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BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Bremner et al. |
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. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Argentina: Can It Go From Bad to Worse? It's hard to imagine how the Argentine economy could get much worse. Argentina's current plight is all the more troubling because only a few years ago the country was hailed as a poster-child for free-market economic reform in developing nations... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 |
Bulletin The Asian Crisis Four Years On... The New Basel Capital Proposal for Banks... IMF Reviews Financial Sector Assessment Program... etc. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Berglof et al. |
A Tale of Two Crises Russia is still a resource-dependent economy that must diversify in a market-friendly way |
BusinessWeek April 22, 2010 |
Defaults, Near-Defaults, and Other Financial Disasters A crisis timeline of countries that have faced near financial ruin. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 James M. Boughton |
Was Suez in 1956 the First Financial Crisis of the Twenty-First Century? The IMF's lending to the four countries directly involved in the 1956 Suez crisis, and particularly to the United Kingdom, raised the institution's profile and established its role in helping member countries cope with international financial crises... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 |
Book Reviews The International Financial Architecture: What's New? What's Missing? by Peter B. Kenen... Corporate Financing and Governance in Japan: The Road to the Future by Takeo Hoshi and Anil K. Kashyap... Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc by Anders Aslund... etc. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Jeffrey A. Frankel |
Anticipating the Next Crisis What can early warning systems be expected to deliver to predict the next economic crisis? |
AskMen.com |
Russia, China Look To Dethrone U.S. China has promised $10 billion in loans to Central Asian countries and Russia is challenging the U.S. dollar's dominance as a global reserve currency. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Pedro Pou |
Argentina's Structural Reforms of the 1990s Argentina experienced serious economic and financial difficulties in the 1980s. Hyperinflation in 1989-90 finally elicited the necessary political consensus for reform. Despite areas of concern, structural reforms implemented in the 1990s have set Argentina on the path to sustained growth. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Rich Miller |
The Incredible Falling Dollar The buck keeps sliding, even as the U.S. economy revs up. That's a plus for business -- but there are risks ahead. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Miller et al. |
Why The Dollar Is Giving Way The dollar is once again on the decline, dropping to a record low vs. the euro, a four-year low vs. the yen, and a seven-year low against the South Korean won. |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Bill Mann |
The Great Countries Aren't the Ones You Think Want to find excellent international investments? They may be in countries you'd never expect. While it's impossible to tell exactly what inputs are involved in determining economic success in any one country, here are a few things to look out for. |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: OPEC Still not fully understood by the most of the public, we think it's time to introduce you to five things you didn't know about OPEC, your friendly neighborhood oil cartel. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Benjamin J. Cohen |
The Future of Reserve Currencies For nearly a century, the U.S. dollar has reigned supreme, but are those days over? |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Bremner & Engardio |
The Makings Of A Meltdown If investors needed a wake-up call about how heavily the global financial system relies on the actions of Asia's central banks, they received a nasty one on Nov. 26. |
AskMen.com December 17, 2000 Ric Poupada |
Are We On The Brink Of Recession? The purpose of this article is not to turn a blind eye to a potential risk of recession nor is it to serve as a doomsayer. Rather, the hypothesis is to determine that economic factors go in cycles, and that we are experiencing a natural evolution of this economic cycle... |
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Jason Bush |
Is Russia's Crisis Over? Not Just Yet The mobs of customers that swarmed Russia's consumer banks in early July have ebbed. The biggest run on deposits since the great Russian meltdown of 1998 is coming to an end. But for how long? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Michael Mandel |
This Is A Correction, Not A Meltdown Unless the damage spreads, let's not overreact to subprime's travails. |
Reason May 2006 Ronald Bailey |
Peak Oil Panic Is the planet running out of gas? If it is, what should the Bush administration do about it? |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Andrew Sheng |
The Art of Reform Both domestic and global investors will look to regulatory assessments to judge for themselves the quality of Asia's market governance. And they might also want to remind themselves of the ancient dictum: he who knows the competition and himself wins in the global competitive game. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 John Maxfield |
Why the Euro Will Survive and Thrive Don't believe everything you hear about Europe. |
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Robert Kuttner |
The Real Reasons For Your Pain At The Pump U.S. policies have caused the dollar to fall, leading OPEC to hike prices |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Nick Kapur |
7 Stock Shakers It's been a busy week on Wall Street: 1. The Thai coup: echoes of an earlier crisis?.. 2. Schwarzenegger and friends attempt to terminate emissions... etc. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Jason Bush |
The Curse Of $50 A Barrel Why steep oil prices may prove catastrophic for Russia's economy. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Mauro & Yafeh |
Financial Crises of the Future Will future financial crises resemble the contagious crises of the 1990s, or the country-specific crises of the 1890s? What seems clear is that both advanced and emerging market countries will pay close attention to this debate. |
Salon.com November 20, 2001 Damien Cave |
Oily waters Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Burton et al. |
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
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Should Hong Kong Worry When China Joins the WTO? What's good for China is good for Hong Kong, said Frederic Lau, chief representative of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's New York office... |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Jason Bush |
Russia: The Curse Of $50 A Barrel Why steep oil prices could prove catastrophic for the country's economy. |
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Ye Xie |
The Argentina Veterans Eye the Euro Warily Argentina's debt default and currency devaluation offer insights to money managers assessing risk in the euro zone. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Charles Collyns |
The Crisis through the Lens of History The current financial crisis is ferocious, but looking at history shows the way to avoid another Great Depression. |
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 Peter Coy |
Blackstone Is Just A Blip Beijing has higher priorities than grasping for private equity returns. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Emanuele Baldacci |
Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution How do financial crises affect income distribution and the poor? A recent IMF study shows that poverty rises and, in some cases, so does inequality -- underscoring the need for adequate and flexible safety nets, ideally in place before crises strike. |
BusinessWeek October 14, 2009 Peter Coy |
What Happens If the Dollar Crashes Trade wars could break out. Overexposed banks might collapse. And that's just for starters |
Inc. May 2008 Ryan McCarthy |
Defying Gravity Some of America's iconic companies took flight in gloomy times. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Hanson & Weisshaar |
The Credit Crunch Goes Global It's been a sobering week in markets worldwide. |
Finance & Development June 2007 Un-Chan Chung |
Korea: In Search of a New Compact Although it will take a long process of trial and error to build a well-balanced economy supported by an overarching set of accepted economic and social norms, Korea's political leadership can do a lot to improve things in the meantime. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Pisani-Ferry & Santos |
Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Brad Setser |
The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Mann et al. |
Read This If You Think the $700 Billion Bailout Is Bad Reports from another week in the emerging markets: No matter how bad it gets here in the United States, we can all take solace in one simple fact: At least we don't live in Argentina. |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Christopher Barker |
Death Knell for the Dollar Of all the world's currencies, only one is the scorching hot potato that you absolutely don't want to be left holding when the smoke clears. Dodge that dying dollar, and for goodness' sake grab some gold. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Christian Mulder |
Assessing the Dangers Spotting vulnerability to financial risks is key to preventing crises. |
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Rich Miller |
Wanted: Fed Chief With Foreign Flair With so much U.S. debt held overseas, Greenspan's successor must be a diplomat. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2009 Yarek Aranowicz |
All Disquieting on the Eastern Front The contagion in Central and Eastern Europe has been called the worst economic crisis since the collapse of communism. |
Salon.com September 27, 2001 Damien Cave |
Oily insecurity Will the war on terrorism require drilling for oil in pristine Alaska? |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Robert Aronen |
Hugo Chavez Makes His Move Venezuela's leader wants to be OPEC's top dog. The other members of OPEC are unlikely to welcome this development, but it will not be easy for them to simply reject the proposal. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Commentary: The Other Saudi Arabia? Russia is fast reemerging as the oil power to challenge OPEC. |