
Safe until crisis: What 300 years of wars reveal about government debt safety
Government bonds are widely viewed as safe assets, especially in times of recession and financial crisis. This column presents

Government bonds are widely viewed as safe assets, especially in times of recession and financial crisis. This column presents

Bank balance sheets have undergone a significant transformation. This column finds that banks have increasingly reallocated lending towards non-bank

A number of concerns have been raised regarding retail central bank digital currency. These range from competition and innovation,

The non-fungible token market exploded in 2021, but by late 2022 prices had collapsed. This column uses blockchain records

The 2022 inflationary spike in Europe has brought renewed interest in fiscal drag. Using harmonised microdata for 21 European

Credit default swap spreads have become critical benchmarks for credit risk assessment. A recent report from the European Systemic

Nonbank financial institutions play a central role in global credit markets, raising concerns about regulatory arbitrage, financial stability, and

High US tariffs on imports from China in the first half of 2025 led to concerns about a large-scale

Imagine this situation – María runs a small grocery shop, and one afternoon she receives a message asking her

The UK vote to leave the EU in 2016 led to an immediate rise in economic policy uncertainty. This

Government bonds are widely viewed as safe assets, especially in times of recession and financial crisis. This column presents

Bank balance sheets have undergone a significant transformation. This column finds that banks have increasingly reallocated lending towards non-bank

A number of concerns have been raised regarding retail central bank digital currency. These range from competition and innovation,

The non-fungible token market exploded in 2021, but by late 2022 prices had collapsed. This column uses blockchain records

The 2022 inflationary spike in Europe has brought renewed interest in fiscal drag. Using harmonised microdata for 21 European

Credit default swap spreads have become critical benchmarks for credit risk assessment. A recent report from the European Systemic

Nonbank financial institutions play a central role in global credit markets, raising concerns about regulatory arbitrage, financial stability, and

High US tariffs on imports from China in the first half of 2025 led to concerns about a large-scale

Imagine this situation – María runs a small grocery shop, and one afternoon she receives a message asking her

The UK vote to leave the EU in 2016 led to an immediate rise in economic policy uncertainty. This




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