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Greening central bank action

Francesco Papadia October 16, 2020 0 Comment

On October 12th I participated to a virtual conference for financial industry participants in which I presented my...
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After 20 years of monetary unification, can we tell whether the “monetarists” or the “economists” were right?

Francesco Papadia October 07, 2020 2 Comments

Conference on: The Werner Report, 50 Years On.Economic and Monetary Union in Uncertain Times: Learning from the Past...
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Notes of a talk with an American professional central bank analyst

Francesco Papadia September 14, 2020 0 Comment

(normal font my comments, italics his) FED The conclusion of the FED policy review, and the change in...
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Government-guaranteed bank lending: beyond the headline numbers

Francesco Papadia July 17, 2020 0 Comment

Loan guarantees have been a major part of the COVID-19 support packages offered by European governments to companies....
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Consultation on the impact of the judgment of the German Constitutional Court of May 5th 2020

Francesco Papadia May 13, 2020 0 Comment

A couple of financial market participants asked to consult me on the impact of the recent judgment by...
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The Future of Money
Among the many changes the pandemic has wrought on society, one very clear one is a hastening of the demise of cash. Notes and coin are used far less than 2 years ago, and the trend to a cashless society will only continue, with a range of electronic and technology-based payment methods jostling for space […]
John Nugée
Central banks and the return of inflation
The evidence is growing that inflation in western economies is going to be both higher than was at first predicted, and last for longer than was hoped. Yet central banks continue to claim that it is transitory, and seem very reluctant to do very much to counter it. Given that previous generations of central bankers […]
John Nugée
Afghanistan
The news from Afghanistan has dominated the media for well over a fortnight now, and not surprisingly the press has concentrated mostly on the Taliban's lightning-fast triumph and the unfolding human drama of the evacuation. Tempting though it is to focus on current events and the chaotic pictures at Kabul airport, we prefer to offer […]
John Nugée