RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Find out what our senior staff and colleagues have to say about current economic news, financial developments, regional and country issues, and public policy.

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RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Who Likes Facebook's Libra Currency? Not the Chinese

Martin Chorzempa (PIIE)

July 16, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Lagarde's IMF Legacy: A Stronger but Still Vulnerable Fund

Edwin M. Truman (PIIE)
July 16, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Why Critics of a More Relaxed Attitude on Public Debt Are Wrong

Olivier Blanchard (PIIE) and Ángel Ubide (Citadel*)

July 15, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

A Pragmatic New European Leadership Team Could Supply Tools to Face the Next Downturn

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
July 10, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The G-20 Underperforms Again

Jeffrey J. Schott (PIIE)
July 9, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Can Europe Circumvent the Iran Sanctions and Save the Nuclear Deal?

Adnan Mazarei (PIIE)

July 8, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The Excessive Deficit Procedure Was Not Supposed to Be the "Naughty Corner"

Álvaro Leandro (PIIE)
July 3, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The Fed Is Looking for an Excuse to Cut Rates

Joseph E. Gagnon (PIIE)

June 20, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The Euro Area Falls Short on Fiscal Reform

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
June 19, 2019
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Tariffs on Mexican Products Will Not Curb Migration from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; Prosperity Will

Anabel González (PIIE)

June 7, 2019