Why Latin America Needs Lower Deficits and Stronger Fiscal Rules
Public debt in Latin America’s major economies is on pace to average 55 percent of gross domestic product this year, up significantly from 34 percent
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Bank of England keeps rates on hold as growth prospects dim – The Financial Times
The Bank of England has warned that stubborn inflation will prevent it from cutting interest rates quickly, as it kept monetary policy on hold despite
Don’t count on monetary policy to make housing affordable – The Economist
Why is housing so expensive? Explanations have tended to fall into two camps. One emphasises a gummed-up supply side: a range of restrictions on land
Federal Reserve cuts rates but ‘hawkish’ forecast hits stocks and sends dollar jumping – The Financial Times
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point but signalled a slower pace of easing next year, sending the dollar
How to capitalize on the Fed’s final interest rate cut of the year – CNN
The Federal Reserve has now cut its key overnight lending rate three times in a row this year. And the effect has been a mixed
The Age of Quantum Software Has Already Started – WSJ
Quantum computers are still in their infancy, but we don’t have to wait until they grow up to get a glimpse of the difference they
Google’s new AI tool uses image prompts instead of text – CNN
Google’s newest artificial intelligence tool, “Whisk,” lets people upload photos to get back a combined, AI-generated image – even without users inputting any text to
PODCAST: Why are non-financial misconduct reports at banks on the rise?
In The Banker exchange’s final episode for 2024, Aliya Shibli sits down with Barbara Pianese, Farah Khalique and Antonia Mannweiler to discuss the results of
The Missing Monetary-Policy Tool
Central banks should prepare – both legally and operationally – to carry out direct transfers to households when conventional monetary policy fails. Recent research shows
PODCAST: At the Money: Optimizing Personal Health in Finance
Wall Street is always looking for an edge over the competition. But what if there was a giant source of overlooked alpha? Phil Pearlman, former