Thanks to Reuters’ MacroScope blog for noticing: Keith Hennessey, a former top economic adviser to President George W. Bush, saw this one coming. He rightly predicted that the Group of 20 would drop a key word from its communique at the conclusion of the London Summit: Free. Here is my original post from Wednesday: A quick […]
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A quick guide to the G-20 summit
1 April 2009 
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The President has arrived in London for the G-20 economic summit.
Read moreWhat was accomplished at the G-20 Summit?
20 November 2008 Comments Off
Here is the “Leaders Declaration“ for the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy (aka the G-20 Summit) hosted by President Bush last Friday and Saturday in Washington, DC. This is the second of a two-part note. Here’s the first part. A fair amount of the press coverage followed a ready-made storyline: “Lame duck President […]
Read more The G-20 Summit in pictures
19 November 2008 Comments Off
The President hosted the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy this past Friday and Saturday at the National Building Museum here in Washington, DC. This is the first of a two-part note. Part one will describe the mechanics of the Summit and show some photos. Part two will describe the substance. The action began […]
Read more The President's speech on financial markets and the world economy
13 November 2008 Comments Off
President Bush spoke at the Manhattan Institute today on financial markets and the world economy. This speech is a prelude to the financial summit the President will host this weekend. I’ll write separately about the Summit, and about the elements of today’s speech that talk about principles for reform. I want to draw your attention […]
Read moreThe G-8 agreement (especially on climate change)
7 June 2007 Comments Off
Here is the 38-page “Summit Declaration” from the G8 summit, released earlier today. The summit and the document cover many important economic topics. I’m going to focus on the climate change section, which is receiving a lot of press coverage.
Read moreThe President's trip to Europe
4 June 2007 Comments Off
The President left this morning for a nine-day trip to Europe.
Read moreWhat did President Bush announce today on climate change?
31 May 2007 Comments Off
The President spoke today to the U.S. Global Leadership Council about America’s international development agenda. His wide-ranging speech covered trade, debt relief, education, AIDS, and malaria. I’m going to focus first on his new climate change proposal.
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