But because countries no longer are obligated to peg their exchange rates in a system overseen by the IMF, they need a sound basis for selecting the regime best suited to their needs—be it fixed, ...

This brief considers the choice of an appropriate exchange rate regime—floating, managed or fixed arrangements—for individual countries in light of important changes that have taken place in the world ...

The Jamaica Agreement abolished gold as a reserve asset and formalised the floating exchange rate system that survives to this day. Countries around the world have since chosen their own method of ...

Trump's plan established a 10% baseline tariff on almost every country, though many nations such as China, Vietnam and Taiwan are subject to much steeper rates. At a ceremony in the Rose Garden ...