Opinion

Is Swift living in the past?

This recent article from The Banker asks whether Swift is destined to become a relic of a bygone age, or if it can move into the modern era after its launch three decades ago.

Can we bank on the Federal Reserve?

According to this article from the November 2006 edition of reason, Ben Bernanke, has big shoes to fill-and many possible hazards to sidestep. The article also contains interviews with several Fed watchers, including Milton Friedman, to assess the…

How viable is a single Caribbean currency?

According to this article published on Friday 27 October by The Jamaica Observer, the call for a single Caribbean currency is once again in vogue and questions about the political will to implement it are being raised.

Who wants to be a trillionaire?

According to this article from The Economist, published Thursday 26 October, China's foreign-exchange reserves are likely to top $1 trillion as October ends, but what to do with the money poses many problems.

Plundering China's reserves

According to this article published Friday 27 October by The Wall Street Journal, with China's foreign-exchange reserves now close to the trillion dollar mark, calls to spend the money are coming fast and furious.

Fed's Lacker - rebel without a pause

This article published Wednesday 25 October notes that Richmond Fed president Jeffrey Lacker has become the first Federal Reserve policy-maker in eight years to dissent from his colleagues for three consecutive meetings.

CBB brings central banking authority role to fore

According to this article from Arab News, published Sunday 22 October, the establishment of the new Central Bank of Bahrain highlights the issue of the role of a central banking authority in an economy and financial market.

Sterling sits pretty as volatility vanishes

According to this article from the Financial Times, published Tuesday 24 October, the UK's fiscal rules are superior to the eurozone's Stability and Growth Pact and the Treasury's opposition to joining the euro has been vindicated.

How to save the young from the burden of pensions

According to this article by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, published in the Financial Times on Wednesday 18 October, the introduction of an EU constitutional rule to prevent young workers being discriminated against in pension reforms is needed.

New headquarters for Europe's newest central bank

According to this article from The Tiraspol Times, published Monday 9 October, with new headquarters the monetary authority of Pridnestrovie, the Trans-Dniester Republican Bank, has room to grow as the new country seeks international recognition.

Bangladesh Bank's failure to handle problem-banks

According to this opinion piece from The New Nation, published Friday 6 October, investigation will lead to the conclusion that to a large extent Bangladesh Bank is responsible for the bankruptcy of the Oriental Bank Ltd.

Central Europe cannot afford to delay the euro

According to this article published by the Financial Times on Monday 9 October, the main reason for stalling central European economies is the reluctance by several governments to embrace monetary union as quickly as possible.

Where did market volatility go?

In this editorial, published Thursday 5 October by The Korea Herald, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff says an uneerie calm has engulfed virtually every major asset class, from stocks to bonds.

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