Category: Financial Markets
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The state of the U.S. bond market
How deep is the current selloff in the Treasuries market? How is the corporate bond market functioning?
U.S. Treasury securities as safe assets
Are foreign investors willing to forego large returns in order to hold onto U.S. Treasury securities?
Has the US yield curve inverted?
Parts of the U.S. yield curve have inverted. Are they predicting an upcoming recession?
Negative interest rates and bank lending
Do negative interest rates increase or decrease credit supply?
What drives the volatility of bitcoin prices
How does monetary policy tightening by the ECB or the Fed affect bitcoin prices? How about geopolitical risks?
Towards a more accurate assessment of consumer credit risk
The use of machine learning models to forecast consumer credit risk increases prediction accuracy, but also leads to social benefits.
Politics and financial regulation
How do politicians decide whether to regulate financial markets and which agencies should implement the new regulations.
Recent developments in the crypto ecosystem
The crypto ecosystem expanded and grew rapidly in 2021. Despite the challenges these assets might pose to financial stability, history shows that we are entering a new cycle in monetary history.
Shareholders vs Stakeholders, part B
Two years ago a number of U.S. CEOs signed a pledge that they would lead their companies in the interests of all stakeholders, not just shareholders. Did they?