Inflation and geopolitics have become the primary concerns of global public investors, supplanting the winding-down of central bank asset purchasing schemes. However, the findings of an OMFIF survey of reserves managers previewed at the public sector debt summit show that many of them appear relaxed about the challenges arising from an inflationary environment not seen for at least three decades.
High inflation challenges central banks’ green push By Miroslav Singer The consequences of additional lending in times of hot demand and constrained supply chains are inflationary. Central bankers have demonstrated that they can tame inflation. Doing so while attempting to ease the transition to a net zero economy is more challenging.
MEETINGS UK economic landscape Tuesday 12 July, Broadcast Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, discusses how the impact of Covid-19 and the influence of longer-term structural forces will affect the economic landscape and policy-making in the years to come.
ON DEMAND Financial stability outlook: global and European perspectives Pedro Duarte Neves, adviser for the board of directors, Banco de Portugal, and Bill Papadakis, investment strategist for Lombard Odier’s macro team, speak to Taylor Pearce, OMFIF economist, about the various facets of financial stability for the euro area and globally.
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.
