The Need for Increasing Private Sector Funding of Climate Solutions
November 30, 2023
Increasing the participation of private funds in climate finance is necessary to meet climate goals. But there are barriers that need to be overcome.
November 30, 2023
Increasing the participation of private funds in climate finance is necessary to meet climate goals. But there are barriers that need to be overcome.
July 18, 2023
Increases in U.S. interest rates driven by market perceptions of more hawkish Fed policy have especially adverse spillovers on emerging and developing economies
May 30, 2023
Long-term Treasury bonds have hedged portfolios against falling stock prices for the past 20 years. But stocks and bonds don’t always move in opposite directions.
May 15, 2023
Credit crunches due to bank distress can undermine economic growth. There is evidence of tighter credit and lower demand for loans in the recent bank turmoil.
March 30, 2023
Commercial banking is inherently fragile. This fragility can be mitigated through appropriate bank management practices and good regulation and oversight.
March 15, 2023
Many economic decisions involve a guess about the future. Uncertainty can cause economic transactions to be deferred or foregone and can deepen downturns.
April 8, 2020
Interest rates on municipal bonds have risen dramatically, which has implications for investors, cities and states, and for state and local pension benefits.
March 15, 2020
The Fed cut interest rates and announced plans to lend $1.5 trillion to banks and financial institutions and purchase $37 trillion in U.S. Treasury securities.