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1. A Shifting Global Landscape and the Outlook for the United States and Canada »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2017, Western Hemisphere Department : Tale of Two Adjustments
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 May 2017
ISBN: 9781475575224
Keywords: Economic integration, Economic growth, Development, Fiscal policy, Flexible exchange rates, Economic policy, Regional economics, emerge market economy, commodity price, emerge market
Against the backdrop of lackluster global growth in 2016, the world economy is seeing underlying shifts in its economic and policy landscape. Since last October, the outlook for advanced economi...
Annex I: Structure of the Global Foreign Exchange Market »
Source: World Economic and Financial Surveys, 1993 : International Capital Markets: Part I
Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1993
ISBN: 9781557752901
Keywords: foreign exchange, exchange rate, hedge, hedging, foreign exchange market
The foreign exchange market is the world’s largest financial market by virtually any measure. It is the only truly global financial market: currencies are traded in financial centers around the world, connec...
1. Asia and Pacific’s Outlook: Still Leading Global Growth »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015 : Stabilizing and Outperforming Other Regions
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2015
ISBN: 9781498339841
Keywords: Regional Economic Outlook, Economic integration, Market economies, Real sector, Development, Financial crises, Regional economics, Economies, inflation, exchange
Asia and Pacific’s position as the growth engine of the world economy has intensified in recent years. While in 2000 the region accounted for less than 30 percent of world output, by 2014 this c...
An Assessment of Malaysian Monetary Policy During the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 »
Source: An Assessment of Malaysian Monetary Policy During the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09
Volume/Issue: 2012/35
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Selim Elekdag , Subir Lall , and Harun Alp
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2012
ISBN: 9781463933203
Keywords: financial accelerator, Bayesian estimation, DSGE model, exchange rate, exchange rate regime, exchange rate flexibility, fixed exchange rate regime, Bayesian Analysis, And The Supply Of Money And Credit,
Malaysia was hit hard by the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Anticipating the downturn that would follow the episode of extreme financial turbulence, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) let the exchange rate depreciate...
Bilateral Financial Linkages and Global Imbalances »
Source: Bilateral Financial Linkages and Global Imbalances : a View on The Eve of the Financial Crisis
Volume/Issue: 2010/257
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Gian Milesi-Ferretti , Natalia Tamirisa , and Francesco Strobbe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
ISBN: 9781455209576
Keywords: International financial integration, claims, fdi, portfolio investment, foreign exchange reserves,
We present a novel and comprehensive dataset of bilateral gross and net external positions in various financial instruments for the main advanced and emerging economies and regions, designed to improve our understa...
Block I. Global Imbalances, Exchange Rate Issues, and Debt »
Source: Dollars, Debt, and Deficits : Sixty Years After Bretton Woods
Series: Seminar Volumes
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2005
ISBN: 9781589064539
Keywords: Deficit financing, Budget deficits, exchange rate, public debt, foreign assets, current account, foreign liabilities
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Can Foreign Exchange Intervention Stem Exchange Rate Pressures from Global Capital Flow Shocks? »
Source: Can Foreign Exchange Intervention Stem Exchange Rate Pressures from Global Capital Flow Shocks?
Volume/Issue: 2015/159
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Olivier Blanchard , Gustavo Adler , and Irineu de Carvalho Filho
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 July 2015
ISBN: 9781513585840
Keywords: exchange rate, gross capital flows, exchange, market, General,
Many emerging market economies have relied on foreign exchange intervention (FXI) in response to gross capital inflows. In this paper, we study whether FXI has been an effective tool to dampen the effects of these...
Can PRGF Policy Levers Improve Institutions and Lead to Sustained Growth? »
Source: Can PRGF Policy Levers Improve Institutions and Lead to Sustained Growth?
Volume/Issue: 2005/044
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 August 2005
ISBN: 9781498331319
Keywords: Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Agriculture, Capital, Capital goods, Central banking, Central banks, Corruption, Currencies, Developing countries, Development
Broad economic institutions are of fundamental importance for sustained economic growth. Changing these institutions is difficult, particularly for outsiders. But this does not mean that there is no role for the Fu...
Capital Controls or Macroprudential Regulation? »
Source: Capital Controls or Macroprudential Regulation?
Volume/Issue: 2015/218
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Anton Korinek , and Damiano Sandri
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513506463
Keywords: pecuniary externalities, macroprudential regulation, inequality, exchange rate, exchange, lenders, borrowers, markets, International Lending and Debt Problems, Open Economy Macroeconomics
International capital flows can create significant financial instability in emerging economies because of pecuniary externalities associated with exchange rate movements. Does this make it optimal to impose capital...
Central and Commercial Bank Balance Sheet Risk Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis »
Source: Central and Commercial Bank Balance Sheet Risk Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis
Volume/Issue: 2015/47
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Joseph Crowley
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 February 2015
ISBN: 9781475564273
Keywords: Asset growth, currency composition, balance sheet composition, currency, liabilities, exchange, exchange rates, balance sheets, Portfolio Choice,
This paper presents an overview of exposures in the balance sheets of central banks, banks, and other depository institutions during the past decade, with emphasis on asset growth and currency composition. It explo...