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…
Draghi remains prime minister, March monetary tightening, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 31 January – 4 February 2022, Vol.13 Ed.5 Most-read Commentary Draghi remains…
Draghi puts presidency plans on hold; we need a World Climate Organisation Tuesday 1 February 2022 Vol.13 Ed.5.2 Commentary: Draghi remains prime minister, but change is coming By Holger Schmieding…
Draghi and Italy future depends on Berlusconi, outlook for European sovereign borrowing Wednesday 5 January 2022 – Vol.1 Ed.1.1 Commentary: Draghi and Italy future depends on Berlusconi By Antonio Armellini…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday 17 February, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS February 17 2021 Global Markets The selloff in core government bonds continues amid persistent optimism for a…
Draghi’s grandest and gravest mission Wednesday 3 February 2021 Commentary: Draghi’s grandest and gravest mission By Antonio Armellini in Rome and David Marsh in Berlin Mario Draghi is embarking on his…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday 3 February, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS February 3 2021 Global Markets Risk-on sentiment prevailed in global equity markets, supported by rising optimism for…
Lagarde’s communications challenge, Libra co-creator on digital currency’s objectives Wednesday 23 October 2019 – Vol.110 Ed.43.2 Commentary: Lagarde’s communications challenge By David Marsh in London Christine Lagarde is under pressure to…
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 27 March, 2019) HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: All eyes today are on the UK House of Commons…
Missing out on monetary normalisation, Gender Balance Index 2019 Commentary: Missing out on monetary normalisation By David Marsh in Boston The European Central Bank’s postponement until at least 2020 of…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Market focus today is on the ECB monetary policy meeting where the Central Bank is expected to retain its monetary policy stance and…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The USD was modestly weaker and US Treasuries gained some ground in European trade, in reaction to the lack of details in…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In line with market expectations, the ECB stayed put at yesterday’s monetary policy meeting. The main interest rates were kept unchanged while ECB…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: German government bond yields hit fresh record lows on Thursday favored by global equity markets’ lackluster performance and market anxiety ahead of the…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Major core government bonds remained under pressure in European trade on the back of higher oil prices. In FX markets, the JPY was…
Global Economic & Market Outlook – Focus Notes (Friday, February 19, 2016) ECB’s January minutes: Weaker growth prospects call for a review of the monetary policy stance in March ECB’s…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In spite of lower oil prices and renewed financial market jitters since the beginning of this year, the ECB stayed put on interest…
ECB President’s remarks more dovish than expected, signaling further monetary policy easing ahead At its regular monetary policy meeting on Thursday 22 October, the ECB Governing Council (GC) decided to…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The ECB meets today with the majority of market participants expecting the Central Bank to stay put on interest rates and keep QE…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their cue from the positive tone in Wall Street overnight where the Nasdaq index closed at a fresh record high, the majority…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Market expectations for the launch of the ECB’s long-awaited QE program next week favored European bourses and euro area government bonds. On the…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: As was widely expected, the ECB left its key interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meeting on Thursday and provided details on its asset-backed…