Killing LIBOR: The Case for a New Benchmark
Now that scandal has exposed the unreliability of LIBOR as a global financial benchmark, it is time to replace it.
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Greece on Edge: Coping with Two Crises at Once
Demetrios Papageorgiou speaks with Athens-based journalist John Psaropoulos about Greece’s dual migrant and debt crises.
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Keystone XL’s Rejection isn’t the Victory Environmentalists Think it is
Big oil won’t cease to exist just because the State Department is playing politics.
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The Economics of Asylum
Europe’s divided approach to the refugee crisis will undercut the potential economic benefits of the migration.
The TPP’s Rising Stars
As the world’s economic center of gravity shifts to Asia, Canada and Australia must pivot as well.
Brink of Default: The Puerto Rican Debt Crisis
Puerto Rico’s economic stability depends on whether the U.S. Congress can reach a bipartisan agreement on how to restructure the island’s debt.
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Time is Running Out to Stop the TPP and TTIP
The Obama administration’s trade agenda is poised to serve corporate interests at the expense of consumers and taxpayers.
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Pounds for Pennies: The Dangers of “Corbynomics” and “People’s QE”
Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal of “QE for the people” is based on questionable economic theory.
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What the Fed Missed: U.S. Interest Rates and Global Risk
Federal Reserve officials voted last week to keep the target federal funds rate near zero. Regrettably, this may not have been the right decision.
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