What some decry as protectionism and mercantilism is really a rebalancing toward addressing important national issues. The biggest risk to the global economy stems not from this broader reorientation – which should be welcomed – but from a Sino-American rivalry that threatens to drag everyone down. Read More Here
The August 2021 allocation of special drawing rights supported countries amid recovery from the pandemic—and continues to offer benefits. Read More Here
The group’s countries share one concern—the growing use of U.S. sanctions to restrict trade and investment globally. Read More Here
China’s real-estate sector is buckling under the weight of falling prices, a huge and growing inventory of unsold units, and highly indebted developers. Add to that slowing GDP growth and falling inflation, and a prolonged period of stagnation and deflation, triggered by a property-bubble collapse, seems increasingly likely. Read More Here
It’d be like a new union of up-and-coming discontents who, on the scale of GDP, now collectively outweigh not only the reigning hegemon, the United States, but the entire G-7 weight class put together. Read More Here
The buzzword is everywhere, but defining the concept of U.S.-China de-risking isn’t so easy. Read More Here
Working together to address common challenges, and building economic bridges, will be crucial to improve lives. Read More Here
Policymakers in both the United States and China seem to have fully accepted, and even embraced, the logic of economic decoupling. But what exactly will decoupling entail, and what will its consequences be? Read More Here
China produces 75% of all lithium-ion batteries used in EVs but Australia controls the world’s largest battery-grade deposits. Read More Here
The centrality of the U.S. dollar in world affairs is mainly determined by economic factors, but geopolitical forces are threatening to weaken its top spot in the currency hierarchy. Read More Here
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