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. […]
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
Ahead of the ECB: Continuity or change for the bank’s toolbox Read 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
Synopsis: Why the ECB should keep its monetary pillar, 2020 predictions, and more Read More »
Michael Kitson, assistant director of the Centre for Business Research at the University of Cambridge, and Tatiana Fic, director of central banks and public policy at the World Gold Council, join Pierre Ortlieb, economist at OMFIF, to discuss the state of the gold market and the internationalisation of the renminbi. They talk about the long-term
Gold and the future of the global reserve currency system Read More »
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
Impact investing: Promoting a universal standard Read More »
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
Andrew Adonis on the UK election and Brexit: ‘Watch the policy, not the rhetoric’ Read More »
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
Fed Talk: Rates remain on hold Read More »
In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Senior Editor Julian Frazer looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on a critical policy-making quandary at the Federal Reserve, the future of Chinese growth, and what to expect from the European Central Bank under President
Frederik Ducrozet, strategist at Pictet Wealth Management, joins Danae Kyriakopoulou, chief economist and director of research at OMFIF, to discuss what to expect from the European Central Bank’s next monetary policy meeting and Lagarde’s direction for the ECB. They cover stylistic changes in communication with the public and markets, internal changes to decision making, as
Ahead of the ECB: Forecasting Lagarde’s direction Read More »
In this episode of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Senior Editor Julian Frazer looks back over the most recent articles published on the OMFIF website, including those on the possibility of a green policy realignment in Europe after the UK general election, why the European Central Bank should not cut its inflation
