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.…
Mexico’s new president: IMF dilemma and risk for Latin America By Hector Torres Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is inheriting a fiscal imbalance equivalent to 5.9% of the country’s gross domestic…
Market report: Geopolitics in focus at Davos while PageGroup flags difficult jobs market Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The focus is being trained on tense geopolitics,…
SEC grudgingly approves bitcoin spot ETFs By Lewis McLellan The US Securities and Exchange Commission has – after more than five years of spirited resistance – approved applications for spot…
Scotland must be serious about ‘kilts’ for it to make sense By Burhan Khadbai Scotland’s intention to issue its own government bonds has left more questions than answers. The crucial…
Norwegian bill paves way for gender parity By Arunima Sharan The Norwegian government has introduced a quota for women’s representation on the boards of large- and mid-sized private firms –…
Dollar will stay dominant but influence to wane according to the Global Public Investor 2023 OMFIF’s Global Public Investor 2023 report goes further than ever before to unpack reserve managers’…
The IMF revises its forecast that the UK will dip into recession this year. Closely watched PMI data shows sustained strength in services sector. The more upbeat analysis helps propel…
Slow-burning route to financial disorder​​ By Jacques de Larosière Central banks around the world have been purchasing huge quantities of high-priced government bonds, whose value – as a result of…
Setting the gold standard for climate transition Wednesday 10 May, Roundtable In 2022, the UK Treasury launched the Transition Plan Taskforce to drive credible climate transition plans and inform global…
Public Sector Debt Summit 2023 Tuesday 23 May, Conference OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute is holding its second annual public sector debt summit, convening leading public sector borrowers and investors from around…
HIGHLIGHTS November 3 2022 Global Markets As widely expected, the FOMC delivered yesterday a fourth consecutive 75bps rate hike. The post-meeting statement opened the door to a potential downshift in…
Sunak’s priority is to stay afloat By Meghnad Desai The first job of Rishi Sunak, Britain’s new prime minister and the third in two months, is to unite his crew…
Weak demand for Bunds has reached ‘beyond tipping point’ By Julian Jacobs Lacklustre demand for Bunds is not something new. As the most expensive bonds in Europe, they have always…
10 October 2022 Treasury brings forward fiscal plan to 31st of October Independent analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility will also be published on Halloween Bank of England steps up…
IMF agenda should focus on more than just global macro travails By Mark Sobel Global finance ministers and central bank governors will spend much time handwringing about the depressing global…
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index launch 2022 Thursday 13 October, Report launch Since its launch in 2017, the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index has shone a light on the opportunities…
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 must provide explanations on bond programmes By Nout Wellink The European Central Bank is a relatively young central bank in a complex setting. The size and complexity of the…
ECB transmission protection instrument needs a ‘user manual’ By Ignazio Angeloni and Daniel Gros The European Central Bank’s transmission protection instrument to limit divergences in borrowing costs allows for sterilised…
IMF needs to be bold on Ukraine By Mark Sobel Debates are emerging about what role the International Monetary Fund should play in Ukraine amid Russia’s barbaric invasion. Ukrainian officials…
Think twice about copying Russia’s national payments strategy By Lewis McLellan When Russia invaded Ukraine, the full weight of the international community’s sanctions was brought to bear to starve Moscow’s…
Tipping point crossed at IMF meetings By Christian Kopf Discussions at IMF meetings have always been centred around efforts to promote international co-operation and global trade with the aim of…
Central banks can tighten by doing nothing By Neil Williams By debating the size of their balance sheets, central banks are showing the first sign since Covid-19 – and for…
Gender balance in the financial sector Thursday 28 April, Broadcast The OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute is launching the ninth edition of the Gender Balance Index. The report tracks the presence…