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Executive Summary In the near term, China’s reopening and buying of ESPO crude would likely erode the role of Brent & energy indices Gulf nations envision the scope of petroyuan to be on par with demands for Chinese goods & technology transfer Rising yuan payments for Russian energy and more China-Gulf bilateral trade imply future dollar demand

New York Fed President Dudley recently commented that “real consumer spending growth appears to have moderated somewhat from the relatively robust pace of the second half of 2015.” While this may suggest headwinds from cyclical economic conditions, there are emerging signs that ultra-accommodative policy also acts as a constraint on consumer

How to Get a Higher Return for Savers and Find a Path Toward Higher Investment The rise in the personal saving rate following the Great Recession was an unexpected development in light of the Federal Reserve’s effort to foster stronger consumer spending via ultra-accommodative monetary policies. From the perspective of some policymakers, a higher

Recent Democratic debates focused on rising wealth inequality, as candidates introduced various ideas to roll back disparity by taxing the affluent and redistribute their wealth. This would punish working professionals and small business owners without capital market access nor legislative influence. Meanwhile, malinvestment reliant on central