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Monetary policy’s ‘last-mile problem’ and what can be done about it

Central banks can move policy rates, but transmission depends on households acting on them. This column shows that central banks…

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AI in a fragmenting world: Why ‘connector’ economies can still gain

Artificial intelligence is advancing at the same time as the global economy is becoming more fragmented. AI innovation is concentrated…

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World agricultural prices and the outbreak of civil war

Falling agricultural prices have been found to generally increase armed civil conflict in producing regions, but not the risk of…

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Multinational restructuring, friendshoring, and home country activity

Geopolitical tensions have reshaped international trade and investment flows in recent years. This column uses data on the worldwide affiliates…

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The generative AI learning penalty in secondary school

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek can help students solve problems, explain concepts, and polish their writing…

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New evidence of strong but slow portfolio responses to equity premium changes

Standard portfolio theory predicts strong investor responses to changes in the equity premium, but empirical evidence has found much lower…

2 weeks ago

The implications of climate change for monetary policy

Climate change and the transition to net zero are reshaping the macroeconomy, with important implications for monetary policymakers’ core price-stability…

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European banks and private markets: Mapping the linkages

The role of non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) in the financial system has increased markedly over recent decades. Research has highlighted…

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Global pension asset allocations and debt markets

Pension fund investors have been typically viewed as some of the most dependable investors in global bond markets. Their long-term…

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How currency hedging moves exchange rates

Foreign investors’ growing holdings of dollar-denominated bonds have created a large demand to hedge dollar risk. Using outstanding FX forward…

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