Faster appreciation against the dollar. And apparently against a broad basket of currencies.
Category Archives: exchange rates
Econoblog on “Dollars, Debt and the Trade Gap”
Thoughts on the Dropping Dollar
Bernanke in China
Distortion versus effective subsidy.
Will the Dollar Plunge? Would that Be So Bad?
Yesterday’s dollar plunge unnerved markets. What’s the likelihood of a sustained, drastic decline?
Some Puzzling Effects of Productivity on the Real Exchange Rate
What should be the effect of productivity increases on the real exchange rate?
RIP, Dark Matter As Cure-All
Two recent publications should help put to rest the conjecture that there are vast pools of U.S. wealth lying overseas, ready to save the day.
Estimating U.S.-China Trade Elasticities: Some Very Preliminary Results
Do we have any idea what the CNY appreciation against the dollar will accomplish?
How Strong Is (Was) the Dollar?
An alternative view on the dollar’s strength and trend over time.
It’s not such a small world after all (and it’s getting bigger)
Taking a break from recession talk, I discuss some aspects of the progress of economic integration highlighted in a paper by Bergin and Glick presented at a SCCIE–JIMF conference on Financial and Commercial Integrations.
Two Pictures and Prospects for the Dollar
The dollar weakens. Why? For how long? Against Whom?