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Will surprises at the ballot box continue?

Will surprises at the ballot box continue?

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Four elections, four continents, 10 transformative days 
The IMF’s Dan Katz on an age of complexity

The IMF’s Dan Katz on an age of complexity

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First deputy managing director discusses rates, AI and the Fund’s role in a shifting world
The digital euro has bought a fraud layer that needs a network

The digital euro has bought a fraud layer that needs a network

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Framework agreements leave question open about component that runs without connectivity
How to bring monetary clarity in the face of geoeconomic turmoil

How to bring monetary clarity in the face of geoeconomic turmoil

Villeroy de Galhau shares his thoughts on the last decade of central banking
Europe cannot defend itself through the budget alone

Europe cannot defend itself through the budget alone

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Europe has underinvested in the assets and capacity on which its security now depends
Five scenarios for the French crisis outcome

Five scenarios for the French crisis outcome

When ‘whatever it takes’ is not enough: ECB might deploy TPI, but not bail out France
Interest on central bank reserves is neither a tax nor a market price

Interest on central bank reserves is neither a tax nor a market price

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Monetary control may justify paying the policy rate at the margin but not on every reserve
Holding on to what we’ve got: report from the IMF annual meetings

Holding on to what we’ve got: report from the IMF annual meetings

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US, China and France dominated the discussions
Forest finance and the problem of transmission

Forest finance and the problem of transmission

Redesigning the system to reach the governments managing forests
AI agents behaving badly

AI agents behaving badly

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What institutions must know and be able to prove should an agent make independent decisions
Annual meetings 2026: preserving sovereignty in a changing world

Annual meetings 2026: preserving sovereignty in a changing world

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Diversifying sources of growth and security for resilience
The single market exists on paper, but not yet in practice

The single market exists on paper, but not yet in practice

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Notes on making Europe one banking market
French riots may bring ECB bond-buying closer

French riots may bring ECB bond-buying closer

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Contagion holds the key to possible use of transmission protection instrument
Central banks may soon become boiling frogs

Central banks may soon become boiling frogs

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Will they stick with monetary esoterica or speak truth to power?
The IMF’s resources are falling behind the global economy

The IMF’s resources are falling behind the global economy

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Analysis of the Fund shows shrinking role and unchanged adequacy

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