2026 Per Jacobsson Lecture - Stablecoins and anonymous money
Lecture delivered by Gita Gopinath (Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics, Harvard University) on "Stablecoins and anonymous money", on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting.
2026 Per Jacobsson Lecture - Panel discussion
Panel discussion on the lecture delivered by Gita Gopinath (Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics, Harvard University) on "Stablecoins and anonymous money", on the occasion of the Bank's A...
Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline
Pablo Hernández de Cos says economic pressure points pose risks to global growth stemming from vulnerabilities in the financial system, strained public finances and major supply shocks which are st...
Some might argue that the economy is performing well. But that’s not the way it feels to millions of Americans. From housing and groceries to healthcare and childcare, the cost of everyday life con...
Balancing Act: Austan Goolsbee on the Federal Reserve and the Economy
... of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Brent Neiman for a conversation on monetary policy, regional economics, and where the data suggests we're headed.
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“The goal of the Fed is not to support the housing market. It's not to support a particular sector. Frankly, it's not to support—contrary to what people think—equity prices,” says CFR expert Roger ...
Mostly Economics Podcast #40: Greenspan's Legacy and the New Fed Chair with Jared Bernstein
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BIS Media Briefing - Anchoring trust in money: innovation beyond stablecoins
Frank Smets and Gaston Gelos brief the media on the main messages of Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report. Read more: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e3.htm
From energy shocks to the impact of tariffs, prices are facing pressure from multiple sides and risk remaining a top economic issue. Price increases run the risk of eroding trust in institutions an...
Sebastian Mallaby on Alan Greenspan's Legacy
Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, died this week at the age of 100.
"Greenspan's public life—beginning in the late '60s when he advised Nixon, ending in 2006 when...
“He was more right than wrong about the major issues of the day,” says CFR expert Roger Ferguson, recalling his time working alongside former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who has passed at...
As geopolitical tensions rise, countries like to flex their economic muscle. But as appealing as they might be, sanctions, tariffs, and export bans come at a price. Jeffry Frieden is a professor of...
"The middle class in America has not gotten smaller, okay? That's a fantasy, and it's actually gotten much richer," says Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, in a discussion about the U....
“When Mark Carney said, ‘The middle powers should get together’—it’s a fantasy. They did that, it’s called Europe,” says Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase. “The GDP of Europe has gone ...
Tokenisation, stablecoins and the future of money – upgrading the two‑tier system
...igital innovation – from tokenisation to stablecoins – can upgrade the two-tier monetary system while safeguarding trust in money.
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...location and cross-border flows worldwide. Persistent inflation, constraints on monetary policy, and tradeoffs in growth across developed and emerging markets will be discusse...
“I am concerned about a number of different things, but as a central banker . . . my job was what do I worry about tomorrow,” says Alan Greenspan, the late former chairman of the Federal Reserve, a...
At a recent BWC Dialogues event, Martin Mühleisen warns that if the U.S. pursues debt restructuring unilaterally in Venezuela, with no role for the IMF, China may grow more reluctant to engage cons...
Two grievances lodged against King George in the Declaration of Independence—taxation without consent and trade restrictions—continue to shape American policy today.
On this episode of Democracy ...