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ECB's Dolenc: Less Action Needed if Markets Tighten

Primoz Dolenc, Slovenian Central Bank Governor and European Central Bank Governing Council member, says a tightening in financial conditions may limit the need for ECB monetary policy action. He speaks with Avril Hong on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok. (Source: Bloomberg)

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My excellent Conversation with Liaquat Ahamed

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary: They start with that puzzle before moving through Gladstone’s startlingly self-interested bet on Egyptian bonds, Bismarck’s role in destroying bimetallism and deflating the world economy for two decades, whether a global silver or symmetallic standard could…

  • Ahamed discussed Lords of Finance and 1873, exploring financial crises' impacts on the world.
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  • Populism, protectionism, and retreat from liberalism marked the 1920s, leading to imperialism.

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