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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a press conference accompanied by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) after the House approved the debt ceiling deal he negotiated with the White House to end their standoff and avoid a historic default, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Who won the debt ceiling fight?

David Wessel and David Dollar

Monday, June 5, 2023

March 30, 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Flower decoration for the G7 Hiroshma summit meeting is displayed in front of the A-bomb museum at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Group of Seven economic country leaders will gather at the G7 Hiroshima summit meeting this month. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan’s quiet leadership as it hosts the G7 summit in Hiroshima

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, May 15, 2023

FUYANG, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2023 - Workers work on the production line of a truck assembly workshop at the Fuyang branch of JAC Motors Group Co LTD in east China's Anhui Province, April 18, 2023. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.5 percent year on year in the first quarter, 1.6 percentage points faster than in the fourth quarter of last year, as the impact of the epidemic on the economy subsided and measures to stabilize growth gradually took effect, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Making sense of China’s economy

Tao Wang and David Dollar

Monday, May 1, 2023

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

How serious is the risk of war over Taiwan?

Richard C. Bush, Ryan Hass, and David Dollar

Monday, April 17, 2023

Will Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse lead to a financial crisis?

Donald Kohn and David Dollar

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

People hold the flag of the Aidar battalion near the wall of memory. "Volunteer's Day" was celebrated at the Wall of Memory of those who died for Ukraine, a commemoration of soldiers who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war. "Thanks to their courage and devotion to national interests, we managed to stop the aggressor country, to mobilise forces in the rear and arm the Ukrainian army". (Photo by Maksym Polishchuk / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

An update on Ukraine—security, economic, and humanitarian conditions

Constanze Stelzenmüller and David Dollar

Monday, March 20, 2023

The opening ceremony of the annual National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023. (Kyodo)
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China’s uncertain economic outlook for 2023

Eswar Prasad and David Dollar

Monday, March 6, 2023

USMCA Forward 2023 - Chapter 2

USMCA Forward 2023 – Chapter 2: Imports from Asia

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo

Why US economic sanctions often fail

Agathe Demarais and David Dollar

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a meeting with governors, at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

What’s next for Brazil and Lula after the January 8 insurrection?

Ted Piccone and David Dollar

Monday, February 6, 2023