions and readiness to pay higher prices will increase over time. ++ Low US interests rates deter further drilling, as invested US Dollars are less lucrative. ... MoreMay 27, 2008 | A Love/Hate Relationship: US Dollar and Oil PricesHigh oil prices are tied to a weak US dollar. ++ The single-currency pricing of the oil market means that in the long run, a weak dollar reduces production while simultaneously increasing consumption. ++ This increase in demand and decrease in supply correlates with higher prices, and unless US fuel consumption patterns change or the dollar rebounds, the US, rather than the world as a whole, will ... MoreMay 26, 2008 | McCain is a Better Choice for EuropeEuropeans’ support for Obama based solely on his Democratic credentials ignores his resistance to free trade which is something on which Europe depends. ++ “His ‘Invest in America’ policy can hardly be topped as protectionist mindset, and his ‘Fair Trade’ policies would lead to a restriction of world trade.” ++ Despite looming years of economic austerity and the US’s loss of power, both Clinton ... MoreMay 19, 2008 | Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Only a SymptomForeign direct investment by sovereign wealth funds from oil-producing and Pacific Rim nations has many Americans worried about the impact on financial markets. ++ However, the lack of transparency poses a greater problem for the country of origin than the host. ++ Of greater concern for the US are the political ramifications. ++ Large assets in autocratic regimes undermine democratization and ... MoreMay 13, 2008 | Finance: US and Japan Only Similar in SymptomsThe current problems of the US financial sector are often compared to those of Japan in the 1990s. ++ While there are many similarities, there are significant structural differences that suggest that a different remedy is required in the case of the US economy. ++ US banks, under greater pressure from the market, were quicker to acknowledge their losses and raise private-sector capital. ++ A ... MoreApril 29, 2008 | The Hysterical Fear of SWFs in UnjustifiedWestern politicians should avoid spreading alarm concerning the size and wealth of SWFs and turning their regulation into a restriction of foreign investment in general. ++ Caution is advisable but SWFs have till now been apolitical model investors. ++ SWFs may even prove instrumental for future political and economic stability as their direct stake in American and European prosperity continues ... MoreApril 28, 2008 | Americans Are Growing Skeptical of GlobalizationInternationalist economic policy is no longer perceived to be in the interest of the working population in the US. ++ A new internationalism that mitigates adverse effects – inequality and insecurity – is required to maintain America’s commitment to an integrated global economy. ++ US should acknowledge the long term advantages of globalization as an indubitable producer of ... MoreApril 23, 2008 | A Rising Euro Threatens American DominanceThe Fed is undermining global confidence by flooding the economy with new dollars while it should in fact be pursuing direct and targeted intervention. ++ Since US global purchasing power is used for humanitarian, economic or military purposes, a further fall of the dollar will damage US political influence. ++ The rise of transactions in Euros neuters US ability to control financial flows to ... MoreApril 15, 2008 | No Decline of the West but a Rise of the RestThe threats to US supremacy tend to be overstated. ++ China and Russia won’t achieve global domination while the post war arrangement goes on. ++ Yet to contain the progress of autocracy, protect and promote liberalism, and maintain its global power, the US should lead a democratic front within the framework of international institutions and cease discrediting its model with inappropriate ... MoreApril 8, 2008 | Fundamentalist Fallacy, New Paradigm Needed!The current housing mortgage crisis points to a general problem in finances. ++ Financial authorities and institutions are guided by market fundamentalism. ++ Their success has reinforced the misconception that markets are self-correcting, but current events show regulation is necessary. ++ To establish a clearing house or cutting foreclosures should be a priority. ++ Government intervention is ... MoreMarch 19, 2008 | Bear Stearns Collapse Good for Wall Street and WorldThe Bear Stearns collapse forces Wall Street to finally face reality and end the culture of easy lending. ++ US recession combined with a Democratic president in November will spell protectionist legislation. ++ The biggest threat the American financial crisis will have on the rest of the world will be politicians blaming foreigners. ++ A rebalancing between the dollar and Asian currencies will ... More |
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