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Richard Berner, professor of management practice at New York University and formerly the first director of the Treasury Office of Financial Research, as well as the global economics head at Morgan Stanley, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF. Richard commends the rapid US macroeconomic policy response to the coronavirus crisis, particularly the Federal Reserve’s

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the dollar’s future, Europe’s financial culture shock, and coronabonds. Articles and other items referenced: Dollar at a crossroads Why the euro needs monetary finance Pandemic cannot halt climate change  Exploring corona crisis bond issuance Mahbubani:

Meghnad Desai, chair of the OMFIF Advisory Council and emeritus professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and James Crabtree, associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, join OMFIF’s Brandon Chye to discuss the Indian financial system and its capacity to handle the economic fallout from the Covid-19

In a new series, John Orchard talks to bond issuers and their intermediary banks about corona-driven borrowing programmes and their market reception. How are capital markets handling the corona crisis? Against the backdrop of extraordinary measures bringing forth considerable new government borrowing and gigantic volumes of central bank bond buying, OMFIF spoke to two sovereign-backed

David Dollar, former US Treasury and World Bank representative in Beijing and one of the world’s leading China experts, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss Chinese economic developments. David sees the Chinese economy now getting back on its feet, but observes it will face headwinds from changed consumption habits and a global slowdown. He discusses

OMFIF’s Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on Europe’s ‘Hamiltonian’ moment, oil prices, and helicopter money. Articles and other items referenced: Disappointment beckons on ‘Hamiltonian moment’ Helicopter money’s unearned popularity Worse to come for oil EU virus response to shape climate action French

Paul Tucker, chair of the Systemic Risk Council and former deputy governor of the Bank of England, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the implications of coronavirus for the world economy. Since the 2008 financial crisis, much has been done to strengthen banks. But in recent years, the financial system has seen

In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over some of the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on a possible European fiscal response to the crisis, life after the pandemic, and what the outbreak means for sovereign investment and, possibly, your taxes. Articles and other items referenced: