Greg Williams created a legacy without ever needing the limelight. By concentrating on scale, trust, and accuracy, he quietly pieced together an empire while others launched tech startups…
Currency markets are once again demonstrating to traders and policymakers how extremely sensitive they are to changes in the mood of central banks. The foreign exchange market is…
The November inflation report landed with disproportionate force, but it did so quietly, almost courteously. At 2.7%, inflation seemed to have significantly improved, moving closer to the Fed’s…
The pivotal moment has already arrived and won’t be delayed. Europe’s extensive plans to strengthen its financial architecture are now moving from press conferences and negotiating tables to…
Hedge funds have begun to change, but not in a flurry of news stories, but rather in quiet, calculated actions meant to negotiate a drastically different rate environment.…
A liquidity crunch may occur far sooner than policymakers anticipate, analysts are increasingly cautioning. A picture of a financial system gradually losing its buffer, one reserve drain at…
Like two runners splitting apart on the same track, economic distance can occasionally increase subtly. While developing countries continue to chase a moving finish line, advanced economies have…
Energy markets have seen turbulence over the past year that is remarkably similar to previous technological revolutions, but this time it is driven by changing perceptions of climate…
The world of banking is subtly moving into a new era of change. Prominent organizations are reevaluating not just where they operate but also how they operate. The…
Emerging economies are entering a particularly difficult time. The question of whether policymakers from São Paulo to Nairobi can withstand another squeeze is looming as global credit tightens…
