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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?

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This entry was posted on May 16, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

Commodity price inflation

Commodity markets have been a little too exciting recently for my quiet tastes.

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This entry was posted on May 16, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Early indications of trouble

One leading indicator heads south this week.

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This entry was posted on May 14, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

March 2006 trade balance figures

Oil imports in the spotlight

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This entry was posted on May 12, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

The portfolio balance effect and reserve diversification

Implications from the debate over the Renminbi. And the Won. And the…

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This entry was posted on May 11, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

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.

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This entry was posted on May 10, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Interpreting and Re-interpreting Meese-Rogoff

What the Meese-Rogoff papers do and don’t say, and the implications for empirical exchange rate modeling

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This entry was posted on May 8, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

Have oil prices peaked?

Oil prices can go down as well as up.

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This entry was posted on May 7, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

Another Reason for Reducing Oil Dependence

The macroeconomic implications of high oil imports

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This entry was posted on May 5, 2006 by Menzie Chinn.

April auto sales

Motor vehicles is one of the key sectors to watch for an indication that the recent gas price spike might derail the current economic expansion.

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This entry was posted on May 4, 2006 by James_Hamilton.

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James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego

Menzie Chinn is Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

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