Figure 2.12 The depreciation of the Euro/Dollar exchange rate
Figure 2.13 The outflow of financial assets from the US to Europe
Figure 2.14 The appreciation of the Euro/Dollar exchange rate
Figure 2.15 Exchange rate Italian Lira/German Deutschmark–(January 1995–December 1998)
Figure 2.16 Exchange rate Italian Lira/French Franc–(January 1995–December 1998)
Figure 2.17 Interest rate on 10-year government bonds of different Eurozone countries
Figure 2.18 Summary of the convergence trade strategy
Figure 2.21 The increase of real interest rate in Europe
Figure 2.23 The increase of the real interest rate in the US
Figure 2.25 % Exports + imports of different Eurozone countries as a percentage of GDP
Figure 2.26 % Exports and imports in terms of GDP for the giants of the world economy
Figure 2.29 Average inflation rates of the various Eurozone countries (1999–2007)
Figure 2.30 Average real interest rates in Eurozone countries (1999–2007)
Figure 2.33 Real effective exchange rate trend of some Eurozone countries 1994–2008 (basis 1994)
Figure 2.36 Trend of the current account balance of the main Eurozone countries: 2002–2013
Figure 2.37 Accounting of financial flows in the Target2 payments system–1st Part
Figure 2.38 Accounting of financial flows in the Target2 payments system–2nd Part
Figure 2.39 ISA balance of the US Reserve Banks ($ billion 2003–2014)
Figure 2.40 Target2 net balances for different Eurozone countries (1999–2014)
Figure 2.41 Target2 net balance for peripheral and core countries of the Eurozone (1999–2014)
Figure 2.42 Hidden transfer of credit risks in the Target2 payments system
Figure 2.43 Infringement procedures provided by the Stability and Growth Pact
Figure 2.44 Phase 1 of the speculative attack on the Lira (August–September 1992)
Figure 2.45 Phase 2 of the speculative attack on the Lira (August–September 1992)
Figure 2.46 Phase 3 of the speculative attack on the Lira (August–September 1992)
Figure 3.1 Eurozone inflation rate (1999–2007)
Figure 3.2 % Growth rate of the GDP of some Eurozone countries (1999–2007)
Figure 3.3 Budget deficit in terms of GDP for some Eurozone countries (2002–2007)
Figure 3.4 Evolution of the real estate bubble in Spain (1998–2008)
Figure 3.5 Normalised trend of the prices of new building in Ireland and the USA (1998–2008)
Figure 3.6 Percentage weight of real estate taxes on total fiscal revenues–Ireland (2002–2007)
Figure 3.8 GDP change for some Eurozone countries in 2009
Figure 3.9 Budget deficit in terms of GDP of some Eurozone countries (2008–2013)
Figure 3.10 10-year government bonds' yields of various Eurozone countries
Figure 3.11 Evolution of the real effective exchange rate of some Eurozone countries 1994–2014