From the Summer 2017 issue
Is the World at Risk of the “Japan Disease”?
To what extent can the global economic picture of 2017 be described in one sentence: Significant parts of the world are at risk of becoming more like Japan.
Featuring commentary from Jörg Asmussen, Dean Baker, Scott K.H. Bessent, Stephen G. Cecchetti, Bernard Connolly, Richard N. Cooper, Andrew DeWit, Joseph E. Gagnon, Austan Goolsbee, George R. Hoguet, Richard Jerram, Richard C. Koo, Anne O. Krueger, Chi Lo, Kishore Mahbubani, Thomas Mayer, Ewald Nowotny, Jim O’Neill, Stephen S. Roach, Kermit Schoenholtz.
Don’t Downsize the Fire Brigade!
The world’s toxic combination of massive debt, mispricing of that debt, and other serious fault lines makes the International Monetary Fund more needed than ever.
How Risk-Free Is the Global Financial System?
Too early to tell.
How to Fight Anti-Trade Populism
Long-time trade analyst Richard Katz speaks with C. Fred Bergsten, director emeritus of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and an important voice on global economic policy, about the populist backlash against globalization.
Currency Manipulation and the NAFTA Renegotiation
With manipulation in remission, now is the time to add currency provisions to the agreement.
Why are people holding back?
Would better allocation of capital make a difference?
Reforms are still needed, but the system works a lot better than the conventional wisdom maintains.
The United Kingdom will face slow growth with America’s positioning within Europe weakened.
The globalization of the RMB is truly over.