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Green versus conventional corporate debt: Financing choices and climate outcomes

Green debt has become a defining feature of sustainable finance, as firms and investors seek to align capital with climate…

3 months ago

The complex linkages between euro area insurers and sovereign bond markets

Euro area insurers are among the largest institutional investors in the financial system. Managing several trillion euros in assets, their…

3 months ago

Reforming international taxation: Balancing profit shifting and investment responses

The global minimum tax represents the most ambitious international effort in decades to curb profit shifting to tax havens. But…

3 months ago

The economic value nations create for others relative to domestic gains

While globalisation has increased productivity and incomes around the world, extensively linked value chains have introduced new vulnerabilities (Baldwin et…

3 months ago

The granular origins of inflation

Textbook monetary economics views inflation as fundamentally driven by aggregate shocks, such as money supply or policy rates. This column…

3 months ago

How financial authorities best respond to AI challenges

Artificial intelligence differs from other technological advancements in finance, such as the initial adoption of computers and automatic trading systems.…

3 months ago

The (un)intended consequences of export restrictions

Industrial raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, and rare earths are critical inputs in countless production processes, including renewable energy,…

3 months ago

Financial fragmentation as a vulnerability in euro area bond markets

As European governments scale up investment, bond market stability is more critical than ever. This column shows that financial fragmentation…

3 months ago

Then and now: A look back and ahead at the US federal budget

Economists have long warned of the negative consequences of excessive US public debt (e.g. Friedman 1988). Yet the US government’s…

3 months ago

When loss strikes twice: Health shocks and household financial distress

Financial distress affects roughly one in five adults in OECD countries (OECD 2024). It constrains access to credit, impairs labour…

3 months ago