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By Barry Eichengreen - Sep 20,2022
BERKELEY — September 16 marked 30 years since “Black Wednesday”, when the British pound was ignominiously ejected from the exchange rate mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System. Not all anniversaries are occasions for celebration.
By Barry Eichengreen - Jul 12,2022
BERKELEY — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chaotic government, and its equally chaotic collapse, are not the only source of panic in the United Kingdom nowadays.
By Barry Eichengreen - Jun 12,2022
BERKELEY — Russia’s war on Ukraine shows no sign of ending, but it is not too soon to start thinking about how to ensure postwar Ukraine’s stability, prosperity and security.
By Barry Eichengreen - Apr 14,2022
BERKELEY — Europe’s economy is finely poised between recession and growth.
By Barry Eichengreen - Mar 15,2022
BERKELEY — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is radically redrawing the global economic, political and security landscape. Politically, it is pushing Russia away from Europe.
By Barry Eichengreen - Feb 15,2022
BERKELEY — It has become abundantly clear that the United States has an inflation problem.
By Barry Eichengreen - Jan 16,2022
BERKELEY — The wildfire spread of the Omicron variant adds a new element of uncertainty to the global economy. But when it comes to emerging markets, the consensus view is that these countries’ prospects remain bright. J.P.
By Barry Eichengreen - Dec 13,2021
BERKELEY — The European Union is about to undergo a much-needed review of its fiscal status quo.
By Barry Eichengreen - Nov 13,2021
BERKELEY — The US Congress has just taken an important step toward implementing President Joe Biden’s fiscal plans, by passing a signature $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
By Barry Eichengreen - Oct 09,2021
BERKELEY — In 2011, when still vice chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen reassured her colleagues that drama around the federal government’s debt ceiling “usually turns out to be just theatre”. Theatre of the absurd, one might add.
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