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Category Archives: exchange rates
The dollar and purchasing power parity
In my post on the dollar’s trajectory, one person asked about purchasing power parity (PPP). Here is a brief discussion of the relevance of this concept to exchange rate forecasts.
Some views on the dollar’s trajectory
Judgment, theory and correlations in exchange rate modeling.
Open Economy Macro in the 2006 Economic Report of the President
Beryl Sprinkel meets Ben Bernanke
December 2005 trade figures and implications
The trade deficit (total and ex-oil) widens again.
The 2005q4 GDP report and the trade balance
Little sign of the reversal in the trade deficit.
Strange ideas about the Iranian oil bourse
The internet can be a good source of information about issues that aren’t adequately covered by the mainstream media. It can also be a font of considerable kookiness.
Hazards of partial reading and partial equilibrium analysis
For some people, the answer to every problem is a tax cut
Is the trade deficit set to stabilize as import prices rise?
Some thoughts on the latest trade price data.
Whither the dollar?
What the interest differentials say