Sovereign index inclusion will be a ‘game-changer’ for EU bonds By Burhan Khadbai While the European Union was dealt a blow earlier this year when both Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and…
Slovenia breaks ground with first European sovereign digital bond By OMFIF editors Amélie Frémy, innovation chief operating officer for global markets at BNP Paribas, spoke to Burhan Khadbai, head of…
Embracing the Markets 3.0 paradigm By Ollie Carew and Fran Clausen Interest in the use of blockchain or distributed ledger technology across financial services has grown in recent years, especially…
Harris cannot afford to cede crypto to Trump By Lewis McLellan This will be the first US electoral cycle in which crypto policy is going to play a major role.…
UK turns to private finance to boost infrastructure investment By Peter Sedgwick Given the constraints on public sector borrowing in the UK, the new Labour government wants a substantial increase…
Three tussles facing the incipient French government By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce An incipient French government set to emerge in coming weeks amid political fragmentation and decision-making paralysis will…
The West needs to reinvest in the global order By Mark Sobel The world order seems to be fraying before our eyes. Russia’s war against Ukraine, US-China tensions, America’s shameful…
Crypto remains under scrutiny while underlying technologies take off By Patricia Haas Cleveland As the fallout from the collapse of FTX continues, different reactions to crypto have emerged. These range…
Six lessons from Black Wednesday for today’s central bankers By David Marsh Britain’s forced departure from the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System on 16 September 1992 was…
Predictions of K wave plunge excessive, but theory teaches important lessons By Julian Jacobs For proponents of Kondratieff waves, the signals of a plunge are all here. From slowing economic…
Reserves managers should reconsider fixed-income portfolios By Massimiliano Castelli and Philipp Salman According to the annual UBS Asset Management survey, inflation and/or the uncontrolled rise in long-term yields is a…
Economic priorities for Germany and the euro area Tuesday 6 September, Roundtable Steffen Meyer, head of the department for economic, financial and climate policy at the German Chancellery, discusses priority…
ECB and policy responses to curb inflation Monday 12 September, Roundtable High inflation across the euro area has been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has increased the cost…
International standards for sustainable finance: Europe’s place in the vanguard Thursday 15 September, Conference OMFIF hosts a conference in Frankfurt to examine how the European Union can strengthen its sustainable…
Development of taxonomies in Latin America: Colombia leading the way Wednesday 24 August, Roundtable Colombia is the first country in Latin America to launch its own green taxonomy. While largely…
Nascent emerging market debt crisis exposes China’s strict restructuring rules By Herbert Poensich Emerging market economies are particularly vulnerable to food, fertiliser and energy supply chain bottlenecks, as well as…
China can help Russia withstand western economic sanctions Thursday 24 February 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.8.4 Commentary: Ukraine conflict heralds a new kind of war By Meghnad Desai in London Western countries…
Pandemic allowed debt rethink in Europe as risks persist for emerging markets Thursday 3 February 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.5.4 Commentary: European sovereigns turn crisis to their advantage By Philip Moore…
Emerging Markets Weekly Aggeliki Koutoulia, Director at Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) SA, send us this excellent report by Andreea Prodea – Emerging Market Credit Analyst and her team. EM…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday 16 April, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS April 16 2021 Global Markets Taking their cue from Wall Street’s gains overnight, global equity markets were…
Emerging markets embrace sustainable bond agenda, Accessing investment in India Friday 16 April 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.15.5 Commentary: Emerging markets embrace sustainable bond agenda By Philip Moore in London The social and…
Andrew Bailey’s Brexit battles, US Department of Commerce’s harmful proposal, and more Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 10-14 February 2020, Vol.11 Ed.5 Most-Read Commentary Andrew Bailey’s Brexit battles: Few could…
Commentary: Emerging market trials persist By Gary Kleiman in Washington Last year’s thrashing in all emerging market investment classes, with debt, equity and currencies in simultaneous decline for the first…