In this paper we evaluate the current account patterns of China and Germany. We point out that China's current account … surplus as a share of global GDP in recent years resembles that of Germany's. Yet, an important difference is that the Euro … block's current account inclusive of Germany, has overall been balanced, whereas emerging Asia's current account inclusive …

institutions. The euro has operated as a currency without a state, under the dominance of Germany. This has so far allowed the euro … to achieve a number of design objectives, and this may continue, as long as Germany does not shirk its growing … responsibility for the euro's future. Germany's resilience and dominant size within the EU may explain its "muddling …