James A. Dorn is Vice President for Monetary Studies and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and South China Morning Post. He has testified before the U.S.-China Security Review Commission and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
James is the Vice President for CATO academic affairs, editor of the Cato Journal, and director of Cato's annual monetary conference. His research interests include trade and human rights, economic reform in China, and the future of money.
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Trade Agreements Put FTZ Companies and Workers at a Disadvantage
- Published on Tuesday, March 17, 2015
More than 40 percent of imports to the United States today are sourced from Free Trade Agreement-partner countries, the result of FTAs signed with 20 nations over the past three decades. If the United States successfully enters the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) agreements, the share of FTA-sourced imports will rise above 60 percent.
Greek Compromise Is Key to Containing Risk
- Published on Sunday, March 08, 2015
A snap election held in late January produced a decisive victory for Syriza. This leftist party pledged to force the IMF, the EU, and the European Central Bank — the so-called “troika” — to renegotiate the terms of agreements made by previous governments to obtain emergency loans totaling $280 billion, and gave its blessing to the write-off of about one-half of the country’s near $400 billion public debt.
The Massive Negative Impact of Falling Oil Prices
- Published on Sunday, March 08, 2015
As expected, the dramatic drop in crude oil prices is having a deep impact on the American Oil industry. As prices for Brent Crude dropped to $44.13 on January 13th, daily industry reports began to reveal the bleak picture for producers and related companies. Despite prices seeming to recover and level off around the $60 range throughout February, the reports of losses, layoffs, and CAPEX cutbacks continue.
Bad Timing: The Dangers of Trying To Time the FX Market
- Published on Sunday, March 08, 2015
The imagined rewards that come with timing markets often tempt otherwise risk-adverse individuals with the prospect of easy money. The same psychology that lures humans toward gambling comes into play when making both personal and professional financial decisions. As tempting as timing the market might be, is it truly the right course for you or your business?
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