Finance (India) Raghuram Rajan to replace Christine Lagarde? Former RBI governor among top picks for IMF chief rolebusinesstoday.in - BusinessToday.In The overall profile of Rajan, who's a professor at the Chicago Booth School of Business and has served at one of the top institutions across the …
News (South Africa) Europe Wants to Keep the IMF. Here’s How Its Likely Picks Faredailymaverick.co.za - Bloomberg European finance ministers struggling to agree on a candidate for the helm of the International Monetary Fund have just over a week left to meet a …
European Central Bank It's time to pick the best person as IMF head even if it isn't a Europeanbusiness-standard.com - www.business-standard.com The IMF needs a managing director of the highest caliber, chosen through an open competition not evidently tainted by national politics
European News ECB to launch second bond-buying program in Novemberneweurope.eu - By NEOnline | IR The European Central Bank (ECB) will relaunch a bond-buying programme in November 2019. While the ECB ended its bond-buying programme in December …
European News A reform opportunity for the IMFneweurope.eu - By José Antonio Ocampo This month marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Bretton Woods agreement, which established the International Monetary Fund and the World …
RRoryadded this to RORYUrsula von der Leyen The EU’s new ‘dream team’ portends disaster for the failing bloccityam.com The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus put it perfectly: character is destiny. In the case of the European Union’s recent undemocratic appointment …
Reuters UKMario Draghi Did someone say rate cut? Five questions for the ECBReuters UK - Dhara Ranasinghe, Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON (Reuters) - After weeks of speculation that interest rate cuts and another round of asset purchases are on their way, investors hope Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting will give the clearest
Social Europeadded this to Social EuropeEuropean News The International Monetary Fund leadership is not a bargaining countersocialeurope.eu - Adam Tooze Adam Tooze argues that Europe must get beyond seeing the head of the IMF as part of the spoils from Bretton Woods. In the grand European political …
South China Morning Post added this to Insight & OpinionWorld Bank Bring IMF and World Bank into the modern erascmp.com - SCMP Editorial As Christine Lagarde leaves her role as head of the IMF, the time is right for reform of the international organisations, giving emerging economies …
Ursula von der Leyen All Hail Europe’s Permanent Ruling Classtheamericanconservative.com - Napoleon Linarthatos Their incompetence doesn't matter. They are popular, technocratic, and globalist, just what the elites think they need. Meet Ursula von der Leyen, the …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsInvesting Fed Looks Primed, ECB Takes Center Stage, Trade Latest: Eco DayBloomberg - David Goodman Fed chief Jerome Powell and his colleagues look primed to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point later this month. Boston Fed chief Eric …
Mario Draghi Draghi prepares his legacy for Lagarde as ECB meetsthestar.com.my - www.thestar.com.my FRANKFURT: Mario Draghi (pic) is entering the final three months of his European Central Bank presidency with a plan that will see his influence …
FFinancial TimesEuropean Central Bank France urges IMF age-cap rethink in hunt for Lagarde successor | Financial TimesFinancial Times - Alex BarkerFrance is exploring ways to scrap an age limit for candidates to head the IMF, a reform that could clear the path for the World Bank’s Kristalina Georgieva to emerge as a compromise choice for the job.
The Telegraphadded this to BusinessEuropean Union ECB ponders rate cut to spur on eurozoneThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesThe European Central Bank (ECB) is poised to unveil fresh stimulus to combat the deepening economic malaise gripping the region. Markets expect policymakers to announce an interest rate cut on Thursday
World Economy Vacation Wrap-Up - Market Themes Over The Past Three Weeksinvesting.com - Danske Markets Global economy still paints a mixed picture. While US data, including labour market and consumption data, have surprised markets on the upside in …
World Bank IMF/World Bank: 75 years as the world's financial firefightersyahoo.com - Heather SCOTT and Delphine TOUITOU The IMF and World Bank have more explicity focused on poverty reduction in recent years The IMF and World Bank have more explicity focused on poverty …
Left-wing Politics Meet the New Boss (But It’s Literally the Same Person)jacobinmag.com - Pawel Wargan The European Union is so hostile to democracy that its new leadership is entirely made of people who have already been in power for years. It doesn’t …
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesUrsula von der Leyen The Quick Read About… the Ascendancy of Ursula Von der LeyenTIMEEurope has a new president! Sort of. Germany’s former defense minister Ursula Von der Leyen became the new president-elect of the European Commission (EC) this week following a close vote in the European
TThe Wall Street JournalUnited States Real Time Economics: The Fed’s Next Cut, Lagarde’s Tall Task and Energy’s Step BackThe Wall Street Journal - Jeffrey SparshottThis is the web version of the WSJ’s newsletter on the economy. You can sign up for daily delivery here. Markets are betting the Fed will go big or go home, Christine Lagarde’s diplomatic skills are about
Investing.com UKadded this to UK NewsMario Draghi ECB plans to restart government bond purchases by November - Spiegelinvesting.com BERLIN (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi plans to restart purchases of government bonds by November to support the fragile …
Jeremy Hunt UK may back next top IMF official from Indiahindustantimes.com - Prasun Sonwalkar Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the committee that published a widely-welcomed report on UK-India relations on June 24, wrote to foreign secretary Jeremy …
Greece The super-weapon of simplicityekathimerini.com - www.ekathimerini.com Greece may need stability in Europe and the world so that it can make up for lost time, but everything is in flux. We may have a new government and …
EuronewsBusiness IMF race: European candidatesEuronews - By EuronewsThe governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is unlikely to succeed Christine Lagarde as the boss of the International Monetary Fund. Officials on the sidelines of the G7 finance ministers and central
Outlook Magazineadded this to Outlook IndiaUK Parliament UK Parliament panel seeks backing for an Indian IMF chiefoutlookindia.com London, Jul 19 An influential British parliamentary panel has written to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to engage with New Delhi to try and …
The Wall Street Journal.European Central Bank What Christine Lagarde Brings to the ECB: FlexibilityThe Wall Street Journal. - Josh ZumbrunFor seven hours, European finance ministers in a windowless room argued over how to keep a government-debt crisis from infecting eurozone economies, and the meeting threatened to fall into disarray. She
The Independentadded this to VoicesOpinion (UK) Christine Lagarde was the first woman to lead the IMF, but that doesn't mean she should be admiredindependent.co.uk - Nabila Ramdani Listen to the hugely expensive public relations speak that is such a big part of global finance nowadays and you will regularly hear Christine …
U.S. News & World ReportEuropean Central Bank France to Coordinate Choice of Next IMF Head by End JulyU.S. News & World Report - Reuters CHANTILLY, France (Reuters) - France will coordinate European talks on the choice of the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund …
ReutersMark Carney Bank of England's Carney appears out of race for IMF top jobReuters - By Jan Strupczewski and Leigh ThomasCHANTILLY, France (Reuters) - The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is unlikely to succeed Christine Lagarde as the boss of the International Monetary Fund, European officials said on Thursday,
Inflation ECB Studies Revamping Inflation Goal in Twilight of Draghi Erayahoo.com - Carolynn Look and Alessandro Speciale (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank staff have begun studying a potential revamp of their inflation goal, according to officials familiar with the …
AxiosKim Darroch Axios WorldAxios We're back! This edition comes to you from breezy Cape Cod. Back to stormy, humid D.C. tomorrow. Thanks to Shane Savitsky for steering the ship last …
