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June 1, 2001
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December 2009
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Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between? |
Finance & Development
December 2011
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Less Volatile than Meets the Eye Contrary to popular wisdom, commodity prices can be more stable than those of manufactured products |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Paul Cashin & Catherine Pattillo |
The Duration of Terms of Trade Shocks in Sub-Saharan Africa A characteristic common to the commodity-exporting developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa is that movement in their terms of trade is a key determinant of macroeconomic performance and has an important impact on real national incomes. However, there are marked differences across these countries in the typical duration of terms of trade shocks. |
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September 1, 2002 |
In brief Debt sustainability... Fewer secrets... More accurate exchange rate classifications... Floating peg or pegged float?... |
Finance & Development
September 2009
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Anticipating the Next Crisis What can early warning systems be expected to deliver to predict the next economic crisis? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
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Transition Countries' Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in the Run-Up to EMU Membership An important decision for the Central and Eastern European countries seeking membership in the European Union is choosing the most appropriate exchange rate regime. Experience has shown that many considerations are involved in this decision... |
Finance & Development
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Kose & Prasad |
Thinking Big How can small states hold their own in an increasingly globalized economy? |
Finance & Development
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Riding a Wave Soaring commodity prices -- especially those of oil, nickel, tin, corn, and wheat -- has brought a sea change to the commodities landscape. Trade policies should be adjusted for better efficiency. |
Finance & Development
June 2010
Arezki & Bruckner |
Debt and Democracy Democracies use windfalls from international commodity price booms to reduce external debt. Autocracies tend to spend them. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Tanner & Restrepo |
A Cushion for the Poor Commodity-exporting governments can reduce debt and still protect their least well off citizens |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Nicolas Eyzaguirre |
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Gupta & Yang |
Unblocking Trade To underpin growth, Africa needs to adopt a comprehensive approach to boosting trade. Only by adopting a holistic approach can African economies succeed. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Helbling & Roache |
Rising Prices on the Menu Higher food prices may be here to stay. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
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An Agenda for Trade, Investment, and Regional Integration The importance of enhancing sub-Saharan Africa's trade performance, which was very weak in the 1980s and 1990s, cannot be overemphasized. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
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The Rise of Africa's "Frontier" Markets A number of sub-Saharan countries are beginning to attract investors to their financial markets |
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September 1, 2007
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China's Export Boom China's export dynamism is revealed in a sharp move into electronics and machinery. |
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February 2012
Eric Uhlfelder |
The Future Of Commodities Despite declining prices, observers believe that well-managed investments in commodities can still generate gains. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003 |
Book reviews The Ills of Aid: An Analysis of Third-World Development Policies, by Eberhard Reusse... Efficiency, Equity, and Legitimacy: The Multilateral Trading System at the Millennium... Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East... etc. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- Looking Ahead to Manufacturing's Future Growth in U.S. manufacturing will be led by exports, capital investment and growth abroad. |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
James C Cooper |
A Helping Hand from Foreign Demand Solid growth around the world, in developed and emerging markets, means trading partners provide extra oomph just when the U.S. needs it. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
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Backcasting Latin America Looking back at the business cycle in one of the most volatile regions -- Latin America -- requires reconstructing GDP data. |
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March 1, 2003
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Back to Basics Dutch Disease: Too much wealth managed unwisely |
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August 1, 2012
Craig L. Israelsen |
Commodity Confidence Find a commodity fund that adds value to an overall portfolio by virtue of its raw performance as well as by virtue of its low correlation with the other portfolio ingredients. |
The Motley Fool
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How Investors Can Play the BRIC Through a Different Set of Country ETFs These emerging markets might make good commodities plays. |
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Setting The Ringgit Free China might take a page from Malaysia and revalue its currency, too. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Luis A.V. Catao |
Why Real Exchange Rates? How does one determine whether a currency is fundamentally undervalued or overvalued? This question lies at the core of international economics, many trade disputes, and the new IMF surveillance effort. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
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China's Growing External Dependence The country's economic fortunes are increasingly tied to those of the global economy. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2011
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Inflation ETF Special: 25 ETF Ideas to Fight Rising Prices There's no silver bullet that is guaranteed to offset inflation, but there are dozens of ETFs that may be useful for those worried about the impact of rising prices on their portfolio. |
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August 2004
Pauline P. Lam |
Commodity Investments Help Diversify Portfolios A new tool--resampled efficiency--helps create optimal allocations. Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in commodity index or individual commodity futures contracts. A third option is mutual funds. |
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Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly. |
The Motley Fool
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Executive Optimism: Companies Boosted by Past Commodity Crashes, With Insider Buying Which companies stand to gain from the commodity crash? |
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May 11, 2011
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Exports on Fire The U.S. might not be the fastest-growing economy in the world, but it doesn't have to be. Riding the back of tomorrow's giants is nothing to be ashamed of. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
Pauline P. Lam |
What You Should Know About Commodity Indexes Direct commodity investment has a place in every investment portfolio. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
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Commodities Go Mainstream Until recently the high costs and complexity associated with commodity investing kept many investors away. But now, new products make it easier to get a pure play on commodity prices. |
Finance & Development
December 2008
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Commodity Price Boom Is Over A reassessment of emerging economies' growth prospects has fundamentally changed the outlook for commodity markets |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
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Is Asia Prepared for the Next Crisis? Sound budgets, big trade surpluses, healthier banks -- the developing world has come a long way. That's why investors are pouring in money. But the risks haven't disappeared. |
The Motley Fool
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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. |
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October 2011
Eric Uhlfelder |
Understanding And Investing In Currencies Despite volatile exchange rates, foreign currency exposure is playing an increasingly important role in enhancing global portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
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Rebound Ideas: Underestimated Companies With a History of Strong Performance During Commodity Crashes These companies may be able to weather the storm -- and maybe even turn a profit off of it. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2005
Litman & Gregory |
Mutual Fund Monitor Here is a brief run-through of our defensive fat-pitch asset classes: Commodity futures... Foreign bonds... etc. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Brad Setser |
The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outloook: How the Global Economy Is Rebalancing This time Asia, the Americas, and Europe are all accelerating together. This synchronized rebound will lift trade broadly, to the benefit of U.S. exports. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2011
Jerry Webman |
Turmoil Intensifies Focus On Commodities Let's consider commodities from three perspectives: supply, demand and risk. |
Finance & Development
June 2009 |
Data Spotlight: Roller Coaster The latest sharp rise and fall in commodity prices is not the first nor the last. |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
Trading Places Emerging markets are becoming major trading centers thanks to global supply chains and high-technology exports. |
BusinessWeek
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James C. Cooper |
Exports: The Economy's Secret Weapon A narrowing trade gap will offset some of the housing-related weakness in the economy. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- Implications of the Falling Dollar on U.S. Manufacturers A weaker dollar makes it easier for foreign investors to acquire key U.S. assets, such as manufacturers. Will the U.S. government intervene? |
