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Until recently, macroeconomic theory provided at most a small role for the financial system to influence the real economy. This changed with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the financial crisis which... →

We investigate the impact of the financial cycle on the effectiveness of fiscal policy. →

Er kan nog meer worden gedaan om de risico’s van centrale tegenpartijen (CCP's), omvangrijke Europese financiële instellingen, te verkleinen. →

The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade increased 0.5% in March, having decreased 1.1% in February (initial estimate -1.7%), and growth in 2019Q1 was -0.3% (-0.6% in 2018Q4). →

This publication discusses the need for an EMU banking union and describes three possible transition scenarios. This is a translation of chapter 4 of the Dutch publication. →

This CPB Background Document provides details of the simulations of shocks to the capital position of banks in the EMU that underpins the Financial Risk Report 2018 of the CPB. This involves investigating the potential impact of two legacy problems on the capital position of banks. These problems are the high amount of government debt, especially in Italy, and the high level of non-performing loans on banks’ balance sheets. →