Geopolitical tensions were apparent even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, clearly evident in the US-China trade war and exacerbated by prolonged supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic and surrounding policy measures. Some economists have argued that we’re entering – or that we have already entered – an era of multipolarity and global economic fragmentation.
Is this the end of globalisation? Read More »
Christian Kopf on liquidity and volatility in the European SSA bond market Read More »
The Bank of England’s intervention in September to restart gilt purchases to support markets and pension funds troubled by rising rates and unfunded fiscal expansion is a warning that fiscal considerations are becoming a more potent force in monetary decisions. It could also be an early test case for other quantitative easing countries grappling with
Avoiding a debt crisis Read More »
With only days to go until COP27 takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, there is hope that it will focus on priority issues for the African continent, including addressing Africa’s climate challenges and the deadlock on climate finance. The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2022, published by OMFIF, found that more African countries are implementing
Countdown to COP27: More African countries implementing sustainability-focused policies Read More »
Tammo Diemer on weak demand for Bunds, the repo market and EU joint debt Read More »
While announced as a temporary measure, the Bank of England’s purchases of long-dated gilts is another reminder of how central banks will struggle to reduce bloated balance sheets. Japan’s quantitative easing rumbles on, and the US and euro area are still at the nascent stage of addressing their central bank’s finances. QE globally has been
Can central banks normalise their balance sheets? Read More »
Lewis McLellan, DMI editor, is joined by two representatives from Promontory, a digital asset advisory service within IBM consulting. Elizabeth Severinovskaya, senior principal at Promontory specialising in anti-money laundering, and Lorena Rosero, principal at Promontory focusing on information risk management and the mitigation of cyber risks, discuss the challenges of policing the increasingly popular digital
Combatting money laundering and payments risk in digital assets Read More »
In this podcast, former Italian diplomat Antonio Armellini and Silvia Dall’Angelo, senior economist at Federated Hermes, speak with OMFIF Economist Taylor Pearce about the economic consequences of the 25 September general election in Italy. They explain the factors that led to the victory of far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and explore the outlook for Italy’s
What’s next for the Italian economy? Read More »
Biodiversity loss is increasingly on financial market agendas and De Nederlandsche Bank has been assessing nature-related risks that financial institutions face. Saskia de Vries, head of the international financial architecture department at the financial stability division of De Nederlandsche Bank, speaks with Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, about the role of central
In conversation with De Nederlandsche Bank: Nature risk and the role of central banks Read More »
Andrew Slack, strategic designer at SICPA, along with Erin Taylor, consultant, and Annette Broløs, associate consultant from Finthropology, join Lewis McLellan, Digital Monetary Institute editor, to discuss their fascinating new report on consumer behaviour in payments. They discuss the insights this research gives them into the priorities and concerns of citizens and how they can
Informing CBDC development with a qualitative look at consumer behaviour Read More »
