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Digital currencies carry threats as well as promises
The proliferation of new financial technologies calls for better cross-border regulation and supervision
By NB
Feb 16, 2022
Known unknowns, an impossibility theorem, and the power of regret
I’ve been enjoying The Innovation Delusion by Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell. Particularly interesting when it gets to the joys and challenges of maintenance. My colleague Gavin Jackon has recently published Money in One Lesson in the UK (US publicat
By NB
Feb 15, 2022
Is inflation worse for the poorest households? Incredibly, we’ve decided it’s fine not to know the answer
What colour is a rainbow? On average, white. And what is the current level of UK inflation? On average, 5.4 per cent. Both answers are true. Both are missing something important. The consumer price index, or CPI, aims to measure the average price paid by
By NB
Feb 11, 2022
What Democrats And Republicans Get Wrong About Inflation
Americans are pessimistic about one of the weirdest economies in recent memory, and their negativity is largely due to inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that prices increased 7.5 percent year-over-year in January 2022, the highest
By NB
Feb 11, 2022