Financial Stability
November 2, 2023
Jamaica's Finance Minister, Nigel Clarke, discusses the country's strong track record of investing in institutions and prioritizing macroeconomic stability with IMF Western Hemisphere Department head, Rodrigo Valdés. The conversation took place as part of the Governor Talks series held during the Annual Meetings in Marrakech.
Financial Stability / Financial markets
FABIO NATALUCCI October 10, 2023
Most economies have shown resilience through the steepest series of rate hikes in decades. But inflation remains stubbornly high in some countries, which is proving a challenge for global monetary policy going forward.
FABIO NATALUCCI April 11, 2023
Financial stability never comes easy, but the past few months have been especially challenging with persistently high inflation and two bank failures in the United States that exposed vulnerabilities lurking beneath the surface.
Financial Stability / Prices
Laura Valderrama March 24, 2023
The last few months have witnessed tensions in Europe's housing markets as the cost-of-living crisis has eroded real incomes and the surge in interest rates has made borrowers more vulnerable to financial distress.
Financial Stability / Monetary policy
Johannes Wiegand March 1, 2023
While the currency values of today’s economic powerhouses help maintain global financial stability, the currency systems in the 19th century were tied to precious metals and France played the stabilizing role.
Alan Blinder February 17, 2023
The conflicts and collaborations in fiscal and monetary policy that have shaped the United States economy.
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