Commentary

Doing ‘whatever it takes’ to save the banks

Fast and furious: how digital bank runs challenge the banking-crisis rulebook

The speed of recent bank failures has shown the need for more systemic protection of the financial system.

The unbecoming rivalry at the heart of the EU

A battle of egos between Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel is putting the EU’s post-pandemic solidarity at risk.

Banking turbulence is not a reason to pause monetary tightening

Despite calls for interest rate hikes to be paused, both the ECB and Federal raised rates- which was the right decision.

Could crypto assets jeopardise the financial system?

The European Central Bank’s latest move tells a clear story

The European Central Bank is right not to over-react to recent banking problems.

The Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Prudential regulation lessons for Europe and the world

In the EU, there is no bank like SVB and supervision appears better than in the US, but the resolution framework remains incomplete.

Fully reimbursing SVB depositors may prove to be a bad move (via CNN)

Reimbursing all SVB and Signature Bank depositors — even if their deposits are worth millions of dollars will have long-term impacts.

The Net-Zero Industry Act puts EU credibility at risk

The EU Net-Zero Industry Act looks like it’s been set up to keep everyone happy – and to achieve limited results.

The Net-Zero Industry Act puts EU credibility at risk

How important is the new electricity market reform?

There are no shortcuts to finance

The basic underpinnings of regulation, reserves and (legal) recourse are missing in decentralised finance, or DeFi.

The Belt and Road Initiative transformation makes it a more – not less- useful tool for China

Europe is out of the immediate energy crisis

The challenge now for policymakers and industry alike is to smoothly facilitate a transition toward structurally lower gas consumption.

EU electricity market design reform: too quick a fix for a complex problem?

EU proposals on stimulating energy investment signal a paradigm shift; much more clarity is needed before they can be agreed.

China’s new regulator hints at a major clean-up of the world’s largest financial sector

Among several institutional changes, the most significant might be the creation of a new nationwide regulator to oversee China’s financial industry.