The Cypriot banking crisis reveals the danger of the euro crisis incapacitating Europe and the global economy more broadly.
Expectations for the U.S.-EU free trade agreement are dangerously high. Reaching a deal is likely to take longer and produce smaller gains than optimistic figures suggest.
As its economy decelerates, India has a golden opportunity to look east and sustain high growth rates for years to come.
The developed world is eager to grab a slice of someone else's growth if they can't generate any of their own, with potentially negative repercussions for their relations with the developing world.
A new breed of emerging-market entrepreneurs are introducing unprecedented competition into every sector of global business.
The uncertain global economy and poor performance of economic giants such as Japan has led to doubts over China’s ability to maintain an eight percent growth model.
The link between domestic economic policy and its direct impact on global imbalances and trade tensions is not well enough understood.
More powerful nations tend to use sanctions to force policy shifts or even changes in leadership in other countries. They seldom work.
To assess China's rebalancing in 2013, look for how quickly growth slows, how much debt grows, and the movement of inflation and trade figures. Globally, keep on eye on Target 2, Spanish bonds, and Japanese debt.
The manipulation of economic statistics has failed to accurately reflect the underlying economic reality. For this reason, gathering more nuanced and better-targeted statistics must be prioritized.






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