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Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
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Overhauling bank regulation will boost liquidity of government bonds
Hedge funds should be free to act as primary dealers in Europe
Finance minister Mario Marcel says Chile becoming green finance hub
Ambitious plans for sustainability-linked borrowing and renewable production
The crypto hype is giving way to reality
As the glamour of digital assets fades, the real worth of the market is emerging
Crypto ETFs excite demand, but the real action is elsewhere
Learning the technology means more than understanding the asset class
Banks must find balance with AI in financial markets
Research should be a collaboration between public and private sector
Central banks and international safety nets
Banco Central de Chile Governor Rosanna Costa on countering volatility
European DMOs step up retail issuance but not all are convinced
Belgium’s record-breaking retail bond transaction likened to a ‘monetary policy operation’
Net-zero progress is too little, but not too late
A disorderly transition still the most likely climate change pathway but there is time to change this
Leveraging Indonesia’s demographic dividend
Fulfilling the needs of Indonesia’s growing young population will require sustainable investment
India is stepping up its climate action
G20 host strengthens financial regulation and international co-operation
Designing a practical framework for decentralisation
A straightforward approach can inform and empower policy-makers
Over-reliance on interest rate hikes is inefficient and unjust
Reorganising the UK’s fiscal and monetary policy decision-making
ECB rate rise intensifies dilemmas over Europe’s direction
Waning dynamism alongside concerns over lower US support for Ukraine
Excessive monetary policy communications may undermine the Fed
The Federal Reserve can’t maintain stability alone
Digitalisation is rapidly changing US labour market dynamics
Why technology is worsening economic inequality
10 reasons why the ECB can keep interest rates on hold
Minimum reserves, balance sheet and ‘what happens next’
