This report considers four short-term, alternative scenarios for the eurozone and analyses their possible implications for global economic trends and the gold market. Overall, the main findings suggest that in the near future, motives other than inflation hedging will be the main drivers of gold...

This groundbreaking study concentrates on a set of critical economic factors that will shape future economic growth at the global level and offers a description of the possible evolution of their reach and scope. Our goal in pursuing this research is not to make precise predictions about growth...

Four economists assess the effectiveness of ECB's non-standard monetary policy measures in the euro area and in different Member States and discuss the unintended consequences of these measures as well as the risks for price stability and asset price developments. In the current context of weak...