Desmond Lachman

Desmond Lachman is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was formerly a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund's Policy Development and Review Department and the chief emerging market economic strategist at Salomon Smith Barney.

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Could Italy and Spain's Coronavirus Crisis Cause a European Banking Meltdown?

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An Inflation Wake-Up Call for the Federal Reserve

$1,400 Stimulus Check Update:

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How An Overheated U.S. Economy Could Create Chaos

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Will Turkey Destroy Its Own Economy?

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The U.S. Economy Is Now A Giant Bubble. A 'Pop' Could Be a Disaster.

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Joe Biden Could Overstimulate the Economy Into a Crisis

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