Capital Buffers

How to Exit the Danger Zone: IMF Update on Global Financial Stability

José Viñals | Posted 04.02.2012

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José Viñals

The global financial system remains fragile. It is urgent to restore confidence in the euro area and beyond. Otherwise we run the risk of a deepening of the crisis, with far-reaching global economic and social consequences.

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The Danger Zone: Financial Stability Risks Soar

José Viñals | Posted 11.22.2011

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José Viñals

Several shocks have recently buffeted the global financial system: unequivocal signs of a broader global economic slowdown; fresh market turbulence in the euro area; and the credit downgrade of the United States.

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Avoiding Another Year of Living Dangerously: Time to Secure Financial Stability

José Viñals | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Sovereign Funding, Capital Buffers, Household Indebtedness, Financial Imbalances, Balance Sheets, Global Financial Stability Report, Overheating, Capital Controls, Banking System, Asset Quality, Global Financial Crisis, Government Debt, Macroprudential Policies, Bank Credit, Medium-Term Fiscal Consolidation, Capital Inflows, Debt Sustainability, Financial Stability, Bank Restructuring, Financial Sector Risk, Business News
José Viñals

We've slipped well beyond a year and the financial system is still flirting with danger. Durable financial stability has, so far, proven elusive.

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