Treasury yields fall amid US-China trade talks

Economy | February 22, 2019

U.S. government debt prices rose on Friday following the release of weak economic data, and as trade talks with China continued.[FULL STORY]

Myanmar pitches crisis-hit Rakhine to investors

Reuters Video: World News | February 22, 2019

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had "focused narrowly on negative aspects" in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017.[FULL STORY]

New financial stability governance structures and central banks

Brookings Topics - U.S. Economic Performance | February 21, 2019

By Rochelle M. Edge, Nellie Liang The global financial crisis prompted many countries to set up new authorities to address financial stability risks. But...[FULL STORY]

Saudi crown prince looks to Asia trip to boost image

Brookings Topics - Asia and the Pacific | February 13, 2019

By Bruce Riedel         [FULL STORY]

The wrong decision on Hoda Muthana

Brookings Topics - Middle East and North Africa | February 21, 2019

By Daniel L. BymanThe Trump administration’s decision not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the United States after she went to Syria to join the Islamic State...[FULL STORY]

Smoothing fracking’s boom/bust cycle

Brookings Topics - North America | July 29, 2016

Mark Muro, senior fellow and policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses a plan to address the economic boom-bust cycle in states that rely heavily on “fracking” and how this...[FULL STORY]

Putin’s world

Brookings Topics - Europe | February 19, 2019

On March 13, Foreign Policy at Brookings will host Angela Stent, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies; professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University; and nonresident senior...[FULL STORY]

The Macro 10 in the Era of Trump

Larry Davidson's Thoughts on Macro and Other Stuff | February 19, 2019

I thought it might be an interesting exercise to look at some key US data stretching back to early 2017. When I use the word "early", I am communicating the idea that the exact date of comparisons might differ a bit for each of...[FULL STORY]

Mish Moved Off Blogger to MishTalk.Com - For Email Alerts Please Sign Up Again on MishTalk!

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis | March 20, 2016

I announced on February 22 Goodbye Blogger, Hello WordPress: Mish's GlobalEconomicAnalysis has Moved to MishTalk.Com. My needs outgrew blogger.The top reason is that...[FULL STORY]

Government 101

Jerry Jasinowski | January 16, 2018

The Need For True Government Reform– by Jerry Jasinowski The spectacle of President Trump sitting at a table with maybe two[FULL STORY]