Ruchir Sharma Head of Emerging Market Equities, Morgan Stanley
Apr 28, 2012
More than one-half of Americans think China is already the world’s leading economy – an astonishing misperception, given that China’s gross domestic product
Xu Mingqi Deputy Director, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2012
During the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on April 8 2012, the leaders of the five developing countries agreed to “enhance intra-BRICS trade” and agreed on an acco
Stapleton Roy Director, Kissinger Institute
Apr 26, 2012
In an exclusive interview, Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy speaks about China’s increasing influence in international institutions and the idea of international structural change. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US is generally perceived as the sole super power nation. This notion has changed as the rise of many developing countries start to participate more actively in international affairs. He envisions China’s role in selecting heads of IMF and the World Bank will increase.
Jonas Parello-Plesner Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Mar 14, 2012
Chinese leaders had a packed Valentine’s Day this year. Xi Jinping, the new leader-in-waiting, toured the US in an effort to develop a rapport with American le
Xu Mingqi Deputy Director, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2011
The Italian sovereign debt market has been severely shocked by sell-offs in recent weeks as the yield for 10-year government bonds rose to 7%, a figure consider
Daniel McDowell Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Oct 17, 2011
Last month news emerged that China was seriously considering buying sovereign bonds from distressed European economies—a move that could have buoyed financial
Sun Lijian Associate Professor, Fudan University
Aug 24, 2011
In the evening of August 5, 2011, the Standard & Poor’s downgraded the US credit rating from AAA to AA+, and set its outlook as negative. This seemed to be a b
Han Dongping Professor, Warren Wilson College
Aug 01, 2011
The Obama administration and Republican Congress have been engaged in a very difficult negotiation regarding raising the US debt limit. US debt will reach the $
Daniel McDowell Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Jul 28, 2011
China is America’s leading foreign creditor. It came as no surprise, then, that while traveling through Asia last week U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave strong assurances to Beijing that policymakers in Washington would soon reach an agreement raising the country’s debt ceiling.
Jul 22, 2011
The International Monetary Fund recently appointed French Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde as its new head. Lagarde's success continues the tradition o