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All items tagged financial reservesGlobal Must Read ArticlesJanuary 25, 2010 | China's Economy Grows at the Expense of the WorldChina’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $2.4 trillion in 2009, two-thirds of which are held in US dollars. ++ The dollar will likely not be dumped by China due to the probability of another economic collapse, which would then decrease Chinese exports. ++ The superpower is using its surplus to further its local and global political agenda by investing in raw materials and imported ... MoreNovember 13, 2008 | IMF Stands for Global Economy InsuranceUninsured drivers need to save big for car crashes; nations have done that to prepare for financial crashes. ++ However, every-country-for-itself policies are wasteful and inflate credit bubbles. ++ The IMF was everyone’s insurance after Bretton Woods but it has not kept up with the crash costs. ++ Government payments should be tripled to make the IMF bigger and to help unavoidable crashes ... MoreOctober 2, 2008 | You Lose, I Lose EconomicsAsia’s role in the financial crisis shouldn’t be underestimated. ++ Endless liquidity coupled with cheap goods fueled America’s “buy-now pay-later consumption,” inflating the housing bubble in the process. ++ The overextension is as much a story of “Asian prudence” as it is of “US recklessness;” Meanwhile, China and others grew at astounding clips. ++ While there has been a relative shift of ... MoreOctober 1, 2008 | The US Needs a Global Line of CreditThe US is following a pattern similar to Japan’s financial crisis in the 1990s, but ignoring the principles and method with which to handle it. ++ Unlimited liquidity in the market is needed and the world should help share the burden. ++ The US must ask the global community to provide $5 trillion for troubled financial institutions. ++ This should come from those who have collected dollar ... MoreJuly 15, 2008 | China's Reserve Accumulation is not SustainableChina shocks the world and keeps adding record sums to its foreign currency reserves, already the largest in the world. ++ Such reserves are not sustainable: they are a strain on the global balance of payments, fuel rising inflation, and pose a risk for China’s financial stability. ++ Accelerating reserve accumulation is the consequence of an influx of speculative money pouring into China - ... More |
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