News & commentary
Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
Basel Committee at 50: From crisis to confidence
The crucial role of implementing Basel standards
| By Udaibir Das and Wayne Byres
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SEC grudgingly approves bitcoin spot ETFs
Approval brings mass exposure to asset’s performance but less likely to improve crypto prospects
Argentina and Türkiye: a tale of two adjustments
Milei and Erdoğan take contrasting approaches to economic problems
Rebuilding the competitiveness of Europe’s financial sector
Europe can build on advances in sustainable finance and digitalisation
Outlook 2024: The year financial systems break or make it
Facing unprecedented socio-economic challenges, the financial system must act decisively to preserve its vital economic role
Three trends to watch in the long-term macro landscape
‘Last mile’ of reducing inflation will be especially difficult
Outlook 2024: China unusually candid about economic challenges
Xi acknowledges difficulties in road to recovery
Developing markets must lean on private sector for climate mitigation
Galvanising private climate finance calls for a broad mix of policies to engage investors
Outlook 2024: More commotion than motion in foreign exchange markets
Prepare for anaemic global growth and geopolitical turbulence
Delors, Schäuble and the melancholic road to European integration
Plain-speaking finance ministers leave stage with no one in charge
Outlook 2024: What to expect for the public sector bond market
Likely outcomes include the EU making further steps to sovereign status
Europe provides international yardstick for sustainable finance
EU policy package looks to refine its sustainability framework
John Kornblum: Cold war diplomat with warmest of hearts
Man on a mission who helped Reagan urge Gorbachev to ‘tear down this wall’
The key to a sovereign’s resilience
Aligning assets with liabilities management can ‘optimise resource allocation and achieve long-term economic goals’
International economic leadership is vital for US national security
The US needs to invest more in this area
Can the UK’s chronic budgetary problems be fixed?
Decision-making in public services needs to be revolutionised
Simplifying cross-border payments through CBDC technology
Developing blockchain-based systems to reduce costs and complexities
