Pandenomics
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Looking for trouble…
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Savers are Negative on Negative Rates
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Greek Crisis Lessons
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Globalization Disrupted
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The New Abnormal
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Warped World of Bonds
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EMU Roads to Survival
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EMU Break-up?
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Category Archives: Banking
The Fed’s Climate Complacency
The US Federal Reserve’s new pilot climate scenario exercise for major US banks is likely to understate both the risks and opportunities of tackling climate change. The US Federal Reserve is being dangerously complacent about climate change. It understandably does … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Extreme weather, Federal Reserve, NGFS, Risk Management, Scenarios, Uncertainty
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Climate Shock: time for more stressful tests on banks
There is no doubt that the central banks, supervisors and regulators recognise the urgency of climate change. This is why they are conducting stress tests on the financial risks that it poses to the banks and other financial institutions. Sadly, … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Climate Change, COP26, Geo-politics, Policy, Scenarios, Stress Tests, Technology
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Central Bank Digital Currencies: Challenges for Commercial banks
Digital currencies are rapidly moving up the agenda for commercial banks. Although Facebook has been forced back to the drawing board with its grand Libra global currency plan, the Covid-19 pandemic is giving dramatic impetus to the central banks’ studies … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Digital Currencies
Tagged CBDCs, China, Economics, Innovation, monetary policy, Technology
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