Us external adjustment: progress, prognosis, and interpretation / William R. Cline -- A sectoral assessment of the US current account deficit: performance and prospects / Allen J. Lenz -- Comments / Peter Hooper, Robert Z. Lawrence -- Reply / Cline -- Surprises and lessons from Japanese external...

The effectiveness of the foreign exchange market interventions conducted by the Deutsche Bundesbank during the Louvre period to alter either the level or the volatility of the $/DM spot rate is examined. Volatility quotes implicit in foreign currency options are employed to recover the impact of...