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Rethinking the IMF’s Mandate: Asking for Your Views
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U.S. Monetary Policy and Its Effects on Latin America
By Alejandro Werner (Version in Español and Português) Some basic realities seem to be getting lost in the debate over the Fed’s “exit” from unconventional monetary policy and its impact on Latin...
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Finish the Job on Financial Regulation
By José Viñals Brisbane and Basel may be 10,000 miles apart, but when it comes to financial regulation the two cities will be standing cheek by jowl. At the next summit of the Group of Twenty advanced...
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Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe: Safeguarding the Recovery as the...
By Reza Moghadam, Aasim M. Husain, and Anna Ilyina (Version in Türk) Growth is gathering momentum in most of Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) in the wake of the recovery in the euro...
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Should We Worry About Higher Interest Rates?
By Hamid Faruqee Global interest rates will eventually move higher. We do not know precisely when, how fast, or how far, but we do know the direction. After a long period of very low interest rates...
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Heat Wave: Rising Financial Risks in the United States
By Serkan Arslanalp, David Jones, and Sanjay Hazarika Six years after the start of the global financial crisis, low interest rates and other central bank policies in the United States remain critical...
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Emerging Markets & Volatility: Lessons from the Taper Tantrum
By Ratna Sahay and Preya Sharma You may hear a sigh of relief from emerging market watchers as we approach the end of the year. Yet, against the backdrop of a prolonged period of low interest rates in...
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Close But Not There Yet: Getting to Full Employment in the United States
By Ravi Balakrishnan and Juan Solé (Version in Español) Last month’s report on U.S. jobs was disappointing, with far fewer jobs than expected added in March. A longer-term look at trends yields a...
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Flash Crashes and Swiss Francs: Market Liquidity Takes a Holiday
By José Viñals Financial market liquidity can be fleeting. The ability to trade in assets of any size, at any time and to find a ready buyer is not a given. As discussed in some detail last fall in...
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U.S. Monetary Policy: Avoiding Dark Corners
By Ali Alichi, Douglas Laxton, Jarkko Turunen, and Hou Wang A few weeks ago, the Fund suggested that the Federal Reserve could defer its first increase in the policy rate until it sees greater signs of...
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“To Lean or Not to Lean?” That is the Question
By Stefan Laseen, Andrea Pescatori, and Jarkko Turunen Academics and policy-makers alike have long struggled with the question of whether to use monetary policy to dampen asset price booms – whether to...
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Emerging Market Corporate Debt in Foreign Currencies
By Selim Elekdag and Gaston Gelos Debt held by firms in emerging market economies in a currency other than their own poses extra complications these days. When the U.S. Fed does eventually raise...
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A Shifting U.S. Policy Mix: Global Rewards and Risks
By Maurice Obstfeld Version inعربي (Arabic), 中文 (Chinese), Français (French), 日本語 (Japanese), Русский (Russian), and Español (Spanish) After a year marked by financial turbulence, political surprises,...
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Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe: Safeguarding the Recovery as the...
By Reza Moghadam, Aasim M. Husain, and Anna Ilyina (Version in Türk) Growth is gathering momentum in most of Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) in the wake of the recovery in the euro...
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Should We Worry About Higher Interest Rates?
By Hamid Faruqee (Version in Español) Global interest rates will eventually move higher. We do not know precisely when, how fast, or how far, but we do know the direction. After a long period of very...
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Heat Wave: Rising Financial Risks in the United States
By Serkan Arslanalp, David Jones, and Sanjay Hazarika Six years after the start of the global financial crisis, low interest rates and other central bank policies in the United States remain critical...
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By Ratna Sahay and Preya Sharma You may hear a sigh of relief from emerging market watchers as we approach the end of the year. Yet, against the backdrop of a prolonged period of low interest rates in...
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Close But Not There Yet: Getting to Full Employment in the United States
By Ravi Balakrishnan and Juan Solé (Version in Español) Last month’s report on U.S. jobs was disappointing, with far fewer jobs than expected added in March. A longer-term look at trends yields a...
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Flash Crashes and Swiss Francs: Market Liquidity Takes a Holiday
By José Viñals Financial market liquidity can be fleeting. The ability to trade in assets of any size, at any time and to find a ready buyer is not a given. As discussed in some detail last fall in...
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U.S. Monetary Policy: Avoiding Dark Corners
By Ali Alichi, Douglas Laxton, Jarkko Turunen, and Hou Wang A few weeks ago, the Fund suggested that the Federal Reserve could defer its first increase in the policy rate until it sees greater signs of...
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