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So savers did what one would expect: seek higher risk-adjusted returns in emerging economies, causing increases in credit and fueling upward pressure on exchange rates and asset prices.
The problem is that, although there are good examples of publicized – if not public – peace talks that have succeeded, there are more instances of failure or indefinite stalemate, owing to the pressure of working under the glare of the international spotlight.
Thus far, the Obama administration has followed the opposite strategy, letting rip with new spending, while hoping that concern over deficits and debt will lead to pressure for higher taxes, possibly even a European-style value-added tax.
Last year, China acceded to US pressure to tighten economic controls on its North Korean client, proving that it is willing to do its part to preserve regional stability.
Now that Trump has canceled the summit, the Chinese will see little reason to maintain pressure on North Korea.
Either way, with both the European Union and Japan bristling at the Trump administration’s aggressive moves on trade, North Korea, and the Iran nuclear deal, there is not much global pressure on China to bend to US demands.
Thus, a prime minister who gained massive support from voters only two and a half years ago, won mid-term elections, survived two confidence votes in Parliament, and still enjoys high approval ratings is constantly under pressure.
And widening interest-rate spreads on government bonds do not bode well, either, as this will quickly lead to pressure for further spending cuts.
The European Commission has been considering retaliatory tariffs on a variety of imports from the United States – ranging from Harley Davidson motorcycles to food products like orange juice and peanut butter – in the hope that affected American producers put pressure on the Trump administration.
The Chen case provides another reminder that the integrity of the profession is under pressure.
Cut off from all external finance, Greece will become an economic pariah – the Argentina of Europe – and public pressure will presumably oust Syriza from power.
If holders of Portuguese bonds are alarmed by a future Greek default, the ECB will simply increase its bond buying; with no limit to its buying power, it will easily overwhelm any selling pressure.
Pressure was already growing to introduce trade sanctions in response to China’s refusal to allow its currency to rise to a natural level against the dollar.
Such pressure will likely grow, given concerns over Chinese behavior both at home and abroad.
(Republicans, however will argue for putting less pressure on Israel to compromise and more pressure on Iran.)
As a result, those in power will feel less pressure to arrange systems to provide food to those who need it most.
But the global pressure might nonetheless move German Chancellor Angela Merkel for at least three reasons – all of them political, not economic.
Conversion would occur outside the market, and thus would not put downward pressure on the dollar.
But the changed international climate, and the possibility of a bout of severe dollar weakness, could convince the US to go along with a conversion scheme that would alleviate excessive pressure on the dollar.
Russia is also coming under increased pressure regarding alleged criminal conduct.
A high ratio correlates with high pressure for people to leave.
Iraq and Japanese IsolationEvery country that has sent troops to aid America's efforts in Iraq is under pressure, as the decision by the Philippines to withdraw its small contingent shows.
China has not liberalized its capital account, but short-term inflows are now driving stronger upward pressure on the renminbi (and larger offsetting reserve accumulation by the People’s Bank of China) than can be explained by the current-account surplus and FDI flows.
Yet this global construct comes under pressure in an environment in which advanced countries have stubbornly high unemployment and bouts of financial volatility.
Estonia demonstrated – at independence and again during the recent crisis over the movement of a Soviet-era memorial – that with determination and strong support, Russian pressure can be resisted.
The US budget deficit has been on a downward trend for now, helped by both higher revenues and lower pressure on spending (for example, payments to the unemployed have fallen as joblessness has declined).
The real economy remains under enormous pressure in several countries, as economies contract and unemployment remains alarmingly high.
There seems to be almost universal agreement that he should, and international pressure is being applied on President Kostunica to comply.
Yet this pressure is unwise, and somewhat hypocritical.
Ironically, the best way to insulate central banks from political pressure would be to expand their toolkit to allow for effective negative-interest-rate policy, though this will take time (as I also discuss in my book).
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