Commentary / World Nov 28, 2016
Trumping the international monetary system
by Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng
Market optimism about U.S. growth could lead to ever-larger imbalances and possibly disrupt the international monetary system.
Commentary / World Nov 26, 2016
An economic ultimatum for the Arab world
by Marwan Muasher
To end regional turmoil, the Arab world must embrace an inclusive merit-based economic system.
Commentary / World Oct 24, 2016
Are we heading toward Financial Crisis 2.0?
by Robert Samuelson
Developments in the world economy threaten to create problems for the next U.S. president and, possibly, trigger a major financial crisis.
Commentary / World Sep 24, 2016
Casting globalization to help everyone
by Hernando De Soto
Information technology has democratized so many elements of our lives. By democratizing the law, perhaps it can save globalization — and the international order.
Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Aug 8, 2016
Despite sanctions, North Korean prices hold steady as Kim leaves markets alone
by James Pearson and Ju-min Park
Food and fuel prices in North Korea have remained largely stable under leader Kim Jong Un, despite tightening international sanctions to punish the North for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, rare data from inside the isolated country shows. The relative stability of both prices ...
Editorials Jul 3, 2016
India's commitment to reform
India may come to miss Raghuram Rajan's commitment to deregulation after he steps down as governor of the nation's central bank.
Commentary / World Jun 25, 2016
With all else failing, give rate hikes a try
by Mark Gilbert
In most walks of life, if what you're doing isn't working, you should try something else. In central banking, however, the strategy has been to do more of what isn't working.
Commentary / World Jun 20, 2016
China well-positioned to create a 'good economy'
by Edmund S. Phelps
Optimizing its resource allocation is far from all that China must do to boost prosperity. It is time to focus on workers and elevating the experience of their labor.
Editorials Jun 13, 2016
A challenge to economic orthodoxy
Economists at the International Monetary Fund question are finding that neoliberalism isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Commentary / World May 12, 2016
Trump's trolling of American bankers is just plain crazy
by William Pesek
China and Japan hold $2.4 trillion of Treasuries, a reminder the U.S. is financed by the kindness of strangers.
Commentary / World May 10, 2016
The U.S. Federal Reserve's risky new mandate
by Alexander Friedman
The U.S. Federal Reserve has all but explicitly recognized a new role: promoting global financial stability inches closer to achieving its targets for the domestic economy.