Trade & International
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China is exporting cheap capital goods to the world
In 1950, the Argentine economist Raul Prebisch published a finding that would shape development economics for decades: the prices of comm...
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What interest rates tell you about the oil shock
Since the Strait of Hormuz closed at the end of February, WTI crude oil has risen from $63 to $105 a barrel. Interest rates across the ec...
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The last energy crisis cost Europe $1.8 trillion. The next one just started.
With the war on Iran disrupting global LNG supply and European gas prices surging, a new energy crisis is taking shape before Europe has ...
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US-China Trade: Decoupling?
In recent US data, merchandise imports from China claim a much smaller share of the overall economy than they did in 2015. At first glanc...
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Brexit and the feedback of uncertainty through asset prices
The medium- and long-run consequences of Brexit are unknown, but increased uncertainty in response to the event will likely have real glo...
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Global trade network analysis with Python: central players in bluefin tuna and large aircraft
Network analysis provides useful insights into complex bilateral trade data. Two methods are presented for calculating with Python each c...
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Dollar-indices: hitting recent lows (and how to plot with Python)
While the dollar has depreciated against most major currencies over the past month (notably 4.4% against the Canadian dollar, 3.3% agains...