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Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, October 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:06 -0500

Fact Sheet

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:39:04 -0500

Listen to Richard A. Posner, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, analyze how past fiscal irresponsibility has led to challenges to the global standing of the U.S. financial markets.

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Fiscal Irresponsibility Clouds the Future of the United States (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:21:20 -0500

Watch Richard A. Posner, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, analyze how past fiscal irresponsibility has led to challenges to the global standing of the U.S. financial markets.

Financial Regulation Pitfalls

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:36 -0400

CFR's Marc Levinson says further international coordination on financial regulation may do more harm than good and expresses doubts about federal restrictions on executive pay.

Improving Resolution Options for Systemically Relevant Financial Institutions

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:23:06 -0400

This Squam Lake Working Group Paper endorses legislation that would give authorities the necessary powers to effect an orderly resolution of large complex financial institutions. As part of this authority, every such institution should be required to create “living wills” that would help authorities address the difficulties that might arise in a resolution.

ASEAN Chairman’s Statement at the 4th East Asia Summit, October 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:17:44 -0400

Statement

Avoiding a U.S.-China Trade Showdown

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:55 -0400

Morgan Stanley executive Stephen Roach says China's undervalued currency is a "red herring" in the debate over global imbalances and that policymakers should instead focus on China's social safety net and boosting U.S. savings.

State and Local Officials Conference Call: U.S. Trade Policy and the Value of the Dollar (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:09:59 -0400

Listen to Marc Levinson, senior fellow for international business at CFR, discuss the Obama administration's trade policy, American competitiveness, and the value of the U.S. dollar, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call series.

Global Economic Trends: The Business of Aid

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:51:08 -0400

The private sector is recognized as the engine of economic growth, and growth is recognized as a key condition for poverty alleviation. But effectively promoting private investment in the developing world has proven to be a major challenge for those in the field. R. Glenn Hubbard and Lars H. Thunell discuss the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.

Global Imbalances, National Rebalancing, and the Political Economy of Recovery

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:38:06 -0400

In this CGS/IIGG Working Paper, Jeffry A. Frieden reviews the historical record on the political fallout from the unraveling of macroeconomic imbalances. He warns that the coming adjustments may test the capacity of national governments and international institutions to maintain an open international economic order.

Global Economic Trends: The Business of Aid (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:56 -0400

Watch experts break down the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.

Global Economic Trends: The Business of Aid (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:06 -0400

Listen to experts break down the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.

China 2025: Keynote III: The U.S. and China in 2025

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:55:32 -0400

In his closing keynote address, Assistant Secretary Of State For East Asian And Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell discusses the History of US-China relations, and considers how strategic interests and relations may progress in the future.

Gauging the Dollar Decline

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:18:30 -0400

CFR's Benn Steil says the dollar's continuing decline could result in higher prices for major imports like energy and, in a worst-case scenario, might lead to higher inflation and interest rates.

China 2025: Keynote II: China’s Economic Future

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:26 -0400

Stephen S. Roach on the future of China's economy and what it means for the rest of the world, as part of the Council on Foreign Relations' China 2025 conference.

China 2025: Keynote I: China’s Rise: Strategic Implications for Asia

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:09:08 -0400

Aaron L. Friedberg, keynote speaker of the China 2025 Conference, on the implications of China's rise.

China 2025: Panel II: China Goes Global

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:30:55 -0400

A panel discussion on China's global rise, as part of the Council on Foreign Relations China 2025 Conference.

China 2025: Panel I: Challenges from Within: Emerging Domestic Trends (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:06:34 -0400

Watch experts discuss emerging domestic trends within China.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

China 2025: Panel I: Challenges from Within: Emerging Domestic Trends (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:06:20 -0400

Listen as experts discuss emerging domestic trends within China.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

China 2025: Keynote II: China’s Economic Future (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:03:57 -0400

Listen to Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, paint a picture of China's economic future.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

FT: Down But Not Out

Council on Foreign Relations — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:30:56 -0400

Though fears of an impending currency crisis may be overstated, writes Krishna Guha, complacency could fuel an accelerated decline of the dollar in the near term.

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session Two: The Economics (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:57:31 -0400

Watch experts analyze the economic effects of pandemic influenza including on the labor force and trade.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

Dollars Without Borders

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:12:00 -0400

The global flow of remittances represents the link between migration and development. If the world's largest economies are serious about recovery, they should make money transfers as easy and cheap as possible.

Joint Statement by Geithner and Orszag on Budget Results for Fiscal Year 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:22:17 -0400

Statement

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session Two: The Economics (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:08:46 -0400

Listen to experts analyze the economic effects of pandemic influenza including on the labor force and trade.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

The U.S.-Chinese Economic Relationship: Symbiotic or Antagonistic (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:23:55 -0400

Watch experts discuss the U.S.-Chinese economic relationship including trade policy and the Chinese purchase of American debt.

Academic Conference Call: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:34:15 -0400

Listen to Vali R. Nasr, former CFR adjunct senior fellow, discuss his new book, Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World, with students as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:58:33 -0400

Watch Alan Greenspan, president of Greenspan Associates LLC and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, outline the causes of the financial crisis and what the outcomes have been, including large fiscal deficits and new financial reforms.

The U.S.-Chinese Economic Relationship: Symbiotic or Antagonistic (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:38 -0400

Listen to experts discuss the U.S.-Chinese economic relationship including trade policy and the Chinese purchase of American debt.

Treasury Department: Semiannual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, October 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:26:24 -0400

Report