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Building bridges: interoperability for a resilient digital future
An operational necessity and a foundation for inclusion
Christoph Kreiterling
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Fed-Treasury tensions and the risk of fiscal dominance
Central bank personnel changes in US and euro area could unhinge global markets

How much influence do central banks really have?
Unconventional interventions of past decade could be a big mistake

Stablecoins are a necessary, but interim, development
Once alternative money models succeed, the state inevitably steps in

Europe doubles down on public money for digital finance
Observers see ‘hare and tortoise’ race with Genius Act

Playing Jenga with the international monetary system
What happens if the dollar tower starts to collapse?

Who would want to be Rachel Reeves this autumn?
The UK government must confront hard choices on debt, welfare and investment

Driving public blockchain in banking
New OMFIF working group brings together technologists and regulators

Why macrofinancial surveillance fails when it matters most
The political economy of fiscal and financial blind spots

Rethinking climate risk in financial modelling
Model uncertainty and the long-run divergence of current climate scenarios create latent short-term risks

Central banks are turning back to gold
The role of gold is changing in central bank reserve management strategies

Is there any hope for Europe?
Over-regulation and a lack of dynamism are hampering European economies

The US is following in Argentina’s footsteps
An erosion of trust in economic leadership and counterproductive policies

Central banking manual for fighting crises: the need for split personalities
What happens when, as with Trump, the attack comes from inside?

Do stablecoins increase the net demand for US Treasury securities?
Governments should be wary of the claim