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The Latest Argentina Bailout will (Probably) Fail
The U.S. Treasury's interventions on behalf of Argentina are unlikely to succeed as long as the country's fiscal probity fails to offset monetary laxity…
Oct 20
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Matthew C. Klein
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Guest Post: Dear IMF, It's Not *Only* Fiscal
IMF veteran Christopher Marsh explains how the balance of payments, the domestic financial system, and the fiscal accounts should be linked together…
Oct 10
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Chris Marsh
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What Should the U.S. Try to Achieve in Argentina?
Discouraging underconsumption abroad is normally a good use of American financial resources. But still.
Oct 8
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Matthew C. Klein
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How to Think About the Tariffs
Apr 4
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Matthew C. Klein
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Inequality, Interest Rates, Aging, and the Role of Central Banks
Aug 31, 2021
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Matthew C. Klein
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Thoughts on the Bank Bailouts
Mar 13, 2023
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Matthew C. Klein
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Inflation Is Moving the Wrong Way
Aug 14
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Matthew C. Klein
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The U.S. Economy Refuses to Slow Down
Jan 18, 2024
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Matthew C. Klein
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The Macro Impact of AI on GDP
Aug 21
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Matthew C. Klein
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China's "Anti-Involution" Campaign: Global Implications
Slashing excessive investment seems to be easier than ramping up domestic consumption. Net exports, supported by FX management, seem to be making up the…
Sep 19
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Matthew C. Klein
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Inflation is Persistent and Consumers are Flush. Falling Rates Could be Dangerous.
Current income is already rising fast enough to finance broad price increases, with borrowing muted thanks to high rates. Lower rates could lead to…
Sep 14
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Matthew C. Klein
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U.S. Job Market Still (Surprisingly?) Good. Inflation Risk Is Paramount.
Core measures of labor demand remain strong, while wage growth is holding steady (or re-accelerating). But there are a few pockets of weakness that bear…
Sep 6
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Matthew C. Klein
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What is the Federal Reserve Endgame?
Suborning the central bank will obviously have implications for monetary policy. But the power that could be exercised via regulatory and supervisory…
Aug 30
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Matthew C. Klein
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The Macro Impact of AI on GDP
Even if the underlying technology turned out to be mostly useless, the spending occurring right now is massive. And it may not be fully captured in the…
Aug 21
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Matthew C. Klein
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Inflation Is Moving the Wrong Way
Even if we try to "look through" the impact of tariffs, which could be unwise, the inflationary trend remains persistently faster than before the…
Aug 14
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Matthew C. Klein
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The Job Market Is Strong, Inflation Is Too Fast, and the Government Is Bananas
The current U.S. administration is determined to squander the benign conditions it inherited. Federal Reserve officials were wise to avoid adjusting…
Aug 3
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Matthew C. Klein
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The U.S. Is Not "Winning the Trade War"
Unilaterally raising costs for Americans can harm people in the rest of the world, but not much more than any other policy that reduces the purchasing…
Jul 29
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Matthew C. Klein
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The IMF's Unreasonable External Balance Benchmarks
Methodological flaws encourage persistent imbalances and discourage some reasonable responses by governments to protect their citizens.
Jul 26
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Matthew C. Klein
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