Im Frühjahr 2023 wirken gegenläufige Kräfte auf die Weltwirtschaft: Das Ende von Pandemie und Lockdowns in China bedeutet einen Schub vor allem für den asiatischen Raum. Belastend wirkt aber die weiterhin hohe Inflation in den meisten fortgeschrittenen Volkswirtschaften. Zwar sinken die...

This paper examines external adjustment in the U.S., Japan and Germany from the perspective of net foreign asset positions. It asks two questions: What are, in the long run, the determinants of net foreign asset equilibrium? and: What are, in the short run, the adjustment mechanisms sustaining...

This paper examines and compares the instruments and procedures currently employed by the central banks of France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States for implementing monetary policy in the short run. The analysis indicates that the monetary authorities of these five...