Vol. 20 No. 2, March 2006
Index
- Bank of Japan insiders and their Japanese housewives.
- The mystery of Chinese data.
- The Congress problem.
- Will India steal China's thunder?
- Today's golden age of poverty reduction: the story the world bank and other agencies don't want you to know.
- Introducing "Grassley--Baucus": forget Schumer-Graham. This new U.S. legislation has already spawned a strange new renaissance of IMF reform proposals. Can protectionism be cured?
- Sky-high oil: in an article in our last issue, global strategist Philip Verleger predicted a coming scenario of $100 oil, 5 percent inflation, and a coming recession. Question: How disruptive would $80-$100 oil be to the U.S. and global economies? TIE asked three important experts.
- 2008 presidential winter book: Washington's most trusted independent political analyst sets the scene.
- My advice for John McCain: a long-time Washington political and policy strategist, in an open letter to the likely Republican presidential candidate, offers this advice: Create a New Reagan Majority.
- Washington's potential Mexico problem: the consequences of a left-wing win in July's elections could be greater than financial markets think.
- Issing's swan song: TIE asked this distinguished policymaker for his final defense of the European Central Bank's two-pillar strategy.
- Europe's new protectionism: a former policy insider outlines the disturbing trend.
- Three ideas for the Fed: seeking new ways to measure inflation.
- Chinese bank report card: the reform road is still bumpy, so forget full RMB convertibility anytime soon.