On Demand (Podcasts)

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the Franco-German proposal for a €500bn recovery fund, the impact of Covid-19 on real estate markets, the outlook for this decade, and the return of German government borrowing. Articles and other items referenced: Franco-German fund […]

As US-China tensions fuel economic nationalism and protectionism, globalisation could be coming to an end. Xiaolan Fu, director of the Technology and Management Centre for Development at the University of Oxford, joins OMFIF’s Brandon Chye to discuss the short-term disruptions and long-term transformations to global value chains and international trade. Fill out the form below

James Blair, fixed income investment director at Capital Group, joins Pierre Ortlieb, economist at OMFIF, to discuss the state of play in global bond markets. They cover Capital Group’s approach to credit investments, opportunities in emerging markets, and the global central bank response to the pandemic shock. Other themes include the global long-term interest rate

In response to the Covid-19 health crisis, the Federal Reserve has taken a number of policy actions to help steady both the US economy and global dollar liquidity. James Bullard, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, joins David Marsh, chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the Federal Reserve’s policies,

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on inflation predictions, the German constitutional court ruling on the Bundesbank’s participation in European quantitative easing, climate action, and the financial consequences of stimulus transmission. Articles and other items referenced: The end of stable inflation rates

Before the pandemic, the inherent imbalances which had built up after a decade of monetary policy intervention had resulted in excess debt and probable future instability. Bill White, former chairman of the economic and development review committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, joins Mark Burgess, Asia chairman of OMFIF. They discuss what

Part two of the OMFIF/EY Covid response series What are the consequences of addressing the consequences? In this edition, OMFIF’s John Orchard and EY’s David Barker discuss the shock-and-awe measures by governments to rescue their economies from the Covid-19 crisis and the short- and medium-term implications for their finance ministries. What are the paths out

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the German constitutional court ruling on Europe’s quantitative easing, the global role of the dollar and renminbi, and digital finance. Articles and other items referenced: Conflict looming over ECB scrutiny and independence The dollar-renminbi conundrum

Part one of the OMFIF/EY Covid response series How are commercial banks coping with Covid-19? Obliged to implement government-guaranteed lending quickly while also handling other crisis-related operational and commercial challenges, they have their work cut out. What has worked well and what has not, yet? How are the opposing needs of speed and prudence reconciled?

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on central bank independence, how to escape a recession, and measuring debt sustainability. Articles and other items referenced: End of myth of ‘independent’ central banks The misnomer of central bank ‘independence’ Global financial stability overview How