Foreign Exchange Interventions: A Comparison of the Mexican and Brazilian Models

October 13th, 2017 - Daniela Bergmann

Over the past several years, foreign exchange rates among Latin American countries have fluctuated significantly. These oscillations have been caused by several factors, including the U.S. presidential elections, changing oil prices, the Taper Tantrum (the exp... More »

The US Manufacturing Industry’s Global Fight

May 27th, 2015 - Oscar Ponce de Leon Salas

A new study confirms a resurgence of the US manufacturing industry in the last five years, primarily driven by a reduction in labor costs, depreciation of the US dollar, and reduction in domestic energy prices. More »

Scaling Back Quantitative Easing: Domestic Recovery at a Foreign Cost

June 26th, 2014 - Laura Bowen

Federal Reserve announcements about “tapering,” or reducing the level of quantitative easing, had significant negative impacts on financial asset prices in otherwise robust emerging market economies. More »

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Foreign Exchange Interventions: A Comparison of the Mexican and Brazilian Models

The US Manufacturing Industry’s Global Fight

Scaling Back Quantitative Easing: Domestic Recovery at a Foreign Cost