Fed week talking points: Is the Fed part of the complacent consensus on inflation? Tuesday 22 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.25.2 Commentary: The Fed’s dangerous experiment By Juan Castañeda and…
Remembering Jeancourt-Galignani; Central banks crucial to climate efforts Monday 21 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.25.1 Commentary: Dignified navigator of Parisian finance By Markus C Kerber in Paris Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani, charming…
Next Generation EU issuance will boost euro’s reserve status, How to close the sustainable infrastructure gap, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 14-18…
German firms embrace sustainability measures, central banks buck trend Friday 18 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.5 Report: German companies back Brussels climate mitigation policy German companies are embracing European Commission…
Next Generation EU boosts euro’s status as bitcoin threatens other currencies Thursday 17 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.4 Commentary: Next Generation EU issuance will boost euro reserve status By Clive…
Capital markets union and sustainable infrastructure vital for green recovery Wednesday 16 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.3 Commentary: Help us help Europe’s recovery, bank leaders tell policy-makers By Clive Horwood in…
‘Just’ net-zero transition and Covid-19 must leave no one behind Tuesday 15 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.2 Commentary: Global south will test ‘just’ transition By Nick Robins in London The need…
Markets consider long-term implications of EU borrowing Monday 14 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.1 Commentary: EU readies landmark for bond markets By Philip Moore in London The EU’s Next Generation…
US and EU need one another, G7 finds new purpose as G20 takes back seat, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 7-11 June…
New life in G7 ahead of summit and developing green bankable projects Friday 11 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.5 Commentary: G7 finds new purpose as G20 takes back seat By…
How the birds of central banking are ensuring a sustainable recovery Thursday 10 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.4 Commentary: Hawks, doves and green swans By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London Central bankers…
Pinch me; the Dry Market “bounces” back… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 61 points since yesterday at 2,481, thanks to all respective indices positive mood… John Faraclas early…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Charles Dickens penned this famous observation in 1859 to open his great literary work, A Tale of Two…
Future of developed sovereign bonds and money market funds Wednesday 9 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.3 Commentary: Core investors turn away from developed sovereign bonds By Clive Horwood in London…
Draghi indispensable, Europe and US reconcilable Tuesday 8 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.2 Commentary: Draghi pivotal as Lagarde maintains his policy By Antonio Armellini, David Marsh and Pierre Ortlieb Mario…
China’s digital currency lessons and the impact of stablecoins Monday 7 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.1 Commentary: China’s digital currency lead provides lessons for others By Jianggan Li in Singapore…
Moralising foreign policy is doomed to failure, Walking the tightrope to net zero, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 1-4 June 2021, Vol.12…
EU and Germany must find foreign policy balance amid US-China rivalry Friday 4 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.22.4 Commentary: Moralising foreign policy is doomed to failure By Gerhard Schröder in…
GPI 2021: Reserves management during Covid-19 and global economic Tuesday 1 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.22.1 Commentary: How reserves managers adapted to Covid-19 By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London Sandra Švaljek,…
Pressure building on Bundesbank over ECB asset purchase plans, Housing finance is a pillar of sustainability, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 24-28…
EU must decide between returning to old financial model or forging a new one Friday 28 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.21.5 Commentary: Greater EU fiscal powers will boost pandemic recovery…
Housing finance and capital markets are pillars of sustainable societies Thursday 27 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.21.4 Commentary: Housing finance is a pillar of sustainability By Luca Bertalot in Brussels The…
Debate on ECB monetary normalisation rages in Germany Wednesday 26 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.21.3 Commentary: Pressure building on Bundesbank over ECB asset purchase plans By David Marsh in London…
The BDI@ 2,809; hiccups …rule the day. Wets struggling in a mixed mode. Geopolitical anxiety might trigger further uncertainty whilst COVID still …“goes scott-free…” The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost…
Public blockchains could help solve banking’s disjointed digitalisation Tuesday 25 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.21.2 Commentary: Disjointed digitalisation holds back banking innovation By Gero Decker in Berlin Pressure from a new…