In 2008 and 2011, President Jean-Claude Trichet famously led the European Central Bank in lifting rates. The timing of these raises was inopportune, if not mistaken. Will the ECB repeat the past? In navigating the shoals ahead, the central bank in 2022 will need to be nimble and pragmatic, steering clear of the ghost of Trichet’s mistakes.
 Can borrowers keep hitting the jackpot? By Philip Moore Statistical models suggest that 10-year funding costs are ultra-low compared with historical levels. Adjusted for inflation, those costs are now deeply negative. For sovereign borrowers, this is like hitting the jackpot.Â
 MEETINGS Looking ahead to the June FOMC meeting Thursday 16 June, Live broadcast Bill Dudley, chair of the Bretton Woods Committee and former president of Federal Reserve Bank of New York and vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the June FOMC meeting. Â
 ON DEMAND Developing ESG talent in financial markets Panellists explore the need to drive ESG talent development and acquisition in financial services and the skills required to meet net zero. They discuss how companies can fill the gaps identified in ESG talent and the tools, data strategies and policies required to create sustainability roles.Â
 Data: Towards a new age of economic enlightenment As regulators and policy-makers work to balance protection and innovation in their evolving frameworks, this landmark report explores the use of data and its potentially transformative impact on developments in the global economy, financial services, the business community and society as a whole.
