Gold-backed digital currency could be a game-changer for Brics By Alexej Jordanov The shifting dynamics of global trade and finance have intensified the search for a stable, universally accepted unit…
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How to build a resilient future By Yara Aziz In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, public pension and sovereign funds are focusing on three major themes: the difficulty of balancing…
Public finances, policy and politics: the implication for debt sustainability in 2025 Wednesday 22 January, Live broadcast This panel discussion, organised by OMFIF in partnership with Fitch Ratings, explores the…
The Fed should stay out of the fight for T-bills By Steven Kelly The Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle, and Wall Street’s consensus is that quantitative tightening will…
European safe assets boosted by growing international demand By Burhan Khadbai Increasing international demand – particularly from Asian investors – is boosting the status of Europe’s safe assets. This comes…
Bank of England on guard against greater risk-taking from non-banks By OMFIF editors The lessons of the financial market fallout in autumn 2022, which led to the demise of the…
How US Treasury market changes are shaping central banks’ strategies By Nikhil Sanghani US Treasuries form the backbone of global financial markets and are a critical component of central bank…
Global Public Funds 2024 launch Thursday 5 December, Report launch OMFIF’s Global Public Funds 2024 reveals the investment intentions of public pension and sovereign funds. The report draws on the…
Emerging sustainable repo market shows maturity of sovereign labelled bonds By Burhan Khadbai Repurchase agreements are an obscure but important part of the bond market and wider financial system, with…
Why mBridge put the BIS in an awkward position By Herbert Poenisch The ability of Project mBridge to avoid the need for western messaging systems means it is of particular…
Distressed LICs need debt relief, not more new debt By Kevin Gallagher and Mark Sobel The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have established a new approach to what they…
Governments must adapt their approaches to public spendingThe latest OMFIF–EY report, ‘The future of public money’, reveals the urgent need for governments to rethink fiscal frameworks in the face of growing spending…
Scholz avoids being shunted aside – for time being By David Marsh and Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath Olaf Scholz, Germany’s ninth and arguably most trouble-torn post-second world war chancellor, has resisted being…
UK fiscal policy: permanently living on the edge? By Peter Sedgwick Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget in October 2024, with its increases in public expenditure, borrowing and taxation, was presented…
Toughest challenges for monetary policy are probably still to come By Claudio Borio A dangerous expectations gap has been developing between what monetary policy can deliver and what it is…
Global public funds are crucial for financing the transition By Clive Horwood and Emma McGarthy The amount of capital investment required to transition to a sustainable economy is estimated to…
Banking on the diaspora By Arunima Sharan As countries across Africa grapple with the challenge of mobilising resources for critical development initiatives, diaspora bonds have emerged as a promising solution.…
Why everyone is wrong about stablecoins By Christian Catalini While industry insiders often cite liquidity as the primary reason only a few stablecoins will dominate, the truth is far more…
US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh on outcomes from G20 Friday 22 November, Live broadcast Daleep Singh, US Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics joins Mark Sobel, OMFIF…
How Africa is making sustainable finance matter By Yara Aziz Integrating environmental, social and governance principles into its financial markets is an ambitious yet urgent mission for Africa. The 2024…
Germany gets ready – after a wait – for Merz as leader By David Marsh and Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath Germany is getting ready for a new leader, probably Friedrich Merz, head…
Trump 2.0: a surprisingly easy and decisive win By Mark Sobel and David Marsh Donald Trump will return to the White House, winning in a surprisingly easy and decisive manner.…
Brics’ daringly autonomous model for financial sovereignty By Udaibir Das Released in October 2024, three influential documents from Brics, the International Monetary Fund’s International Monetary and Financial Committee and the…
The Bank of Thailand’s vision on interconnecting real-time payments systems Thursday 14 November, Roundtable Wijitleka Marome, director and London chief representative of the Bank of Thailand, joins OMFIF to discuss…
Gilts under pressure after budget pushes up borrowing expectations By Burhan Khadbai The market reaction to one of the most highly anticipated UK budgets in recent years was always going…