News & commentary
Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
New York Climate Week 2026: Resilience, data centres and nature
Investors strengthen focus on environmental, social and financial resilience
The missing variable in the imbalances debate
US deficit and the dollar’s reserve status are not separate stories
Stablecoins and the digital dollarisation of Latin America
Widespread adoption has important implications for monetary sovereignty
The new economics of defence financing
Modern warfare requires a fresh approach to public procurement and defence spending
Asia beyond buffers: the second-generation resilience agenda
Absorbing shocks was the first generation of resilience-building, reducing exposure is the second
The offline digital euro: when the secure element fails, what remains?
Two questions should be settled before the design is fixed
Brazil’s banking retreat is mostly a reporting change
Countries are changing position in the international financial system faster than statistics can follow
Europe has assets, but investors need product
Global capital buys risk, cash flow, governance and yield – not policy ambition
Whose interest does the digital euro’s holding limit really serve?
Focus on crisis prevention has obscured the bigger picture
Russian influence suspected as Merz faces political storm
Social Democrats the weak link in battle over German reform plans
The bond market sell off and the UK budget
Healey should use global uncertainty as opportunity for major reform
Further yen gains could constrain Bank of Japan tightening
BoJ should move faster while preserving flexibility
