It also calls for journalists who are prepared to really digest this information, not just to “zap” through it in search of an eye-catching headline; they also need to study the sometimes technical background of central banking. A particular group of  BIS Review 57/1999  2  journalists awards the prize of European central banker of the year.
By contrast, Taper 2013 had been preceded by the current account deficit averaging 3.7 per cent during 2009–13, with a peak of 6.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2012–13.