The notes in this compilation by key monetary experts discuss the main financial stability threats of unconventional monetary policies in an environment of low interests rates and the interrelation between financial stability and monetary policy at the current juncture. The notes have been...

The notes in this compilation by key monetary experts discuss the main financial stability threats of unconventional monetary policies in an environment of low interests rates and the interrelation between financial stability and monetary policy at the current juncture. The notes have been...

The purpose of our report is to provide a comprehensive overview of capital movements in Europe in a global context. Free movement of capital, which is one of the four fundamental economic freedoms of the European Union, can enhance welfare if it leads to better allocation of financial and...

The purpose of our report is to provide a comprehensive overview of capital movements in Europe in a global context. Free movement of capital, which is one of the four fundamental economic freedoms of the European Union, can enhance welfare if it leads to better allocation of financial and...

This report analyses capital movements in Europe in a global context. Capital outflows from the EU as a whole declined in recent quarters and there was even a net inflow in 2015Q1, driven by both euro-area and non-euro area countries. Some emerging countries experienced capital outflows, which...

This report reviews the key theoretical foundations underlying the benefits and risks of net capital flows, in particular large, persistent inflows or outflows, and the significance of gross flows and their composition. We analyse global capital flows between country groupings. We conclude that...

This report reviews the key theoretical foundations underlying the benefits and risks of net capital flows, in particular large, persistent inflows or outflows, and the significance of gross flows and their composition. We analyse global capital flows between country groupings. We conclude that...

Economic convergence is at the heart of European Union integration. The importance of this objective has not diminished over time, and it is especially relevant in light of the economic crisis that has exacted a heavy toll on EU countries and created scepticism about the merits of EU policies....

Since the crisis, there have been major changes in current account imbalances: whereas the global surplus was concentrated in China and oil exporters in the pre-crisis period, capital is today mainly exported from the euro area, Japan and a few other advanced economies. Moreover, although in the...