チェコ国立銀行総裁を務めたミロスラフ・シンガー(Miroslav Singer*1)の7/7付けの表題のOMFIF論説(原題は「Germany’s trade deficit spells bad news for euro area monetary policy」)をMostly Economicsが紹介している。 Germany’s May foreign trade deficit, the first since 1991, is a memorable moment. After all, the conventional view of the euro area is that Germany benefits. As outlined by commentators for decades, Germany’s foreign trade is subsidised by