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Fed talk: The ample reserves framework and dynamism of the US labour market

Joe Gagnon, senior research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former director at the Federal Reserve Board, joins Pierre Ortlieb, economist at OMFIF, to discuss the late January Federal Open Market Committee meeting and the state of the Fed’s toolkit. Their conversation covers topics including the ample reserves framework, the dynamism of

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Synopsis: Fallout from the Fed’s repo firefighting, prospects for Trump’s re-election, and five scenarios for Brexit

In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the Fed’s repo firefighting and how Brexit could play out. To receive our newsletters, visit https://thinktank.omfif.org/subscribe. Articles and other items referenced: Fed faces repo firefighting

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Post-crisis US financial regulation: Are we moving towards risk sensitivity?

It has been almost 10 years since the 2008 financial crisis and the enactment of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection act. Daniel Tarullo, who was responsible for leading the Federal Reserve Board on financial regulatory reform, including implementing of the Dodd-Frank act, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman at OMFIF, to assess the

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Synopsis: Superpowers posturing in the Gulf, the US Treasury’s odd currency monitoring list, and green bonds break out of the niche

In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on US disinterest in Hormuz crippling Iran, the Hungarian central bank’s new green bond portfolio, and how the US Treasury could rework its currency monitoring list.

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Ahead of the ECB: Continuity or change for the bank’s toolbox

Francesco Papadia, senior fellow at Bruegel and former director general for market operations at the European Central Bank, joins Marcin Stepan, head of programming at OMFIF, to discuss expectations for the ECB’s monetary policy decision on 23 January. They talk about the euro area’s macroeconomic outlook, the strategic review of ECB monetary policy, potential changes

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Synopsis: Why the ECB should keep its monetary pillar, 2020 predictions, and more

In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Senior Editor Julian Frazer and Subeditor Julie Levy-Abegnoli look back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the European Central Bank’s strategic review and predictions for 2020. They also share some of the topics OMFIF will be

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Impact investing: Promoting a universal standard

The appetite for impact investing is growing. But in the past, the financial industry has lacked common standards for monitoring and measuring impact investments. This has affected the ability to identify good investment practices, avoid ‘green washing,’ and enable comparability across projects. Neil Gregory, chief thought leadership officer at the International Finance Corporation, the private

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Andrew Adonis on the UK election and Brexit: ‘Watch the policy, not the rhetoric’

Andrew Adonis, Labour peer in the House of Lords and cabinet minister between 2005-10 under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, speaks to OMFIF Chairman David Marsh following Labour’s defeat in the UK election on 12 December. David Marsh: Are you secretly deep down quite pleased that Mr Corbyn has suffered this disaster, even

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Fed Talk: Rates remain on hold

In its December decision, the Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates on hold. This was a widely expected move after three rate cuts earlier this year. Beyond the rate decision, people were most interested in the tone of the statement issued and whether the outlook for 2020 will be dovish, hawkish or neutral. Daniel

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