US-Investor George Soros verlangt von Deutschland, Eurobonds zu akzeptieren oder die Eurozone zu verlassen. In seiner Replik weist Hans-Werner Sinn diese Forderung zurück.

Target-Kredite im Eurosystem – Die Stellungnahmen der Bundesbank – Was sind Target-Salden? – Kreditverlagerung – Zur ökonomischen Interpretation der Kreditverlagerung – Target-Kredite, Leistungsbilanz und Kapitalverkehr – Fünf vor zwölf – Target-Salden in den USA – Anhang:...

The G20 summits in 2009 have proposed major changes in governance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Most important seems to be the acknowledgment that the IMF in its current form lacks legitimacy and ownership. Accordingly, the G20 suggests a reallocation of voting shares to emerging and...

Early warning systems (EWSs) are subject to restrictions that apply to exchange rates in general: fundamentals matter but their influence is small and unstable. Despite this limitation four major lessons emerge: First, EWSs have robust forecasting power and thus help policy-makers to prevent...