Finances

Is the Fed's independence in its final days?

Finances Anne O. Krueger - January 14, 2026.

With US President Donald Trump once again ratcheting up pressure on the Federal Reserve, this time with a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell,...

The Fed should leave solvency issues to markets and fiscal authorities

Finances Amit Seru - December 26, 2025.

The greatest threat to the independence of the US Federal Reserve does not come from President Donald Trump’s attacks or a Supreme Court ruling that...

The digital euro – a new phase in European monetary policy

Finances Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - December 14, 2025.

The entry of the digital euro into the technical phase of consideration in the EU Council marks a transition from concept to political decision. After several...

New technologies revamp payment and credit systems

Finances Katharina Pistor - December 3, 2025.

Money is an enigma. But if there is one thing we know for sure, it is that money begets money. The best way to make more...

Behind the façade of unity the Basel Consensus is cracking

Finances Howard Davies - November 30, 2025.

Ask a room of central bankers how many want a less stable financial system, and you will see few (if any) hands go up. Ask how...

The line between stablecoins and deposits will blur

Finances Lucrezia Reichlin - November 23, 2025.

The eurodollar market – comprising dollar-denominated deposits held outside the United States – emerged in the late 1950s to meet global demand for dollar liquidity,...

FATF – When financial isolation becomes an instrument of power

Finances The Editorial Board - October 26, 2025.

At its last session in Paris on 24 October, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) confirmed three countries on its list of "High-Risk Jurisdictions subject...

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