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By Bjarke Smith-Meyer · Feb 15, 2024 BRUSSELS ― Europe is gearing up for war. That much is obvious. Whispered conversations among the EU’s most
Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. COMMENTARY SNEAK PEEK — Explaining the potential impact of space-bound Russian nukes in orbit. —
Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. COMMENTARY SNEAK PEEK — Ukraine considers asset freezes for citizens who dodge the
By Johanna Treeck, Carlo Boffa · Feb 9, 2024 FRANKFURT — When the global financial crisis struck in 2008, panicked central bankers desperate to stop
Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. COMMENTARY SNEAK PEEK — US weapons do have their advantages after all. They might be costly
This is a guest post by the ‘Data Artist’, an author who hails from the fintech world and is a believer in beautiful rather than
Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. SNEAK PEEK — ADM’s accounting scandal has seen its stock plummet. But this
COMMENTARY SNEAK PEEK — Regulators channel Mervyn King’s “Pawnbroker For All Seasons” idea as they call for the introduction of an extensive pre-positioning
TLDR: Cbankers’ enthusiastic embrace of prepositioning points to growing acceptance of former BoE governor Lord Mervyn King’s ‘Pawnbroker For All Seasons” model. But some worry
By Izabella Kaminska · Jan 19, 2024 There’s a quiet revolution happening at the heart of central banking, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it. On
By Geoffrey Smith · Jan 18, 2024 The head of Germany’s fiercely independent central bank is taking to the streets in protest at the rise
By Ben Munster · Jan 17, 2024 Central bankers and politicians are at odds over a new scheme to combat climate change that would get