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Banking Crisis Revisited?

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  1. rajan83_Kevin DietschGetty Images_federalreserve Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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    Not Buying Central Banks’ Favorite Excuse

    Raghuram G. Rajan shows why monetary policymakers must bear some of the blame for the latest banking-sector turmoil.
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    Who’s Afraid of Central Bank Digital Currencies?

    Yanis Varoufakis shows how CBDCs would stop the financial industry from holding societies hostage.
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    Dollar Relief for the Global South

    Hippolyte Fofack foresees a weaker greenback easing financial conditions in low-income countries.
  5. stiglitz317_OLIVIER DOULIERYAFP via Getty Images_jeromepowell Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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    No Confidence in the Fed

    Joseph E. Stiglitz says supervisory failures have exacerbated the financial turmoil triggered by rapid interest-rate hikes.
  6. eichengreen177_Justin SullivanGetty Images_siliconvalleybank Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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    A Bank Murder Mystery

    Barry Eichengreen examines the four main suspects that have emerged in explanations of the recent US financial turmoil.
  7. roubini175_Michael M. SantiagoGetty Images_debt crisis Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
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    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.
  9. rajan82_BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIPOOLAFP via Getty Images_jeromepowell Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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    The Fed’s Role in the Bank Failures

    Raghuram G. Rajan & Viral V. Acharya show how the US central bank's liquidity policies created the conditions for runs on uninsured deposits.
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    Europe, United, Will Never Be Defeated!

    Bartosz Węglarczyk identifies the main obstacle to the development of an effective defense strategy in the absence of US support.
  2. strain37_Spencer PlattGettyImages_trump_stock_market Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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    Why Is Trump Undermining the US Economy?

    Michael R. Strain

    Although Donald Trump got off to a good start, with equity prices hitting all-time highs in anticipation of pro-growth policies, investor confidence has vanished, tanking the stock market. With the president deliberately undermining the foundations of US prosperity, one must ask why he is doing it, and what could stop him.

     offers three explanations for a set of policies that have sent investor confidence into a tailspin.
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    How to Lose a Decade

    Erik Berglöf & Nahom Ghebrihiwet warns that a trade war will harm economic growth and decarbonization, with developing countries hit hardest.
  4. tharoor200_Jim WatsonGettyImages_trump_modi_trade Jim Watson/Getty Images
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    Will Trump’s Tariffs Derail India’s Economy?

    Shashi Tharoor

    The US administration’s plan to impose “reciprocal” import tariffs could severely curtail key Indian exports, including chemicals, metals, auto parts, and pharmaceuticals, leading to job losses and undermining fiscal stability. India has little choice but to lower its own tariffs while negotiating improved access to the US market.

     urges policymakers to brace for the impact – known and unknown – of the US administration’s trade policies.
  5. hamada69_The Washington PostGettyImages_trump_speech The Washington Post/Getty Images
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    Countering Trump’s Politics of Fear

    Koichi Hamada calls for a new set of policies that responds to, rather than dismisses, US voters’ legitimate fears.
  6. galen5_Andrew HarnikGetty Images_trumpcongress Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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    Where Are the Democrats?

    Reed Galen lambasts the party for sitting by and watching America implode, in the misguided hope of winning the midterms.
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    Signs of a US Recession

    Dambisa Moyo catalogues several indicators suggesting that the world's largest economy is headed for a slump.
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    Trump’s Trade War

    Less than two months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners, with much more to come. This strategy not only lacks any credible theoretical foundations; it is putting the US on a path toward irrevocable economic and geopolitical decline.

  9. ruf1_MANAURE QUINTEROAFP via Getty Images_data center Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images
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    Why Frugal AI Alone Won’t Fix AI’s Energy Problem

    Boris Ruf explains why shifting the responsibility for reducing AI’s carbon footprint to end users is counterproductive.

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