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| Subject: IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments. It is an organization formed with a stated objective of stabilizing international exchange rates and facilitating development. It also offers highly leveraged loans, mainly to poorer countries. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C., United States. (Wikipedia Jan 2010) International finance By John Schroy, on May 23rd, 2009 |  2 comments  Who determines the ‘world reserve currency’? Central bankers? IMF officials? College professors? The answer is ‘none of the above’. In an open, global economy, the world reserve currency is determined by the judgment of millions of importers and exporters in many countries. The world reserve currency is decided by consensus and the personal decisions of exporters as to what currency they will accept for their goods. On this basis, it’s too early to count the dollar out. May 23rd, 2009 | Print Article |  Email Article |  Topics: Barack Obama, Brazil, Capitalist Ideology, China, Columbia University, Currencies, Harry Reid, IMF, Jeffrey Sachs, Jimmy Carter, legal tender, Mercantilist Ideology, Nancy Pelosi, reserve currency, Scientific American, SDRs, Thomas Gresham, Timothy Geithner | Category: World Economy | 2 comments |  Short urlThe threat of inflation By John Schroy, on March 31st, 2009 | 3 comments  The supremacy of the US dollar is not yet dead, but portents of a fatal cancer — inflation — are there for all to see. The extreme, profligate spending of the Obama administration, combined with populist, irresponsible bank lending policies promoted by Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, portend rising interest rates, the collapse of the bond market, and the end of dollar supremacy. Furthermore, a large part of the American electorate doesn’t understand or is unaware of what lies ahead. March 31st, 2009 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Bernard Madoff, Bill Clinton, China, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, Euronext, executive stock options, Fannie Mae, fiscal deficit, Freddie Mac, General Motors, IMF, industrialization, Inflation, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, Monica Lewinsky, Nancy Pelosi, NASDAQ, NYSE, oil, OMX Group, reserve currency, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, sub-prime mortgages, Timothy Geithner, unemployment, US dollar, Warren Buffett | Category: Inflation, featured | 3 comments | Short urlCapital Flow Analysis By John Schroy, on March 10th, 2006 | Leave a comment  In 1993, after thousands of hours of committee work by economists and bureaucrats from all nations, the United Nations, with the blessing of the International Monetary Fund, issued a recommendation for a System of National Accounts (known as SNA 1993). Compared to the Federal Reserve National Flow of Funds Accounts, the United Nations SNA 1993 is not a product that is ready for prime time. March 10th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: capital flow analysis, China, IMF, Macro Economic Theory, Morris Copeland, World Bank | Category: World Economy | Leave a comment | Short urlFeatured articles on inside pages
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