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Understanding the USA

Joseph Stiglitz says the current crisis has exposed the US Fed’s failure to address the governance issues that contributed to the 2008 crisis
28th Apr 23, 9:07am
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Joseph Stiglitz says the current crisis has exposed the US Fed’s failure to address the governance issues that contributed to the 2008 crisis
Joseph Stiglitz blames US policymakers and regulators for the collapse of SVB, a financial mainstay of Silicon Valley
14th Mar 23, 9:38am
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Joseph Stiglitz blames US policymakers and regulators for the collapse of SVB, a financial mainstay of Silicon Valley
Joseph Stiglitz sees little upside and much downside to further monetary-policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve
28th Jan 23, 9:14am
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Joseph Stiglitz sees little upside and much downside to further monetary-policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve
Koichi Hamada hope that acts of political violence in the US and Japan will inspire a more robust defense of progress
3rd Jan 23, 9:31am
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Koichi Hamada hope that acts of political violence in the US and Japan will inspire a more robust defense of progress
Jonathan Levy traces the origins of the tech sector's recent turmoil to the nineteenth century rise of the corporation
25th Nov 22, 11:51am
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Jonathan Levy traces the origins of the tech sector's recent turmoil to the nineteenth century rise of the corporation
Pinelopi Goldberg warns that the new US approach to China, its main competitor, is deeply misguided and possibly dangerous
19th Nov 22, 10:00am
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Pinelopi Goldberg warns that the new US approach to China, its main competitor, is deeply misguided and possibly dangerous
The West has been coherent in response to Russia, but fault lines are emerging between the US & other Western-oriented countries. 2022 may be peak West
12th Nov 22, 8:47am
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The West has been coherent in response to Russia, but fault lines are emerging between the US & other Western-oriented countries. 2022 may be peak West
Robert Barro see the fiscal-policy response to the COVID recession as the main factor fueling faster price growth
31st Aug 22, 9:49am
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Robert Barro see the fiscal-policy response to the COVID recession as the main factor fueling faster price growth
Joseph Stiglitz explains how the US Inflation Reduction Act legislation would address several longstanding problems facing their country
16th Aug 22, 10:00am
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Joseph Stiglitz explains how the US Inflation Reduction Act legislation would address several longstanding problems facing their country
Pinelopi Goldberg shows why a more comprehensive policy response is needed to rein in rising prices
24th Jul 22, 6:00am
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Pinelopi Goldberg shows why a more comprehensive policy response is needed to rein in rising prices
Yu Yongding worries that the United States' long record of easily servicing its massive debts might be coming to an end
6th Jul 22, 9:51am
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Yu Yongding worries that the United States' long record of easily servicing its massive debts might be coming to an end
Pinelopi Goldberg touts an effective way for a high-tariff country like the US to do more to reduce costs for consumers. "Openness" and "globalisation" may have fallen out of political favour, but free trade remains sound economic policy
14th May 22, 9:36am
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Pinelopi Goldberg touts an effective way for a high-tariff country like the US to do more to reduce costs for consumers. "Openness" and "globalisation" may have fallen out of political favour, but free trade remains sound economic policy
Pinelopi Goldberg argues that trade sanctions are a politically convenient but economically misguided response to Russia's war
19th Mar 22, 10:12am
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Pinelopi Goldberg argues that trade sanctions are a politically convenient but economically misguided response to Russia's war
A new analysis assesses the economic and trade relationship NZ has with the US, how it has developed, and how it is going up-market and hi-tech - in important pockets, at least
16th Mar 22, 10:14am
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A new analysis assesses the economic and trade relationship NZ has with the US, how it has developed, and how it is going up-market and hi-tech - in important pockets, at least
Stephen Roach proposes three ways Chinese policymakers can take the lead in restoring peace and stability
12th Mar 22, 4:16pm
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Stephen Roach proposes three ways Chinese policymakers can take the lead in restoring peace and stability
Stephen Roach thinks China's President Xi Jinping will need to revisit the cooperation agreement he forged with Vladimir Putin
8th Mar 22, 2:21pm
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Stephen Roach thinks China's President Xi Jinping will need to revisit the cooperation agreement he forged with Vladimir Putin
Stephen Roach worries that the US is not prepared for President Xi Jinping's new marriage of convenience with Russia
12th Feb 22, 9:29am
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Stephen Roach worries that the US is not prepared for President Xi Jinping's new marriage of convenience with Russia
Thitinan Pongsudhirak explains why the Southeast Asian region will once again be a major theatre of superpower confrontation
9th Feb 22, 12:12pm
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Thitinan Pongsudhirak explains why the Southeast Asian region will once again be a major theatre of superpower confrontation
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg shows that while the two main parties, China and the US, have both lost, 'bystander' countries have gained
22nd Jan 22, 9:15am
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Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg shows that while the two main parties, China and the US, have both lost, 'bystander' countries have gained
Lurking behind lackluster jobs gain in the US is a stagnating labour market and the threat of Omicron. The jobs are there, but the workers aren't
11th Jan 22, 11:09am
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Lurking behind lackluster jobs gain in the US is a stagnating labour market and the threat of Omicron. The jobs are there, but the workers aren't
Robert Williams and Moritz Rudolf envision an EU-led de-escalation intitative for the growing tensions between the US and China, reminiscent of the Helsinki Process of the 1970s
29th Dec 21, 9:51am
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Robert Williams and Moritz Rudolf envision an EU-led de-escalation intitative for the growing tensions between the US and China, reminiscent of the Helsinki Process of the 1970s
Stephen Roach is getting that 1970s feeling from the Federal Reserve's sanguine view of recent price data
26th May 21, 9:49am
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Stephen Roach is getting that 1970s feeling from the Federal Reserve's sanguine view of recent price data
Zhang Jun traces the Sino-American cold war to a technology-driven transformation of American media and politics
22nd May 21, 10:27am
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Zhang Jun traces the Sino-American cold war to a technology-driven transformation of American media and politics
Stephen Roach explains why he expected a double-dip US recession this year, and why that call now lies in tatters
25th Apr 21, 8:59am
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Stephen Roach explains why he expected a double-dip US recession this year, and why that call now lies in tatters
Stephen Roach hopes US President Joe Biden can muster the courage to renounce his predecessor's failed but popular approach to relations with China
24th Mar 21, 11:40am
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Stephen Roach hopes US President Joe Biden can muster the courage to renounce his predecessor's failed but popular approach to relations with China