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ECB rate rise intensifies dilemmas over Europe’s direction |
By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce |
The European Central Bank’s controversial 14 September decision to go ahead with further interest rate tightening is likely to exacerbate Europe’s policy dilemmas over a flagging economy and the next steps in the war in Ukraine. It will do nothing to allay concerns about waning European dynamism. Read the full commentary → |

Excessive monetary policy communications may undermine the Fed |
By Mark Sobel |
The Federal Reserve faces a serious communications challenge. It needs to carefully explain that it can’t maintain financial stability singlehandledly. Read the full commentary → |

Digitalisation is rapidly changing US labour market dynamicsBy Julian JacobsThere is mounting evidence that an unequal embrace of digitalisation has helped create difficult macroeconomic conditions for workers in the US. Read the full commentary → |
MEETINGS

September FOMC meeting: the state of US monetary policy |
Thursday 21 September, Roundtable |
William Dudley, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, assesses the outcome of the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Register → |
ON DEMAND

Digital remittances and the power of choice |
Chad Harper, global payments fellow of Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, joins OMFIF to discuss research on the importance of choice and trade-offs when looking at digital remittances. Listen → |
LATEST REPORT

The Bulletin, Summer 2023 |
This edition of the Bulletin sheds light on the challenges and opportunities presented by changing population dynamics. Some contributors note that shifting demographic patterns are cause for alarm, while for others, the message is not all doom and gloom. Download → |