Five central banks intervened in currency markets to appreciate the euro.  Were they successful, or did fundamental market forces simply change direction?

Economics has become an increasingly more popular major at colleges and universities as students seek good jobs in an era of economic globalization.

The United States and Vietnam have signed a trade agreement to normalize trade between the two countries.  There's an importance to being unimportant in global trade.

Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business has launched its research center's Emerging Market Access Index (EMAI).  It ranks 44 countries in terms of trade liberalization and the extent of trade barriers.

Summer Olympic Games boost Australia's booming economy.  Major tax reform causes uncertainty.  Interest rates rising.

The United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) ranks countries in terms of life expectancy, education, and real GDP per capita.

The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report ranks countries in terms of their long term growth potential.
 

The Czech Republic is an economy in transition from socialism to capitalism. 

Statistical discrepancy in the world's balance of payments suggests a trade deficit with aliens.  The balance of payments must balance.

According to the International Monetary Fund's spring report, prospects for the global economy in 2000 appear to be bright.

Oil and gas prices have recently surged upward.  Will the global economy have another bout with stagflation like it did in the 1970s?

Free Trade Areas (FTAs) are like flying geese accomplishing as a group what they could not do alone.

As we enter a new century it's natural to contemplate the recent past and look ahead to the world's future events and issues.