With the effects of the financial crisis that began nearly two years ago still being felt today, the time has come for a candid assessment of the structural and regulatory weaknesses that helped create it. […]
As the European crisis continues to intensify, critical questions are emerging about German leadership and the role that the United States can play to influence events in Europe. […]
Capital flows are rebounding to emerging economies, prompted by the strength and speed of their economic recovery. These flows could surge in coming years, perhaps setting the stage for the development of another large bubble in emerging markets. […]
Few would disagree that the international banking system must change, but agreement on how remains elusive. Various plans have been put forward, including restricting banks to the most basic functions of financial intermediation. […]
While the worst of the financial crisis may be over, the global recovery is fragile and the fallout from the crisis will change the landscape for finance and growth over the next ten years. […]
As market confidence in the Greek government debt teeters on collapse, and confidence in Portugal, Spain, and Ireland continues to erode, an urgent question has emerged: will the Euro area implode? […]
After the worst year of economic performance in recent memory, most projections show positive growth in 2010, but questions about the sustainability of the recovery remain central. […]
Russia is the only major economy that is not a member of the WTO, but discussions over its accession have intensified, giving rise to important questions about the implications for world trade. […]
Since the start of the financial crisis, questions about sovereign wealth funds, which had $3.9 trillion in assets in 2008, have been at the forefront of discussions regarding financial stability and global politics. […]
Leading economists describe the 2007-2009 economic crisis as the worst since the Great Depression, causing regulators worldwide to question the system that has drive the world’s economy for the past two decades. […]
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