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"Bretton Woods II" - Monetary System or Excuse
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 11:48 am | Marshall Auerback
We don’t really have a problem of excessive “US-centric” growth, if the “Bretton Woods II” advocates are to be believed. You haven’t heard of “Bretton Woods II”? It is the latest hypothesis used to rationalise today’s perverse global financial ... More >>
Marshall Auerback: The Militarisation Of Oil
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 12:54 am | Marshall Auerback
Oil prices spiked to record levels last week, propelled by a rally in petrol prices and a cold snap in the northern hemisphere, against the backdrop of a tight balance between supply and demand. Yes, that's right, basic "supply/demand," not "political ... More >>
Eco-Economy: Argentina, Not Japan
Thursday, 19 June 2003, 10:40 am | Marshall Auerback
A country with an unsustainable external debt burden, an overvalued exchange rate leading to increasingly large current account deficits, a huge and deteriorating fiscal position: Argentina 2001 or the USA 2003? More >>
France’s ''Non'' On Iraq Is The First Of Many
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 2:02 pm | Marshall Auerback
As obnoxious as many Americans find the current behaviour of French President Jacques Chirac, there is clear method behind his apparent madness. It is true that during past crises, France has usually ended up alongside its American and British counterparts ... More >>
Eco-Economy: How America Restores Credit Rating
Monday, 13 January 2003, 11:11 am | Marshall Auerback
Talk of empire is everywhere, yet seldom has the word been applied in the context of American foreign policy. That is beginning to change. More >>
Eco-Economy: Helicopter Money
Tuesday, 26 November 2002, 11:43 am | Marshall Auerback
Be careful what you wish for: Deflation may be averted, but if we are to take the proposals sketched out by these Fed officials at face value, the increasingly extreme outcome that lies in store for the US economy may be one of two equally unpalatable ... More >>