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In the conduct of states, as in the conduct of individuals, appearances constantly shift while the fundamentals always remain unchanged. One of our recurring Blind
By Geoffrey Smith · Mar 6, 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) is refusing to back down in a row with staff over perceived “disrespect”
By Johanna Treeck, Carlo Boffa · Mar 6, 2024 FRANKFURT — Since large-scale liquidity operations became the norm, markets have become accustomed to treating asset
By Johanna Treeck · Mar 1, 2024 FRANKFURT – European Central Bank policymakers are approaching a “broad consensus” on a new way of steering short-term
By Ben Munster · Mar 5, 2024 The acclaimed 12-year run of Switzerland’s retiring central bank governor was tainted by autocratic processes enabled by the
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TBS Note: Here’s a one-off transcript from Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins’ “A long time in finance” podcast. We were carrying these weekly in our
By Jacopo Barigazzi, Laura Kayali, Joshua Posaner · Feb 27, 2024 BRUSSELS — The EU wants to shift its defense industry onto a war footing,
By Laurie Clarke, Tamlin Magee · Feb 27, 2024 LONDON — Britain’s media censorship board is trying to woo Big Tech. But the Silicon Valley
In the latest example of complex politics of the Horn of Africa spilling over into Western lands, a shocking series of violent riots erupted in
Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. SNEAK PEEK — The FATF’s de-greylisting of the UAE provides Izzy with a good opportunity
By Nahal Toosi, Koen Verhelst, Ari Hawkins, Gabriel Gavin, Kyle Duggan · Feb 23, 2024 Russia has faced a historic slew of penalties from Washington,