Emerging market economies hold foreign exchange reserves to insure against currency crises and to cushion exchange rate movements. Reserves are…
The war in Iran has sent oil prices sharply higher, reviving the question of who bears the cost of energy…
Supplemental private health insurance is becoming more common in universal healthcare systems as a way to secure faster access to…
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Digital payment systems promise to extend financial services to people underserved by banks, and overcoming barriers to the adoption of…
The post-COVID inflation surge was global, but inflation persistence was not. This column argues that the key difference lies in…
Shale gas was initially hailed as a “revolution”, but the vast amounts of US natural gas production made possible by…
Real-time assessments of inflation expectations can be valuable for assessing the inflation outlook. This column decomposes inflation swaps for the…
The motives for the accumulation and management of foreign exchange reserves are a key topic in international economics. This column…
The steady decline in the relative price of equipment has long been seen as a primary engine of long-run growth.…