State Of the Union: Jam Today, Cuts Tomorrow

23 January 2018 On 30 January, President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union speech.  To be sure, the state of the US economy is healthy  (I will leave it to others to assess the state of the Union). Indeed, GDP has  advanced at over a 3% clip during the past nine months.  [...]

China: IMF Selected Issues

The IMF provides in-depth assessments of key policy issues.  How is the rebalancing of the economy progressing? Can the dramatic capital outflows be controlled? How are coporate deleveraging and SOE reform advancing? What steps are being taken to control coal-induced pollution? China IMF August 2016