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Central bank independence in practice The Peterson Institute for International Economics holds a high-level conference to analyze the serious issues concerning central bank independence in practice. Featuring an opening discussion with Jo...

Lawrence Summers speaking live now at PIIE’s conference on Central bank independence in practice www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Central bank independence in practice The Peterson Institute for International Economics holds a high-level conference to analyze the serious issues concerning central bank independence in practice. Featuring an opening discussion with Jo...

Must See TV! Live now, PIIE’s conference on Central bank independence in practice www.piie.com/events/2025/...

MAGA Hates Indians — But Can’t Afford to Lose Them | The Juggernaut A new report finds H-1B holders contribute more to the U.S. economy than any other group. Targeting them could cost America dearly.

"A new report finds H-1B holders contribute more to the U.S. economy than any other group. Targeting them could cost America dearly."

Honored to speak with the brilliant Snigdha Sur of The Juggernaut for this story.

US-China fentanyl deal could benefit the economy and save lives President Donald Trump has announced a reduction in the fentanyl-related US tariff on Chinese imports from 20 percent to 10 percent, bringing the overall average tariff on Chinese goods from 57 to 47 ...

Latest from PIIE's Marcus Noland: US-China fentanyl deal could benefit the economy and save lives www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

What the government shutdown teaches us about private sector data The government shutdown provides an unexpected test case for an increasingly urgent question: What would happen if official economic statistics became less useful, whether through declining resources,...

PIIE’s Jed Kolko’s take: What the US government shutdown teaches us about private sector data www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul The Peterson Institute for International Economics hosts a special event featuring Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) who discuss the complex legal, political, and constitutional issues fa...

Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul
Live Today 5:45pm ET @piie.com
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Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade

PIIE’s Doug Irwin writes: The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

The US imported a larger amount of goods in the first half of 2025, but less from China and more from the EU and Mexico As President Donald Trump kicked off his trade war this year, some economists predicted a steep drop in US goods imports. The US indeed imported less from some countries, notably China, but imported m...

PIIE'S Hufbauer and Zhang find: The US imported a larger amount of goods in the first seven months of 2025 vs. 2024, but less from China and more from the EU and Mexico www.piie.com/research/pii...

Mary E. Lovely on the prospect of a US-China trade deal Mary E. Lovely says on CNN International that the terms US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out on October 27 for a prospective US-China trade deal means the two countries will be “back to a stat...

Must See TV! Mary E. Lovely on the prospect of a US-China trade deal www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...

Argentina's credibility trap US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual use of taxpayer dollars to support Argentina’s currency is central to President Javier Milei’s hopes in the October 26 legislative elections.

What's going on in Argentina? PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld explains Argentina's credibility trap www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

BLS investigation: Challenges? Yes. Rigged data? No. President Donald Trump announced Aug. 1 he had ordered the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the job numbers issued that day “were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, ...

Important MUST READ from PIIE's David Wilcox via Bloomberg: BLS investigation: Challenges? Yes. Rigged data? No. www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Talking with Maurice Obstfeld About Argentina, the dollar, and whether bankers still wear ties

You won’t want to miss this! Paul Krugman Talking with PIIE’s Maurice Obstfeld
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Surveying the new economic geography with Peterson Institute's Adam Posen YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil

Live webcast today 10:45 ET Surveying the new economic geography with @AdamPosen and @joshualipsky
Live at @IMFNews
Watch here!
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Maurice Obstfeld on trade and the international financial system Maurice Obstfeld, PIIE C. Fred Bergsten senior fellow, joins Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE communications manager and research fellow, for a live, virtual conversation about tariffs in the US as fiscal policy...

Must See TV! Watch PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld and Anjali Bhatt discuss trade and the international financial system www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won

Worth a read: Michael Hirschorn explains how Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

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Early this year, Trump threatened Canada with tariffs. In response, Canadians pulled California wines off store shelves, along with other American-made alcohol. U.S. wine exports to Canada dropped 96% in the second quarter—from nearly $111 million last year to under $4 million this year wsj.com

Four Things to Know About Beijing’s Rare-Earths Bombshell Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to the indispensable tech materials.

Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to rare earths.

The New China Shock is on Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) High and rising imports of low-skilled products from China Magnitude and pace of China shock much greater than for rich countries

China Shock 2.0 Exaggerated Implication: now impact for rich countries is mostly from Chinese high skilled esports Magnitude and pace of China Shock 2.0 significantly smaller than China Shock 1.0 China SHock 2.0 no longer macro-economic but sectoral/technological/security

Rather than worrying about the China Shock 2.0 in developed economies, we should be much more worried about the China Shock 1.0 in low- & middle-income countries, Arvind Subramanian says.

Find slides & watch the Global Economic Prospects event here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout :The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Adam S. Posen on why inflation impact from tariffs and deportations has been lagged Adam S. Posen explains at the Peterson Institute for International Economics Global Economic Prospects Fall 2025 event the effects of US policies like tariffs and deportations on inflation, the labor ...

Must see TV: PIIE’s Adam S. Posen on why inflation impact from tariffs and deportations has been lagged www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...

Where is the economy headed? See the latest projections from PIIE's Karen Dynan: Global growth holds up despite policy headwinds and rising risks www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

China's economic outlook: Challenges and opportunities The Peterson Institute holds an in-depth discussion examining China’s economic landscape, including the current housing slump and its broader implications, as well as the country’s economic security g...

🍂Fall meetings start now!🍂
Our first event is an expert panel of Martin Chorzempa, Tianlei Huang, Mary Lovely, & Yeling Tan diving deep into China's economic landscape, including the housing market & the country's economic security model.
Watch here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Trump’s tariffs won’t deliver many jobs Nostalgia is not a strategy: the past cannot return

The FT's Martin Wolff cites PIIE's Robert Lawrence in saying Trump's tariffs won't deliver many jobs. "Nostalgia is not a strategy." www.ft.com/content/a742...

America's Argentina rescue won’t save the peso for long The Argentine peso is in trouble again, but this time the US government is riding to the rescue. In late September, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced several supportive measures, including po...

America's Argentina rescue won’t save the peso for long , writes PIIE’s Maurice Obstfeld www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

The global trade war: An update Since February 2025, the United States has undertaken a rolling process of resetting tariffs, driving them up to the highest levels since the 1930s. In this blog, we project the impacts of the US tari...

The global trade war: An update from PIIE’s McKibbin and Noland www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an unprecedented new restriction on lawful immigration to the US by high-skill workers. Starting Sunday, new applications for H-1B visas required payment of an...

Read or watch PIIE's Michael Clemens explain how the US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Another Trump first: Movie tariffs Breaking fresh ground with his all-purpose tool, on May 4, 2025, President Donald Trump said he would impose 100 percent tariffs on movies made abroad, complaining that other countries steal Hollywood...

Revisiting this May Hufbauer analysis, as Trump revisits his idea for Movie tariffs www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Medical Groups Warn Against Visa Fees for Foreign Doctors

Medical Groups Warn Against new $100k Visa Fees for Foreign Doctors that could worsen physician shortages www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/h...

Restricting high-skilled immigration is a blow to American innovation and productivity Economist Michael Clemens (PIIE) explains how restricting H-1B visas for high-skilled immigration to the US will shrink access to the global talent pool that has contributed substantially to US innova...

Must See TV! PIIE's Michael Clemens on why new restrictions on high-skilled immigration (via the H-1B visa) will hurt American innovation and productivity www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...

Erosion of Fed independence would slow US economic growth and boost inflation over time President Donald Trump has publicly urged the US Federal Reserve for months to significantly reduce interest rates to drive stronger economic growth and reduce federal debt service costs. Frustrated w...

The erosion of Fed independence would slow US economic growth and boost inflation over time, according to PIIE's McKibbin and Noland. www.piie.com/research/pii...