Financial integration of countries and financial globalization led to an extraordinary rise of foreign assets and liabilities as a share of GDP.....followed by stability of total flows since the ...

At a two-day Research Department conference on financial globalization, prominent researchers inside and outside the Fund discussed their latest work on the macroeconomic implications of financial ...

Does globalization enhance resilience? Or does it have no effect? Or the opposite effect? For the two major economic disruptions so far this century—the global financial crisis starting in 2008 and ...

Globalism — the free flow of money, people and goods — has made the world a heck of a lot richer over the past several decades. But it’s always been subject to some threat or other. In recent years, ...

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are saving funds controlled by sovereign governments that hold and manage foreign assets. Private analysts put current sovereign wealth fund assets in the range of $1.5 ...

The modern monetary system, built on fiat money, has weak foundations similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, risking economic instability and collapse. Historical debasement practices, like those of ...

Financial globalization has made investing easier than ever, but is it actually dangerous for economies? While international finance helps companies grow and investors profit, it also amplifies ...

“September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.” Ben Bernanke, then the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, made this remarkable claim ...

Beijing’s commitment aims to solidify Hong Kong’s status as key link between mainland markets and international financial system amid shifting economic landscapes.

Financial Globalization and Stability The reduction in overseas lending by European banks over the last 10 years has put the global financial system on a more solid footing, and better placed to ...