From the Winter 2008 issue
Slaying the Inflationary Dragon
TIE’s exclusive interview with Bundesbank President Axel Weber.
Why a U.S. slowdown is bad news for Europe.
Defining the Financial Safety Net
How should the U.S. and global safety net be defined for the twenty-first century? Two dozen experts weigh in.
The big four who run the new global economy.
The scientific debate seems to be over. Discussion of costs is just beginning.
The emerging codependence between today’s developed and developing worlds.
The Politics of Sovereign Wealth
Global financial markets enter a new era.
Will the big sovereign wealth fund surge lead to European protectionism?
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Tease
Now Latin America is considering getting into the game.
The Post-Subprime Regulation Scramble
The regulators and market players pick up the pieces.
But are there risks to the new commodities craze?
A glass-is-half-empty scenario.
A dangerous dependence on the property bubble.
The Four Horsemen of Subprime Stupidity