The present volume is an accomplished theoretical inquiry into the workings of the international monetary system. As the author himself explains in the introduction, the book is intended to provide ...

Preface -- Introduction -- The gold standard -- Interwar instability -- The Bretton Woods system -- After Brenton Woods -- A brave new monetary world -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index ...

Over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals. Despite external ...

THE TRUMP administration has injected a level of uncertainty into the international monetary system that global investors can no longer ignore. By eroding free trade, shaking global alliances, ...

It would safeguard monetary stability, fend off private payment monopolies, and stand as a potent symbol of European unity The digital euro project has a simple motivation: to ensure that people in a ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation After decades of increasing global economic integration, the world is facing a growing risk of geoeconomic fragmentation, ...

Keynote speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the farewell symposium for DNB President Klaas Knot, "Europe in ...

It is absolutely critical for European countries to boost growth and productivity to catch up with the United States, a ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers are likely to discuss in September whether to allow Ireland to repay its more expensive bailout loans from the International Monetary Fund before ...

A report by the European Central Bank (ECB) issued last week pointed to the growing lack of international confidence in the role of the US dollar as the global reserve currency. According to the ECB, ...

International Monetary Fund or IMF has stated in a latest update that foreign exchange is the largest and most liquid financial market, with nearly $10 trillion changing hands ...