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Banking Has to Become Boring Again

April 29, 2013, Lex Rieffel

Currency Wars: This Time, Is It for Real?

April 10, 2013, Jacques Mistral

Excessive Bank Equity Rules Would Slow the Economy

April 9, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

If every country tries to race towards the lowest rate, then in the end nobody gains. If you believe there should be no government at all, then fine. But if you believe some government is good, then you cannot have a system that erodes the tax base in all major countries.

March 28, 2013, Kemal Derviş, New York Times

Cyprus as Another Euro-Solution

March 27, 2013, Jacques Mistral

Is Russian Peter Being Used to Pay the Cypriot's Paul?

March 21, 2013, Bessma Momani

If Europe Doesn't Stand Up After Cyprus

March 20, 2013, Carlo Bastasin

I do think building up the capital of the banks would give them the confidence to be more aggressive on the lending side. It is absolutely imperative that the incentive structure built into compensation be aligned with financial stability.

March 11, 2013, Donald Kohn, Wall Street Journal

Higher Bank Capital Requirements Would Come at a Price

February 20, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

Obama's SOTU Should Promote a Continued Path to Financial Reform

February 12, 2013, Michael Barr

National Suspicions Undermine Global Financial Cooperation

January 22, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

Finish the Job of Financial Reform

December 27, 2012, Michael Barr

Should Central Banks Target Employment?

December 19, 2012, Kemal Derviş

Structuring the Financial Industry to Enhance Economic Growth and Stability

December 4, 2012

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Bank Hackers Deny They’re Agents of Iran

November 27, 2012, Noah Shachtman

Key Issues on European Banking Union: Trade-Offs and Some Recommendations

November 2012, Douglas J. Elliott

It’s Time to Take the ‘E’ Out of ‘LIE-BOR’

October 18, 2012, Michael Barr

Back to the Brink for the Eurozone?

October 10, 2012, Kemal Derviş

We are very close to a full blown systemic crisis of the euro area and it is the IMF's duty to make sure the situation is stabilized. The conditions in which the IMF involvement will take place are extremely challenging and unprecedented. It puts the IMF at the heart of the euro area policymaking machinery.

October 2, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Reuters

Banks and Cross-Border Capital Flows: Policy Challenges and Regulatory Responses

September 2012

Banks and Capital Flows: Policy Challenges and Regulatory Responses

September 26, 2012

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[The Outright Monetary Transactions program] will work if the expectation of unlimited support is not altered or compromised in some way. The key word is unlimited. It has been said in words, but the actions that follow will have to be consistent.

September 25, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Reuters

The European Central Bank’s Bond Buying Program: Is Berlin the Greatest Beneficiary?

September 25, 2012, Domenico Lombardi

European Banking Union Faces Long Road Ahead

September 13, 2012, Douglas J. Elliott

Estimating The Costs Of Financial Regulation

September 11, 2012, André Oliveira Santos and Douglas J. Elliott