Should the United States Try to Weaken the Dollar?
August 5, 2019
A strong dollar makes U.S. goods more expensive in foreign markets while making it more difficult for U.S. producers to compete with cheap imports.
Exchange Rates
August 5, 2019
A strong dollar makes U.S. goods more expensive in foreign markets while making it more difficult for U.S. producers to compete with cheap imports.
May 6, 2019
China moved from an exchange rate regime in which the yuan was pegged to the U.S. dollar to one in which the relationship between the currencies was looser. But the transformation has been bumpy.
August 22, 2018
The Turkish lira lost 40% of its value since the start of 2018. Conditions for the crisis are homegrown, but a political fight with the U.S. have made it worse.
September 29, 2017
The size of global current account surpluses and deficits decreased in the wake of the Great Recession but has since rebounded, albeit not to the same extent.
June 2, 2017
The US dollar got stronger in the wake of the 2016 election. But the dollar has since declined in value. As has the interest rate on 10-year Treasury Bills.
March 20, 2017
Proposed economic policies are likely to hurt agriculture by depressing the prices received by farmers, reducing agricultural exports, and raising production costs.
February 1, 2017
Wishing won’t make it so. Efforts to talk down the dollar in the face of fundamental forces are unlikely to be successful.
January 20, 2017
President Trump has called China a currency manipulator, but the changes in currency are more likely due to underlying macroeconomic conditions.