We all understand that the Fed’s next move depends on incoming data. But what if the incoming data raise concerns of both higher inflation and slower output growth?
Is dollar depreciation a separate policy channel for trade balance adjustment?
The dollar is on the decline…more or less. Will this cause the long awaited adjustment?
Commodity price inflation
Commodity markets have been a little too exciting recently for my quiet tastes.
Early indications of trouble
One leading indicator heads south this week.
March 2006 trade balance figures
Oil imports in the spotlight
The portfolio balance effect and reserve diversification
Implications from the debate over the Renminbi. And the Won. And the…
Congressionally mandated shortages
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives voted by an overwhelming margin to guarantee gasoline shortages the next time we face a significant disruption in petroleum supplies.
Interpreting and Re-interpreting Meese-Rogoff
What the Meese-Rogoff papers do and don’t say, and the implications for empirical exchange rate modeling
Have oil prices peaked?
Oil prices can go down as well as up.
Another Reason for Reducing Oil Dependence
The macroeconomic implications of high oil imports