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Oct 04, 2019 16:12 PM

Opinion: From Stablecoins to Central Bank Digital Currencies
By Tobias Adrian and Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
Whether stablecoins are indeed stable is questionable. Working with central banks could be the answer
Sep 30, 2019 19:36 PM

Opinion: Silicon Valley’s Take on China-U.S. ‘Decoupling’
By Vivi Lin
Many companies with business in both countries, who once shrugged off the notion of a serious breakup, are now considering their options
Sep 30, 2019 15:57 PM

Opinion: The Rise of Stablecoins in the Race of Digital Money
By Tobias Adrian and Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
Two IMF analysts offer their thoughts on the pros and cons of a new raft of privately-backed blockchain currencies
Sep 30, 2019 15:53 PM

Opinion: Will the U.S. Suffer a Recession In 2020?
By Gary Clyde Hufbauer
The key question is whether President Trump, facing impeachment, will back off his mercantilist trade agenda
Sep 24, 2019 19:00 PM

Editorial: It’s Time to Shift the Focus of Market Regulations
Strengthening ‘proactive and post-supervision’ is the right direction for government reform, but it won’t be easy to give up the doctrine of prior approval
Sep 24, 2019 15:20 PM

Opinion: Only Multilateralism Can Save the World Economy From Breaking Again
By Josh Frydenberg, Heng Swee Keat, Bill Morneau, Sri Mulyani Indrawati
We need to take an honest look at our trading system, reform our multilateral institutions, and develop a cooperative agreement on digital taxation
Sep 23, 2019 14:01 PM

U.K. Ambassador: Great Britain and China Are Global Partners
By Dame Barbara Woodward
The U.K. and China will continue to work together on climate change, development and disease, writes Dame Barbara Woodward
Sep 20, 2019 14:49 PM

Ken Fisher: What You — and Central Bankers — Need to Know About America’s Inverted Yield Curve
By Ken Fisher
Central banks should get over their obsession with low long-term interest rates
Sep 19, 2019 19:54 PM

Opinion: China Could Have Difficulty Holding Its Tough Line on Real Estate
By Wu Ge, Gao Li, Wang Zhihao, Chen Yulin and Zhao Yuli
Policymakers haven’t used real estate as a tool in the latest round of stimulus, but that doesn’t mean they will allow it to depress economic growth
Sep 19, 2019 17:34 PM

Jim O’Neill: The Return of Fiscal Policy
By Jim O’Neill
Germany, Britain, China among nations seeking to increase government spending as policymakers find monetary measures alone are not enough to boost slowing economy
Sep 17, 2019 17:12 PM

Editorial: Basketball World Cup Loss Not an Excuse to Reverse China’s Sports Reform
Only by putting aside miscellaneous ideas and accelerating market-oriented reform can we achieve success in the future
Sep 16, 2019 18:08 PM

Opinion: China’s Commitment to Global Institutions
By Xizhou Zhou
China has benefited immensely from, and continues to participate actively in, multilateral organizations
Sep 16, 2019 16:43 PM

Opinion: No, China Is Not Waiting Out Trump on Trade
By Lu Zhenhua
The idea that Beijing would drag its feet in hopes of dealing with a friendlier U.S. administration doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
Sep 14, 2019 10:13 AM

Opinion: Democracy Is the Art of Political Compromise
By Wang Dingding
Simple democracy is the tyranny of the majority, and the rule of law means maintaining the equal liberty of all citizens
Sep 12, 2019 18:00 PM

Opinion: China’s Value to the Global Economy
By Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong
How the country engages with the rest of the world in future could have an enormous impact on the global economy by 2040
Sep 12, 2019 17:54 PM

Opinion: The Real Risk for Chinese Students in the United States
By John D. Van Fleet
Parents should worry less about getting into an American college, and more about what happens when their kids are there
Sep 11, 2019 16:35 PM

Opinion: To the West, China Has Become a Dark Stranger
By David Mahon and Charlie Gao
Many who once professed love for the country have drawn away, finding it hard to relate without a sense of superiority
Sep 10, 2019 20:35 PM

Keyu Jin: Trade Talks and the Art of Wait and See
By Keyu Jin
China knows that those desperate for a deal will end up losing in the end
Sep 10, 2019 15:18 PM

Editorial: Swine Fever Offers Opportunity to Reform How China Raises Hogs
It would be highly beneficial to use the crisis to professionalize the industry
Sep 09, 2019 16:25 PM

Opinion: How Could Trump Really Win the Trade War?
By Menzie Chinn
A plurilateral approach to dealing with trade issues would work better than indiscriminate use of protectionist measures