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This document contains notes from a lecture given by Brian Butler on international finance and global economics. It discusses several key topics: - The risks to China of holding large US dollar reserves, including depreciation of the dollar and higher US inflation eroding the value of those reserves over time. - The risks to the US from high debt levels and budget/trade deficits, but also why a US default is unlikely due to its ability to service debt in its own currency. - The challenges faced by both China and the US - China wants to diversify reserves for better returns but also avoid currency appreciation, while the US relies on foreign demand for treasuries to fund its deficits.
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![Brian David Butler Professor of international finance and global entrepreneurship with Forum-Nexus Study Abroad. Guest lecturer with the IQS Business School of the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, and the Catholic University of Milan . Previously, Brian taught finance, economics and global trade courses at Thunderbird’s Global MBA program in Miami, and worked as a research analyst with the Columbia Business School in New York City. Brian currently lives in Recife, Brazil where he is teaching classes at the university Faculdade Boa Viagem . A global citizen, Brian was born in Canada, raised in Switzerland (where he attended international British school), educated through university in the U.S., started his career with a Japanese company, moved to New York to work as an analyst, married a Brazilian, and has traveled extensively in Latin America, Asia, Europe and North America. [email_address] LinkedIn/briandbutler Skype: briandbutler](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Part 12 rhodes finance class summer 2010 forum nexus
- 1. Class 12 Rhodes, Greece LAST LECTURE!!!
- 2. Brian David Butler Professor of international finance and global entrepreneurship with Forum-Nexus Study Abroad. Guest lecturer with the IQS Business School of the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, and the Catholic University of Milan . Previously, Brian taught finance, economics and global trade courses at Thunderbird’s Global MBA program in Miami, and worked as a research analyst with the Columbia Business School in New York City. Brian currently lives in Recife, Brazil where he is teaching classes at the university Faculdade Boa Viagem . A global citizen, Brian was born in Canada, raised in Switzerland (where he attended international British school), educated through university in the U.S., started his career with a Japanese company, moved to New York to work as an analyst, married a Brazilian, and has traveled extensively in Latin America, Asia, Europe and North America. [email_address] LinkedIn/briandbutler Skype: briandbutler
- 3. Brian Butler is a specialist in international economic analysis, and is founder of the prestigious “GloboTrends“ ( www.globotrends.com ) online economics site, which has been featured as syndicated content on Nouriel Roubini’s RGE Monitor, Emerginvest.com, Business Week Exchange, Wikinvest.com, and other leading news outlets. http:// globotrends.pbworks.com / , http:// blog.globotrends.com /
- 5. Lecture Schedule* * Does not include professional visits, *Subject to change, modification without warning
- 18. Fear of Floating “ The financial crisis has made the euro look more alluring” Economist.com, A special report on the euro area , Jun 11th 2009
- 19. International financial system USA – unique position
- 32. Foreign reserves = I.O.U’s (2008-09) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2188rank.html
- 33. “ rebalancing” world economy
- 46. “ Buddy, Can You Spare $5 Trillion?”, John Mauldin, July 10, 2009