International Selection

There is likely to be less short-run stimulus to the U.S. economy from «Trumponomics» than investors expect. They have reacted positively to Trump's election, maybe too much so. A column by Barry Eichengreen.

The nations of the former Soviet Union are now accustomed to being the masters of their own fate. Putin will find this almost impossible to reverse. A column by Ghia Nodia.

Growth beats redistribution, dismissing voters is risky, a society can't easily absorb rapid change and people’s capacity to engage in informed, rational discussions is dwindling. A column by Michael J. Boskin.

For today’s saving-short, deficit-prone US economy, it will take far more than China-bashing to make America great again. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Argentina’s experience holds lessons for other countries: Price stability is fragile, the inflation rate can rise rapidly, high rates of inflation have long-lasting adverse effects. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Some of the ideas that have animated England’s concept of a «northern powerhouse» could, adapted to the American «Rust Belt», enrich Trump’s economic plans considerably. A column by Jim O’Neill.

Everyone is talking about Fintech, but what exactly is it? An inventory of the status quo and a look into the future.

By pursuing a Congress-supported pivot toward a more comprehensive economic-policy stance, a Trump- administration’s policy could spur the private sector toinvest. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

«We are in totally unprecedented territory», says William White, former chief economist of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel. Regarding unconventional monetary policy, the most dangerous side effect is the massive expansion of the balance sheets of central banks, according to White.

Robert Shiller, Professor of Economics at Yale University, is concerned about the rise of populism and thinks that the era of super low interest rates could finally be over.

The Federal Reserve can begin the process of raising interest rates without any need for an offsetting fiscal boost to demand. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Given the fondness that Trump and so many of his appointees seem to have for Russian President Vladimir Putin, life may be about to imitate – if not exceed – art. A column by Nina L. Khrushcheva.