The Gold ATM Index

May 26, 2011
This morning, David Brancaccio reported on consumer confidence in Egypt, as well as in the region at large. He mentioned the Gold-To-Go ATM in A...

Unlocking Egypt's Economic Future

May 25, 2011
Over the next month, while David Brancaccio is doing stories from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the Economy 4.0 blog will be looking at the...

Et tu, OECD?

May 24, 2011
You would have thought the venerable promoters of the global economy at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development would have been...

Video: George Soros on our Swollen Financial System

Apr 18, 2011
Last in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: George Soros, chair of Soros Fund Management LLC...

Video: Carmen Reinhart on Debt Overhang and More

Apr 18, 2011
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Carmen Reinhart, fellow at the Peterson Institute...

Video: "Make me virtuous, but not yet!" Niall Ferguson on regulation

Apr 15, 2011
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Niall Ferguson, financial historian and author of ...

Video: Simon Johnson on the Need to Increase Bank Equity

Apr 15, 2011
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Simon Johnson, MIT economist and co-author of "13...

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Video: Richard Koo on Getting Out of our 'Balance Sheet Recession'

Apr 15, 2011
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Richard Koo, chief analyst at Nomura Research...

Video: Jean-Paul Fitoussi on Fixing the World Economy

Apr 14, 2011
At a conference this weekend put on by the Institute for New Economic Thinking, David Brancaccio asked some of the world's great minds one question...

Video: Kenneth Rogoff on How to Fix the Banks

Apr 14, 2011
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Kenneth Rogoff, economist and co-author of "This...