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Mar'16

Take $10 off the Price of Oil

Oil prices have more than doubled since 2001, hitting $55 per barrel in mid-October. This price surge has produced a …

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Mar'16

Why China Won’t Revalue

In the wake of the Asian financial meltdown, experts predicted that China would devalue the renminbi. So did traders: Currency …

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Mar'16

China Syndrome

In the 1980s and early ’90s, Japan bashing was the favorite pastime in Washington. Japan’s sin: its large “contribution” to …

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Mar'16

Use Those Gringo Dollars

Mexico’s presidential election isn’t until July 2006, but Mexico’s investors are already worried to the point of sleeplessness over the …

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21

Mar'16

Stop the Mercantilists

Mercantilism was an insidious economic theory that held Europe in its thrall in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The …

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Mar'16

Beijing’s Tactical Retreat

Under a barrage of fallacious arguments from the Bush Administration and the U.S. Congress, Beijing made a tactical retreat on …

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