http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/current-account-deficit Blog Articles Tagged with 'current-account-deficit' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1116144?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit One explanation for the persistence of the current account deficit is that US assets are unusually attractive. Are they?:Are US assets special in the eyes of global investors?, by Steven B. Kamin, Vox EU: In principle, we would expect a mature indu... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1116144?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114875?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Larry Summers says international economic policy is receiving too little attention in the presidential election. The success of the next administration and the fate of the US economy may depend upon the next administration's abilities abilities in th... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114875?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1114551?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Something other than Georgia for a change. Via the 8th Circle, here s a recent article in the Economist about a possible economic downturn in Eastern Europe:The party is nearly over After a good run, Eastern Europe faces an economic slowdownIT HAS... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:20:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1114551?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1112447?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy:The Rapid Reversal, by Tim Duy: The rapid shift in financial markets over the past month caught me off guard. I have long been of the view the US economy was undergoing a fundamental adjustment to an unsustainable external imbalance. That adj... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:32:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1112447?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1108541?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy gives and answer to Brad DeLong's question:Not So Bad?, by Tim Duy: Brad DeLong is puzzled. Earlier this week,defending Greenspan-era monetary policy, Now we are not yet out of the woods. If the tide of financial distress sweeps the Fed and t... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:26:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1108541?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105563?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy syas if you want to understand what's going on in the economy, then follow the money and see where it leads :Follow the Money, by Tim Duy: My apologies to Brad Setser for borrowing the title of his blog for the evening. I am writing tonight ... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105563?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105573?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy's latest Fed Watch looks at growing international imbalances that have US and emerging market policy makers on a collision course :Denying the Great Adjustment, by Tim Duy: While not always the dominant force in my outlook, the external imba... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:51:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105573?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1096861?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Credit crunch, take two. Goldman Sachs analysts warned there is more financial market turmoil ahead. Act-II of the credit crisis will be lead by consumer-debt losses and writedowns, forcing banks to raise another $65B at high costs. Looking at past... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:19:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1096861?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1095985?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit - The Current Account Deficit for 1Q widened to -$176.4 billion versus estimates of -$172.5 billion and -$167.2 billion in 4Q. - The Producer Price Index for May rose 1.4% versus estimates of a 1.0%...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hed... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:50:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1095985?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1094143?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit The dollar is first and foremost a political instrument. Part of its historic appeal has been its stability, and its link to so many elements of world trade and dollar contracts. While it is not gold-backed, the dollar can be used to purchase oil ... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:45:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1094143?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1094181?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit The dollar is first and foremost a political instrument. Part of its historic appeal has been its stability, and its link to so many elements of world trade and dollar contracts. While it is not gold-backed, the dollar can be used to purchase oil ... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:45:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1094181?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1085573?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy argues that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke can be criticized for following the wrong playbook in his response to the financial crisis:The Perils of Being the Reserve Currency, by Tim Duy: With inflation expectations in the US on the rise, the Fe... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1085573?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1075163?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Does anyone happen to know offhand the official dollar rate of the Ukrainian currency, the Hryvnia? I am asking this question since clearly over at the central bank they are having difficulty deciding at the moment, since - like the legendary c... Fri, 23 May 2008 07:53:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1075163?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1044412?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Add Wolfgang M nchauto the list of inflation hawks. If the Fed ignores inflation whileputting out more urgent fires in the financial markets, he says, theUS bond market would implode, the current account deficit would becomeimpossible to finance, t... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:28:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1044412?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1044578?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Add Wolfgang M nchauto the list of inflation hawks. If the Fed ignores inflation whileputting out more urgent fires in the financial markets, he says, theUS bond market would implode, the current account deficit would becomeimpossible to finance, t... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:28:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1044578?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1044196?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit What really strikes me about the slowdown we are currently seeing in the eurozone economies is not so much what we are seeing, but how we are seeing (or if you like interpreting) it. The core of the issue is to be found - as is ever the case - in the... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:26:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1044196?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1040972?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy looks for - and finds - signs we are nearing the bottom of this cycle: Time to Think About The Other Side?, by Tim Duy: It is easy to fall into the world is ending trap. But economic downturns do not last forever, and the current epi... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:07:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1040972?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1034708?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit The following information comes from a well-placed sourced, whose partner was present at the event -- but since its 2nd or 3rd hand to me, consider it a rumor until proven otherwise. Over the prior weekend of April 6, former Fed Chair Paul Volcker ... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:10:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1034708?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1034471?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit Tim Duy is worried:Not a Pretty Picture, by Tim Duy: It is simply delusional to deny the impact of surging inflation on household spending. The April reading on consumer confidence pegs year-ahead inflation expectations at 4.8%, up from 3.4% just thr... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:19:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1034471?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1034058?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit As Italians head to the polls this weekend in order to pick what will be their 62nd government in 65 years (in an election which is being held three years early to boot, due to the collapse of Romano Prodi s outgoing administration) one odd detail ... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:30:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1034058?rsstype=tag&tag=current-account-deficit