Oct 21, 20212 minAnticipating Climate-related Risks Earlier today, the Biden Administration in the United States released a landmark report declaring unequivocally that climate change...
Oct 13, 20212 minWhen Crypto and Global Macro CollideWhich picture above is not like the others? Which picture above challenges accepted wisdom about the focus of public policy in the...
Jun 9, 20212 minClimate-related Financial RisksThe upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit predictably triggers a flurry of public policy activity across a range of issues. The mid-year...
Aug 24, 20201 minChina and CBDC Policy -- An OverviewWithout a doubt, the most active and advanced country on the planet deploying experimental CBDCs is China. It is not possible to understand
Aug 11, 20205 minPublic Policy Parameterization -- Default ProbabilitiesWhich brings us to 2020 and the Pandemic Problem. The pandemic amplifies further the potential for misleading analysis regarding default pr
Aug 6, 20201 minStablecoins and the Bank of England -- The FPC SpeaksInitial euphoria and boosterism regarding pandemic-era increases in contactless payments amid a broadly permissive policy environments is...
Aug 3, 20205 minFinTech Fishing ExpeditionDuring July, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report recommending a range of mechanisms to improve data gathering con
Jul 16, 20204 minThe COVID-19 Economy - Year-End Horizon Looks GrimToday's FSB Report suggests strongly that we will not have to wait until 4Q2020 to see banking system stress. The report makes clear that "
Jun 12, 20201 minQOTD - Pandemic Economic PolicyIncreasingly, central bankers are all converging on a consensus position. Their message is clear: even if the pandemic were miraculously to
May 14, 20201 minWebinar Announcement: Pandemic Policymaking (Round 2)Are you ready for the next round of pandemic policymaking? Join us May 21 for a webinar using data-driven analysis to assess policy trends.
May 11, 20201 minQOTD -- Japan Rings Alarm BellsIt is not every day that a central bank sounds alarmist. Today's BOJ minutes make for sobering reading.
May 6, 20201 minQOTD -- European Central BanksA unique statement from three European/G7 central bankers.
May 4, 20204 minOpportunities Amid #Pandemic DisruptionShifts in trade policies, digital taxation policy, data privacy requirements, and ultimately the withdrawal of emergency economic lifeline
Apr 24, 20205 minMacroprudential Policy -- Accelerating Due to #COVID19Data-driven analysis showing the role -- and limits -- of macroprudential policy (the CCyB) amid the COVID19 downturn.
Apr 20, 20205 min#LIBOR Transition – Alive and Well, Despite #COVID19Despite the COVID19 pandemic, the LIBOR transition remains on track. We explain how & anticipate the next inflection points during 2Q2020.
Apr 6, 20203 minCOVID19 Policymaking DEFCON LevelsDuring March, economic policymakers unleashed an unprecedented range and scale of economic lifelines to businesses and individuals in respon
Mar 19, 20201 minQOTD -- Central Banks Fight COVID19People who seek market stability from central bank liquidity operations miss the point. These operations are aimed at ensuring that there i
Mar 9, 20207 minCOVID19 -- FinReg Policy OptionsEconomic policy response functions will continue to ratchet up this week as concern spreads at least as quickly as the coronavirus itself....
Mar 6, 20207 minCOVID19 Policy Trajectories From HereThis post first provides some concrete data to help generate solid analysis. It then unpacks the main policy toolkits available to governme