In the Blind Spot (Authorised push payment fraud gets personal)

Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. COMMENTARY SNEAK PEEK — Ukraine considers asset freezes for citizens who dodge the draft, but Izzy points out the proposals are unlikely to pass (at this stage). — Dario argues that tribal loyalty is perpetuating corruption in Africa, compromising economic development. — The […]
The ECB is taking a long hard look at itself (POLITICO)

By Johanna Treeck, Carlo Boffa · Feb 9, 2024 FRANKFURT — When the global financial crisis struck in 2008, panicked central bankers desperate to stop the system collapsing and avoid deflation did the unthinkable: they threw out their operating manuals and cranked up the money printers to unprecedented levels. In the process they created a […]