The state of globalisation: A new eBook
Three forces have always shaped globalisation – technology, policies, and geopolitics. What distinguishes the current moment is that all three are accelerating simultaneously but in
Beyond words: Fed chair voice sentiments and US bank stock price crash risk
Investors and policymakers increasingly rely on verbal guidance rather than policy moves. This column examines whether the emotional sentiment of the chair of the Federal
Gardens and Gender: What We Miss in Measuring Intra-Household Poverty
“How’s your garden?” This was a common question I often heard in Gulu, Uganda. Especially at the start of the country’s two rainy seasons—one beginning
Fed communication for all – but understood by few
Central banks use communication to influence inflation expectations, with varying effectiveness. This column examines how professional forecasters and households respond to inflationary pressure warnings in
Nvidia plans to sell tech to speed AI chip communication
Nvidia plans to sell a technology that will tie chips together to speed up the chip-to-chip communication needed to build and deploy artificial intelligence tools, it
Leveraging strategic grain reserves to enhance food security
Global hunger and malnutrition are rising again after decades of progress. In 2024, 343 million people across 74 countries faced acute food insecurity—driven by the
Lessons for the European Central Bank from the 2021-2023 inflationary episode
Since mid-2021, the euro-area economy has gone through several shocks, leading to the highest inflation since the creation of the European Monetary Union. A forceful
