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High Inflation and the Outlook for Monetary Policy

February 21, 2022/Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman At the American Bankers Association Community Banking Conference, Palm Desert, California Before we get to our conversation on community banking, I would like to briefly discuss my outlook for the U.S. economy and my view of appropriate monetary policy.1 As I see it, […]

IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva Urges Key G20 Policy Actions to Safeguard the Recovery

February 18, 2022/IMF International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made the following statement at the virtual meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors: “International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made the following statement today at the hybrid meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central […]

Global Economy Priorities for a Robust Recovery

February 18, 2022/IMF Weekend Read In today’s edition we focus on mapping a pathway to a robust recovery, the risks of using Bitcoin as legal tender, how supply disruptions are fueling inflation in Europe, the future of money, how the pandemic is prompting a rethink of a new social contract, […]