finance

  The yield on France’s 10-year government bonds has risen to 4.9 percent. Rising government bond yields reflect diminishing trust in public finances, with France emerging as the greatest concern. Investors are demanding greater compensation for the risk of lending to the French government. This risk premium makes debt servicing more expensive, while issuing new […]

  by Tom Bugdalle and Moritz Pfeifer, Institute for Economic Policy, Department of Economics, University of Leipzig We revisit the euro’s promise of convergence through a new Divergence Monitor tracking business and financial cycle synchronization since the 1980s. Business cycles became more aligned after 1999, but financial cycles stayed volatile and split into persistent core–periphery […]

  In an era when financial access is becoming increasingly digital, the benefits of this transition must be weighed against the risks. Convenience, efficiency and often lower expenses have certainly improved the banking experience for many customers, but at what cost? Privacy concerns and fears regarding the future of financial sovereignty and independence are on […]

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  Given the state of the world today, one could not be blamed for thinking that there are more pressing matters to worry about than some people’s inability to grasp the concept of compound interest. Inflation, economic uncertainty, heightened social friction and new technological (and possibly existential) threats like Artificial Intelligence all seem more urgent. […]