Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

The Silent Revolution Inside the IMF

The global balance of economic power is changing — and the IMF is changing right along with it.

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Big Banks: Resolving the “Too Big to Fail” Issue

What will it take to wind down the era of Too Big to Fail banks and financial institutions?

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The Economic Fallout of the U.S. Financial Crisis

Will the economic costs of the financial crisis limit the government’s ability to deal with future crises?

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How the ECB Really Works

Why doesn’t the European Central Bank act more like the Fed in its approach to the economic crisis?

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The Danger of More Financial Concentration

Has increasing financial concentration improved the economic function of finance — the effective allocation of credit?

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The LIBOR Mess

Could the LIBOR scandal become the biggest financial fraud in history?

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Debunking The Global Savings Glut Theory

Is paper money created by the world’s central banks responsible for the “global imbalances” that destabilized the economy?

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A Brief History of Global Anchor Currencies

How can dominant economic powers of their time use their currencies to gain cheap financing from abroad?

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Rebuilding Through Reform: How to Ensure Global Financial Stability

What steps can be taken to build a financial system that is better able to withstand future crises?

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Imagining a Post-Dollar World

Are the dollar’s days as the global reserve currency numbered?

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