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Fiscal easing, not austerity the answer24 January 2012: Trevor Greetham's January Bulletin article on austerity and fiscal health was quoted in Reuters. more... |
Global finance Hollande's adversary24 January 2012: David Marsh says election win for Hollande could aggravate Franco-German relations, in GFS News. more... |
Germany is staying the course23 January 2012: Writing in Market Watch, David Marsh says that Germany is sticking to its original message of solidity, stability. more... |
China's domestic market fuelling growth20 January 2012: China's economy is more resilient and less dependent on exports, says Jonathan Fenby in China Daily. more... |
David Marsh's article in GFS News19 January 2012: David Marsh's article on EMU credit rating downgrades featured in GFS News. more... |
David Marsh's article in BusinessDay17 January 2012: David Marsh's article on France's loss of its Triple AAA rating featured in South Africa's BusinessDay. more... |
Germany gives Europe cold shoulder16 January 2012: Katinka Barysch is quoted in Eurasia Review saying Europe is a cost-benefit problem for Merkel. more... |
Austrian veto could derail euro rescue16 January 2012: Austria could veto euro rescue plan to placate domestic voters, writes Katinka Barysch in Public Service Europe. more... |
Rating downgrade 'nightmare' for EMU16 January 2012: David Marsh writes that the room for optimism in Europe is fading fast, in Market Watch. more... |
De Gaulle's system is showing cracks16 January 2012: Jonathan Fenby writes that France's presidential system runs the risk of unravelling, in Prospect. more... |
Generational shift at ECB12 January 2012: New ECB officials are 'less emotional', 'more dispassionate', David Marsh says in the Wall Street Journal. more... |
Hildebrand slip-up in media focus11 January 2012: David Marsh's Commentary on Hildebrand was highlighted in the Orlando Sentinel, click the link below. more... |
David Marsh's article in Reuters11 January 2012: David Marsh's Commentary on Hildebrand featured in Reuters. more... |
German bailout expert joins the ECB10 January 2012: David Marsh is quoted in Bloomberg saying Asmussen appointment makes for clear-headed economics. more... |
Discord may threaten economic policy9 January 2012: William Keegan writes that the relationship between the Chancellor and the PM is turning sour, in This is Money. more... |
Lubbers Bulletin article in CBN5 January 2012: Former PM Ruud Lubber's article on European economic union featured in China Business News. more... |
CBN's 100 Global Thinkers@20125 January 2012: Articles from December's Bulletin featured in China Business News' special New Year edition. more... |
Princelings vying for power in China5 January 2012: Jonathan Fenby is quoted in the FT saying China's princelings should not rule the economy alone. more... |
US needs China's help: North Korea3 January 2012: Jonathan Fenby's article on US-Chinese policy towards North Korea featured in Gulf Today. more... |
David Marsh article in CBN3 January 2012: David Marsh's 'Letter from the Chairman', from December's OMFIF Bulletin, featured in China Business News. more... |
Draghi's Christmas gifts to eurozone3 January 2012: David Marsh writes that the ECB is taking dangerous risks with new cheap bank loans, in Market Watch. more... |
Fenby at Oxford Literary Festival22 December 2011: Jonathan Fenby presents his new book on China, Tiger Head Snake Tails, 28 March. See link for more details. more... |
Strong, united Korea China's nightmare20 December 2011: Fears grow in China amid North Korean uncertainty, writes Jonathan Fenby in the Independent. more... |
Noyer comments lay bare French nerves19 December 2011: David Marsh says Noyer's comments reveal French frustration over looming credit downgrade, in Market Watch. more... |
Rural Chinese turmoil unsettling leaders19 December 2011: Jonathan Fenby's recent article on unrest in rural Wucan featured in Vancouver's Times Colonist. more... |
Lord Desai Bulletin article in CBN19 December 2011: Lord Desai's article from the December edition of the OMFIF Bulletin, featured in China Business News more... |
Back to drawing board after EU deal16 December 2011: David Marsh is quoted in the Wall Street Journal, saying EU agreement is not sufficient to bring calm to euro area. more... |
Wukan protests 'nightmare' for China16 December 2011: Jonathan Fenby says recent protests in rural Wukan have alarmed Chinese authorities, in the Telegraph. more... |
A pick of this year's best history books15 December 2011: Jonathan Fenby lists his favourite history books of the year, in History Today. more... |
William Keegan praised in the Guardian15 December 2011: William Keegan receives praise from the Guardian's Roy Greenslade, saying Keegan remains 'indispensable'. more... |
CNBC quotes David Marsh on veto13 December 2011: OMFIF co-chairman David Marsh quoted in CNBC about David Cameron's veto of the new European treaty. more... |
Merkel in charge but under strain12 December 2011: Katinka Barysch is quoted in The Daily Beast, saying Merkel's management is working and approval rates are up. more... |
PM's veto a sideshow amid EMU muddle12 December 2011: David Marsh, writing in Market Watch, says balance of payments crisis is at the heart of EMU crisis. more... |
Weidmann could make or break EU deal8 December 2011: Quoted in Reuters, David Marsh says any deal emanating from EU summit must meet Weidmann's requirements. more... |
Bundesbank and ECB need not clash8 December 2011: The Financial Times quotes David Marsh about a possible clash between the ECB and the Bundesbank more... |
Euro crisis endgame still far off8 December 2011: Writing for the Guardian, David Marsh says that progress in summits is only part of the answer. more... |
David Marsh article in GFS News7 December 2011: David Marsh's latest article ('Draghi and Weidmann fit the landscape') featured in GFS News. more... |
Angela Merkel does have a plan6 December 2011: Katinka Barysch says Chancellor Merkel's vision for fiscal union can go a long way, in the Guardian. more... |
Low Dutch unemployment a 'puzzle'5 December 2011: Roel Janssen wonders whether the low Dutch jobless rate can last as recession looms, in the Guardian. more... |
Belka reiterates euro commitment5 December 2011: Writing in Market Watch, Governor Marek Belka says Poland will join eurozone but adds important caveats. more... |
Greater role for ECB needed5 December 2011: Stewart Fleming calls for greater role for the ECB, and stronger intervention, in European Voice. more... |
Sub-divisions would harm euro zone2 December 2011: Marek Belka's essay in the December Bulletin warning against sub-dividing the single market is quoted in MENAFN. more... |
Poland Backs EU Treaty Change2 December 2011: Wall Street Journal quotes Marek Belka's December Bulletin essay calling for more EU integration. more... |
German leaders must let ECB do its job30 November 2011: Katinka Barysch says German calls for ECB intervention are unsettling the markets, in Public Service Europe. more... |
Euro fears risk becoming self-fulfilling29 November 2011: David Marsh says Europe is heading for a re-run of 1992 French- German confrontation, quoted in Reuters more... |
New paradigm for world economy29 November 2011: Lord Desai, Chairman of the Advisory Board, says it is time to copy the new capitalists of Asia, in CBN China. more... |
Don't blame euro for Britain's woes28 November 2011: William Keegan argues Osborne should focus on long-term 'beneficial projects', on This is Money website. more... |
Pegging currencies leads to distortion24 November 2011: London South East reports on Vítor Constâncio's speech, highlighting the issue of joint Eurozone bonds. more... |
The eurozone isn't Europe17 November 2011: Lord Owen feels the EU must establish that members are free to enter or leave the eurozone whilst staying in the EU. more... |
Two-tier Europe is not a divided Europe17 November 2011: Lord David Owen, writing in the Guardian, says states that opt to stay out of the euro should form the non-euro group. more... |
Multi-racial society driving economy14 November 2011: Lord Desai, speaking in Kuala Lumpur, feels cooperation in Malaysia's diverse culture is driving the economy. more... |
Not every creditor deserves a break3 November 2011: The Mail Online comment on Prof. Desai's July OMFIF Bulletin article advising Greece on a referendum. more... |
Five major tasks for Mario Draghi2 November 2011: Financial News looks to the issues facing Mario Draghi in his first days as ECB President. more... |
New ECB chief will need his craft2 November 2011: David Marsh offers advice to Mario Draghi, who faces a spotlight on Italy as he takes over at the ECB helm. more... |
Troubled Europe could borrow renminbi1 November 2011: David Marsh says China will want to agree to multilateral agreements than further bilateral lending, in GFS News. more... |
China advocates Europe borrow reminbi31 October 2011: David Marsh writes as Klaus Regling does not rule out renminbi borrowing in the future, in MarketWatch. more... |
Why creditors don't want to join EMU19 October 2011: David Marsh says Germany's decades-old 'Bundesbankism' may be on the way out, in GFS News. more... |
Champions League lesson for euro zone17 October 2011: Pawel Kowalewski's article on how the euro zone can learn from football is highlighted by the Wall Street Journal. more... |
Anti-capitalist protests spread17 October 2011: Steve Hanke warned that higher capital ratios would dampen economic activity, quoted in Sri Lanka Business Online. more... |
Euro zone can learn from football14 October 2011: Pawel Kowalewski looks to football for answers to the European debt crisis, in the OMFIF Briefing in MarketWatch. more... |
Time to set up the Non-Eurogroup11 October 2011: David Owen and David Marsh's article appears in today's edition of the Financial Times. more... |
Ben Bernanke targeting renminbi10 October 2011: David Marsh, writing in MarketWatch, says it's the euro rather than the renminbi that needs to be revalued. more... |
Trichet-era autocracy has to end7 October 2011: David Marsh discusses Jean-Claude Trichet following his passionate defence of the ECB's record over his eight years. more... |
Rate cut could hurt economy6 October 2011: Hungarian Governor, Andras Simor, was speaking at the OMFIF Golden Series on World Money in London. more... |
Bleed the foreigner5 October 2011: Prof. Harold James, Advisory Board, examines the identity of a state's creditor in the possibility of Greek default. more... |
Long road lies ahead for the EFSF3 October 2011: David Marsh says Europe breathed a collective sigh of relief after German parliament vote, in MarketWatch. more... |
British Virgin Islands as an IFC28 September 2011: Sherri Ortiz, Executive Director of the IFC, spoke during the Luxembourg Monetary and Finance Week. more... |
US banks unsure of Europe's prospects19 September 2011: David Marsh speaks to RTE News regarding US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's visit to Poland. more... |
German courts part of the 'blame game'7 September 2011: David Marsh says the case against the German bail outs will see the blame shifted to the errant states, on Radio 4. more... |
The eurozone's strength in disunity7 September 2011: Prof Harold James examines the puzzling euro stability relative to the dollar on foreign exchange markets. more... |
SA not attained its 'age of wisdom'7 September 2011: Lord Desai says South Africa, like India before it, has taken time to come to its senses about economic imperatives. more... |
Mohohlo gets achievement award5 September 2011: BOPA Daily News reports Governor Linah Mohohlo's OMFIF Lifetime achievement award. more... |
OMFIF Conference on IFCs5 September 2011: Conference on International Financial Centres is part of Luxembourg Monetary & Finance Week from 12-15 September. more... |
Mohohlo receives international award30 August 2011: Governor Mohohlo receives OMFIF Lifetime Achievement Award in South Africa, in Botswana's Mmegi. more... |
Ambitious agenda for African growth30 August 2011: Nigeria's Vanguard writes about the Inaugural meeting of OMFIF in Africa, held at the South African Reserve Bank. more... |
New SDR should be global currency25 August 2011: Lord Desai, Advisory Board Chairman, says SDRs could be reconfigured for use as a new global currency more... |
We can't go on like this22 August 2011: David Marsh joins the Economist to discuss the future of the euro. Click here to view the video interview more... |
Choices for Europe's melancholy union22 August 2011: David Marsh says the potential reality for Europe is that both creditors and debtors may revolt, in BusinessDay. more... |
Europe ignored the warning signals22 August 2011: David Marsh, writing for Financial News, comments on the missed signals of trouble for EMU. more... |
Germans lead bond buying resistance8 August 2011: Weidmann's dissent is creating a storm for incoming ECB president Mario Draghi, says David Marsh in Fox Business. more... |
The battle for the new global currency8 August 2011: Financial News review David Marsh's new book The Euro: The Battle for the New Global Currency more... |
Coalition's economic strategy in trouble1 August 2011: William Keegan says tax rises and spending cuts exert extra downwards pressure on the recession. more... |
Premature end for euro will not occur29 July 2011: Yves Mersch says that fears of a premature end for the euro are unfounded, in the San Francisco Chronicle. more... |
Mersch sees new inflation risk28 July 2011: Yves Mersch says excess global liquidity and rising food prices are new risks to price stability, in the Wall Street Journal more... |
Risk of imported inflation increasing28 July 2011: Yves Mersch feels dynamic growth and rising prices in emerging markets may influence inflation in the developed world. more... |
Softer dollar saves euro's bacon25 July 2011: David Marsh says that the euro would be in a much more perilous position if it was not for the falling dollar. more... |
Stronger banks, weaker economies21 July 2011: Steve Hanke says higher capital-asset ratios for bank during a severe slump has contributed to weak economic growth. more... |
Potential for a two-speed eurozone18 July 2011: William Keegan says that there could be casualties of the eurozone amongst the 'Club Med' countries, in the Observer. more... |
Ireland can stay the course7 July 2011: David Marsh says Greece will decide to leave EMU but Ireland has done the right thing in facing up to its problems early. more... |
Euro as it was conceived is dead7 July 2011: Euro will survive but not as it was originally envisioned, probably with a Germanic core, speaking to RTE Radio. more... |
China wants to keep dollar alternative7 July 2011: David Marsh says the euro will survive because China wants an alternative to the dollar as a reserve currency. more... |
Envisaging consolidation among banks4 July 2011: Governor Zeti says consolidation among banks would help integrate the financial system with other emerging economies. more... |
Czech view on resolving the euro crisis1 July 2011: The Bank of International Settlements central bankers' speeches includes Governor Singer's talk in London more... |
Lessons from Iceland's referendum1 July 2011: The OMFIF Briefing in MarketWatch discusses the possibility of Greece holding a referendum on its debt problems. more... |
Greater supervision important factor1 July 2011: Speaking at the World Banking Summit, Jacques de Larosière said that too little had been done to beef up supervision more... |
We have economic problems of our own28 June 2011: William Keegan, Advisory Board, says that schadenfreude at a eurozone collapse is short-sighted, in the Guardian. more... |
Greece cast as euro martyr20 June 2011: David Marsh says it is likely Greece will eventually be forced to leave EMU, but the timing is still far from clear. more... |
Greek default is inevitable16 June 2011: Mario Blejer, OMFIF Advisory Board, says that Latin American lessons support restructuring debt. more... |
Lagarde 'wrong' candidate for IMF Chief10 June 2011: David Marsh discusses developments in the euro area and the vacant IMF post, on Bloomberg's "Last Word" more... |
Poisoned chalice a danger for Draghi9 June 2011: David Marsh says Draghi may be caught between bearing down on inflation and rescuing over-indebted southern states. more... |
We found the flaw but we're still falling6 June 2011: William Keegan, Advisory Board, examines the reasons why the US economy is slowing down even without any cuts. more... |
Non-European needs to head IMF31 May 2011: Lord Desai and other Advisory Board members write a letter on behalf of OMFIF to the Financial Times. more... |
Cameron's unpatriotic, petty attitude31 May 2011: William Keegan, Advisory Board, questions Britain's decision to back France's candidate for the IMF post. more... |
Looking at the IMF after DSK17 May 2011: Prof. Harold James, Contributing Editor, raises questions about the IMF's governance, and even its existence. more... |
Goals of economic policy are confused16 May 2011: William Keegan, Advisory Board, challenges the pronouncements of the Mervyn King as lacking definitiveness. more... |
Governing social networks is essential16 May 2011: John Plender, Contributing Editor, says we will rue our failure to govern social networks such as Renren and LinkedIn. more... |
Lessons from 1971 for Europe13 May 2011: IEWY News on Dr Jürgen Stark's speech at OMFIF's Golden Series on World Money Lecture in London. more... |
Bankers deny causes of crisis9 May 2011: William Keegan, Advisory Board, says it could be time to call the bankers' bluff as they fight regulation tightening. more... |
Historical precedents for debt default6 May 2011: Prof. Harold James, Advisory Board, examines historical parallels for sovereign-debt defaults, in Project Syndicate. more... |
Learning curve for Weidmann4 May 2011: Advice for Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann: get to know ECB colleagues, in Süddeutsche Zeitung. more... |
Navigating the euro area’s squalls3 May 2011: David Marsh examines changes in Europe as the euro comes to a turning point, in the Financial Times. more... |
Competitiveness is Europe's problem27 April 2011: Hans Tietmeyer's views on peripheral countries' faltering competitiveness are briefly viewed in the Financial Times. more... |
Mario Draghi a ‘Qualified Candidate’21 April 2011: Hans Tietmeyer talks to Bloomberg news regarding the ECB Presidency race, at the OMFIF Golden Series. more... |
"We're not deficit deniers, chancellor"13 April 2011: William Keegan, Advisory Board, says those who question the coalition's cuts are not "deficit deniers", in the Guardian. more... |
UK re-arms for coming currency war12 April 2011: David Marsh examines British monetary authority fears that the sterling is vulnerable to attack, in Marketwatch. more... |
Ringfenced but game’s far from up12 April 2011: John Plender, Advisory Board, examines the ramifications of the Vickers Commission Interim Report, in the FT. more... |
Can central banks contain inflation?6 April 2011: Prof. Harold James of the OMFIF Advisory Board examines inflationary angst around the world on Project Syndicate. more... |
South African 'Twin Peaks' is good idea5 April 2011: Chief Economist Malan Rietveld discusses the financial supervision model taken up by the SA Treasury in BusinessDay. more... |
Axel Weber's lack of "solidarity"4 April 2011: David Marsh examines the quarrel between Angela Merkel and the central bank in Marketwatch. more... |
ECB moving quickly to tighten credit25 March 2011: David Marsh suggests in Financial News that the ECB is moving quicker than expected to rein in rising prices. more... |
Xiang on Renminbi exchange rate22 March 2011: Songzuo Xiang, Vice-chairman of the Advisory Board, speaks to CCTV about the Yuan's exchange rate more... |
Keegan looks at Japan's monetary policy21 March 2011: Bill Keegan of the OMFIF Advisory Board examines Japanese policymaker mistakes in Sunday's Guardian. more... |
Don't rely on the Dutch to fix euro18 March 2011: Roel Janssen, Advisory Board, says political mood is now unenthusiastic about European policy making. more... |
Poirot needed to solve ECB riddle11 February 2011: David Marsh suggests in Handelsblatt that detective Hercule Poirot can solve riddle over Trichet’s succession. more... |
Schröder wants non-German ECB head7 February 2011: Former German Chancellor Schröder favours non-German ECB President in an interview with David Marsh. more... |
Schröder calls for common Euro bond3 February 2011: Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder urges in Handelsblatt risk-sharing through a common Euro bond more... |
ECB top job ‘should go to small country’2 February 2011: ECB chief should come from Luxembourg not Germany, former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder says in The Times more... |
Fears of Portugal bailout loom12 January 2011: The Irish Times examines the crucial bond market test for Portugal in the wake of the Otmar Issing essay. more... |
Euro’s architect warns about its future11 January 2011: former ECB Chief Economist Otmar Issing casts doubt on euro survival in the New York Times. more... |
Euro demise? An Agatha Christie play10 January 2011: Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman asks David Marsh and Katinka Barysch whether the Germans will ditch the euro. more... |
