There’s a raging debate in South Africa about the role of its central bank. This is inevitable given that so much is changing in the world of central banking and in economic life.
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All over the world people who have been harmed by the conventional money systems are devising alternative currencies, challenging the centralised monetary policy approach.
Dealing with the UK’s chronic lack of investment is as important as getting the Brexit negotiations right – and much more important than balancing the books.
The South African Reserve Bank has come under spotlight due to the critical role it must play in enabling the country to navigate rough waters. Governor Lesetja Kganyago shares his views.
In the lead-up to the federal budget, the government has made a number of significant and sometimes surprising policy announcements.
There was a fair bit of detail this week about what we can expect from the RBA and US Fed on interest rates going forward.
Home owners and first time buyers are right to be confused, so how should you play expected changes to a low rates environment?
Many observers argue the Fed’s wrong to raise rates so soon. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Trump’s attacks on the Fed have raised questions about its independence, but there is more to good governance than that.
Business Briefing: what Australia can learn from a Polish economist
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Visiting Professor Andrzej Rzonca from the Warsaw School of Economics is in Australia to talk about growth, the European Union, Brexit and much more.
The central bank’s governor is locked into a white-hot political spat, but what can he actually do in the next two and a half years?
In the battle against slow economic growth, perhaps the government and Reserve Bank should try doing nothing and let the economy restore itself.
Just like apes, humans fear the unknown, and that’s why there’s so much uncertainty this week as markets brace for an interest-rate decision by the Federal Reserve.
Attacks on the South African Reserve Bank and events in India that led to the exit of the governor of the country’s central bank are a warning that banks aren’t immune from political meddling.
Is the South African Reserve Bank safe from the wave of state capture sweeping through a number of the country’s institutions?
Glenn Stevens’ legacy shows how to maintain the independence of the Reserve Bank in crisis as well as the limits of monetary policy.
The US economy is improving off the back of jobs figures while in Australia, the government is being warned by the Reserve Bank to step up its game.
Britain’s central bank governor Mark Carney is like a prize fighter throwing his last, limp punches.
It’s not as easy as increasing quantitative easing when it comes to what central banks can do to address the current global uncertainty.
The G7’s limited membership of like-minded countries gives it significant power to bring about meaningful economic growth.
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor and Derek Schrier and Cecily Cameron Chair in Development Economics, School of Economics and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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Professor, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University