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The new Italian government will last only as long as Matteo Salvini has his way.

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Finance Jun 5, 2018 Snapshot

The Fall and Rise of Matteo Salvini

The new Italian government will last only as long as Matteo Salvini has his way.

Erik Jones

Finance May 24, 2018 Snapshot

Italy's Revolt Against the EU

Italy's new government is going to push back against any attempt by outside actors to force it to rein in its ambitions.

Erik Jones

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome, May 2018.

Economics March/April 2018 Essay

How to Crack Down on Tax Havens

Tax havens enjoy the protection of powerful forces; cracking down on them will be difficult. It can only be done by mobilizing public anger to break up systems rigged...

Nicholas Shaxson

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After the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, there were wide expectations that the market would respond negatively to his unexpected victory. And yet stock...

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The Euro in Decline?

The populist forces that have emerged throughout the continent challenge the legitimacy of the euro and threaten both the institutional and ideational foundations upon...

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Can China Internationalize the RMB?

The recent history of how the Japanese yen tried and failed to become the dominant international currency provides a good illustration of the challenges faced by China...

Saori N. Katada

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Economics Dec 22, 2017 Snapshot

Trump and the Bond Market

Donald Trump’s election made investors justifiably nervous. But a mass exodus from the U.S. Treasuries market is unlikely.

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Finance Dec 15, 2017 Snapshot

Why the Stock Market Is Rising

The markets have done no more than reward U.S. stocks for riding the coattails of global growth.

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Bring Politics Back to Monetary Policy

Decades of appeals to technocratic exceptionalism—the idea that monetary policy should be shielded from democratic oversight—have led to the very politicization of...

Jacqueline Best

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Economics January/February 2018 Review Essay

Beware Greeks Bearing Rifts

Despite his largely correct convictions about the Greek debt crisis, Yanis Varoufakis was not an effective politician and he failed to negotiate a better deal with...

Martin Sandbu

Business Sep 20, 2017 Snapshot

The United States' Problem With Financial Secrecy

The federal government should do more to push back against the states that are helping transform the United States into a global offshore haven.

Casey Michel

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Economics Aug 16, 2017 Snapshot

How Blockchain Could Shape International Trade

The widespread adoption of blockchain would benefit importers and exporters, granting them access to the financial backing that many now lack.

Rebecca Liao

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Business Jun 29, 2017 Snapshot

Beijing's Debt Dilemma

China’s ballooning corporate debt remains the number one systemic risk to global economic recovery.

Edoardo Campanella

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Trump and the Economy

Donald Trump will usher in a new era of American prosperity, by making the corporate taxes more competitive, reducing regulation, boosting energy production, and...

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Are We Safe Yet?

Sooner or later, the United States will face another major financial crisis. Yet the tools policymakers have for responding are even weaker than they were before the...

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The global revolt against elites is not just driven by revulsion and loss and racism. It’s also driven by the global economy itself. The era of neoliberalism is over....

Mark Blyth

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America’s Brewing Debt Crisis

After the financial crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. But that measure needs to be supplemented...

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Capitalism in Crisis

Three recent books collectively offer a biography of capitalism: where it came from, what went wrong, and where it may be going in a world of stagnant living standards...

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The Innovative Finance Revolution

In recent years, financiers—working closely with governments and nongovernmental organizations—have begun merging private capital markets with public systems in ways...

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How to Crack Down on Tax Havens

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The Euro in Decline?

A New Financial Geopolitics?

Can China Internationalize the RMB?

Trump and the Bond Market

Why the Stock Market Is Rising

Bring Politics Back to Monetary Policy

Beware Greeks Bearing Rifts

The United States' Problem With Financial Secrecy

How Blockchain Could Shape International Trade

Beijing's Debt Dilemma

Trump and the Economy

Are We Safe Yet?

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The Innovative Finance Revolution

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