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  • 27 Jul 2021
    • Trade
    • Chinese Trade
    • US Economy

    When the chips are down: Biden’s semiconductor war

    Tian He
    Export controls on US semiconductor tech into China didn’t stop with Trump.
  • 18 Dec 2019
    • Global Economy
    • US Economy

    Paul Volcker’s pragmatism: fighting inflation and financialization

    Wesley Widmaier
    Less an ideologue or demagogue, the former US Fed chair had an influence far beyond America, reaching Australia, too.
  • 15 Aug 2019
    • Global Economy
    • China's Economy
    • US Economy
    • Australia's Economy

    Economic diplomacy: China dependency and a notable departure

    Greg Earl
    Australia seems set to end this year about twice as dependent on China for its two-way trade than on the United States.
  • 8 Apr 2019
    • United States
    • US Economy
    • The Trump Presidency

    The useful myth of central bank independence

    Stephen Grenville
    If Alan Greenspan was “the Maestro”, then Fed chair Jay Powell needs also play to the orchestra to resist Donald Trump.
  • 16 Nov 2018
    • China's Economy
    • US Economy

    US versus China: the economic model

    Stephen Grenville
    Donald Trump might be a Republican, but not of the Ronald Reagan ilk, and it shows in his approach to China.
  • 3 Aug 2018
    • Global Economy
    • US Economy

    Can the Fed resist Trump’s pressure?

    Stephen Grenville
    The Federal Reserve faces a president from the world of real estate, where low interest rates are always good.
  • 24 May 2018
    • Global Economy
    • Global Financial Crisis
    • US Economy

    The tide is turning against US financial regulation

    Stephen Grenville
    The lessons of the 2008 banking failures look like they have already been forgotten – or erased.
  • 27 Feb 2018
    • US Economy
    • Australia's Economy

    Company tax cuts: America versus Australia

    Stephen Grenville
    Rather than continue a race-to-the-bottom on company tax, a sensible global regime is needed.
  • 11 Sep 2017
    • US Economy

    A new proposal to normalise US monetary policy

    Stephen Grenville
    Quantitative easing was misunderstood from the start, and enough confusion still exists to cause over-reaction.
  • 1 Aug 2017
    • US Economy
    • The Trump Presidency

    America: Full employment is not enough

    Stephen Grenville
    The United States has reached ‘full employment’ but this hasn’t created satisfactory jobs for a significant part of the work force.
  • 30 May 2017
    • US Economy
    • The Trump Presidency

    Is the US economy at full employment?

    Stephen Grenville
    If the economy is already back to full capacity, what hope is there for the many Trump voters who find themselves without satisfying jobs?
  • 21 Mar 2017
    • US Economy

    Are US Fed rate projections ‘behind the curve’?

    Stephen Grenville
    Perhaps the Fed has up its sleeve a supplementary way of tightening, in the form of unwinding quantitative easing.
  • 7 Feb 2017
    • Global Economy
    • US Economy

    Is Trump reigniting the currency wars?

    Stephen Grenville
    China's huge bilateral surplus with the United States - well over $300 billion each year - means it is high on the President's 'to do-over' list.
  • 30 Jan 2017
    • US Economy
    • The Trump Presidency

    Trump’s trade protectionism

    Stephen Grenville
    The key is a vibrant economy that creates new jobs. Trump’s protectionist measures are a distraction from this bigger challenge.

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