Latin America’s Sugar Producers Sweat the Sweet Stuff

Highlights The European Union’s decision to end its sugar production quota will prompt producers in Latin America and the Caribbean […]

Balance of trade

The commercial balance or net exports (sometimes symbolized as NX), is the difference between the monetary value of exports and […]

China Should Raise Its Currency—for Its Own Good

By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, China’s cheap currency, one of the great boogeymen of international economics, will come roaring back […]

The age of the dollar is drawing to a close

By Jeremy Warner, Telegraph.co.uk, Currency competition is the only way to fix the world economy, says Jeremy Warner. Right from […]

The End of Free-Trade Globalization

By William Greider, The Nation.com, The world economy is on the brink again, facing a crisis of epic dimensions for […]