The October 2013 Global Financial Stability Report examines current risks facing the global financial system at it undergoes a series of transitions along the path toward greater financial stability. The United States may soon move to less accommodative monetary policies and higher long-term...

Felix Lee, Wirtschafts- und Politikredakteur der taz, beschäftigt sich mit der Wirtschaftspolitik der Volksrepublik China. Er hebt u.a. das Verbot komplexer Finanzprodukte, die strenge Kontrolle des Bankensystems sowie die gezielte Industriepolitik und die Entwicklungsplanung lobend hervor....

Many of the EU accession countries have announced that they will not only try to enter the EU as quickly as possible but also to adopt the euro at an early date. This is justified by the effort to avoid the danger of financial instability in the period prior to euro-introduction. However, by...