Sobel on Carney’s futuristic ideas, Global gold demand, and more

Meeting

Podcast

Global gold demand – Prospects for central bank reserve portfolios: Kurtulus Diamondopoulos, director of central banks and public policy at the World Gold Council, joins OMFIF’s Pierre Ortlieb to discuss global gold demand, the role of the official sector and prospects for central bank reserve asset portfolios. Listen to the podcast.

Commentary

Living with deflation: The likelihood of Japan-style deflation emerging in advanced economies in other parts of the world is increasing, though this is more a process – a ‘crack in the ice’ – than a ‘cliff-edge’ event, writes Neil Williams. After a decade of trying to shore up inflation, central banks are reverting to the tools that failed them. Read more.