Browse

International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1988 »
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1988
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451944716.011
ISBN: 9781451944716
Keywords: balance of payments, repurchases, current account, general resources account, exporting countries
The Annual Report to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF's activities and policies during any given year. There are five chapters: (1) Overview, (2) Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets, (3)...

International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1989 »
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1989
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451944754.011
ISBN: 9781451944754
Keywords: balance of payments, debt reduction, general resources account, repayments, repurchases
The Annual Report to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF's activities and policies during any given year. There are five chapters: (1) Overview, (2) Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets, (3)...

Chapter 4. Changing Global Financial Structures: Can They Improve Economic Outcomes? »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, October 2012 : Summary version
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 November 2012
ISBN: 9781616353902
Keywords: bond, banking, bonds, financial stability, credit
Summary The global financial crisis has required policymakers to reconsider the role that the structure of their financial systems plays in achieving good economic outcomes. A number...

Chapter 1: Global Financial Stability Assessment »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2012 : The Quest for Lasting Stability
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 April 2012
ISBN: 9781616352479
Keywords: pension, longevity risk, bonds, life expectancy, bond
In late 2011, the euro area’s banking and government bond markets came under stresses that pushed financial stability risks to a new peak of inten...

Chapter 1. Global Financial Stability Assessment »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, October 2012 : Summary version
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 November 2012
ISBN: 9781616353902
Keywords: bond, banking, bonds, financial stability, credit
Risks to financial stability have increased since the April 2012 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), as confidence in the global financial s...

Chapter 1 Global Prospects and Policies »
Source: World Economic Outlook, October 2012 : Coping with High Debt and Sluggish Growth
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 October 2012
ISBN: 9781616353896
Keywords: Budget estimates, Adjustment process, Commodity prices, Debt reduction, Euro, public debt, fiscal consolidation, current account, inflation
The global economy has deteriorated further since the release of the July 2012 WEO Update, and growth projections have been marked down (Table 1.1). Downside risks are now judged to...

Chapter 2. Restoring Confidence and Containing Global Spillovers »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, October 2012 : Summary version
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 November 2012
ISBN: 9781616353902
Keywords: bond, banking, bonds, financial stability, credit
Global Debt Overhang and Stability Challenges Large debt burdens threaten financial stability across advanced economies...

Currency Risk Premia in Global Stock Markets »
Source: Currency Risk Premia in Global Stock Markets
Volume/Issue: 2006/194
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Matthew Merritt , and Shaun Roache
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2006
ISBN: 9781451864540
Keywords: Arbitrage pricing theory, risk prices, asset pricing, exchange rate, currency risk, exchange risk, foreign exchange risk, International Finance Forecasting and Simulation,
Large fundamental imbalances persist in the global economy, with potential exchange rate implications. This paper assesses whether exchange rate risk is priced across G-7 stock markets. Given the multitude of hedgi...

Do Credit Shocks Matter? A Global Perspective »
Source: Do Credit Shocks Matter? A Global Perspective
Volume/Issue: 2010/261
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Thomas Helbling , Ayhan Kose , Christopher Otrok , and Raju Huidrom
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
ISBN: 9781455209613
Keywords: credit spreads, macroeconomic fluctuations, global recession, recession, recessions, global recessions, financial markets, Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy, Financial Aspects of Economic Integration, Open Economy Macroeconomics
This paper examines the importance of credit market shocks in driving global business cycles over the period 1988:1-2009:4. We first estimate common components in various macroeconomic and financial variables of th...

France in the Global Economy »
Source: France in the Global Economy : A Structural Approximate Dynamic Factor Model Analysis
Volume/Issue: 2007/129
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Francisco Nadal De Simone , and Alain Kabundi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
ISBN: 9781451866933
Keywords: Dynamic factor models, international business cycles, sign restrictions, fixed capital formation, capital formation, balance of payments, terms of trade, fixed investment,
This study identifies the main shocks that cause fluctuations in French output and their channels of transmission. It uses a large-dimensional structural approximate dynamic factor model. There are three main findi...