Central Banks Buy Record 1,037 Tonnes of Gold
Global central bank gold purchases hit a record 1,037 tonnes as reserve diversification away from the dollar accelerates....
Inflation Decoded: Why Prices Are Sticky and What It Means for Your Investments
Despite significant monetary tightening globally, inflation has proven more persistent than central banks projected. Understanding the mechanisms of sticky infl...
Global Trade Association Launches Industry-Wide Anti-Fraud Initiative
The International Chamber of Commerce and eight major trade finance banks have launched a coordinated industry initiative to combat trade finance fraud, deployi...
ICC Launches Digital Trade Documentation Initiative With 40 Banks
The International Chamber of Commerce has launched a global initiative to standardise digital trade documentation, with 40 major banks and 12 governments as fou...
Quantitative Easing and Its Aftermath: The Long Shadow Over Financial Markets
The extraordinary quantitative easing programmes deployed by major central banks between 2008 and 2022 are now being unwound — but the process of quantitative t...
Quantitative Easing: A Decade of Unconventional Monetary Policy and Its Legacy
Quantitative easing — the purchase of government bonds and other securities by central banks to inject money into the financial system — was the defining moneta...