moving the US dollar, yen and euro in the intended direction at horizons of up to three months after G7 meetings, but not at …

euro and the Chinese renminbi (RMB). It focuses on what we call China's "dominance hypothesis", i.e. whether the renminbi … dollar ; euro ; German dominance hypothesis …

-border bank lending in US dollars, and particularly in euro, is highly concentrated in a small number of countries. The UK is … central in the international network of loans denominated in euro, although there are tentative signs that this role has … optimisation strategies. The empirical analysis suggests that euro-denominated loans face the "tyranny of distance", in line with …

Within a two-step GARCH framework we explore the linkages between equity returns of ten sectors in the euro area, the … process towards higher integration has been primarily a phenomenon of equity markets in the euro area and the United States. …

Four years after the introduction of the euro, this paper provides an overview of the current structure and integration … of the euro area financial systems and related policy initiatives. We first compare the euro area financial structure … with that of the United States and Japan. Using new and comprehensive financial account data, we also describe how the euro …