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Sami Mahroum warns that AI technology could flood public agnecies with more work than human decision-makers can realistically oversee

Sami Mahroum warns that AI technology could flood public agnecies with more work than human decision-makers can realistically oversee

Jim O'Neill see a growing need for international coordination to address growing global imbalances

Jim O'Neill see a growing need for international coordination to address growing global imbalances

Barry Eichengreen warns that opacity prevails in the private debt markets that are funding the AI boom. Investors need to watch out because regulators are not making information easy to obtain

Barry Eichengreen warns that opacity prevails in the private debt markets that are funding the AI boom. Investors need to watch out because regulators are not making information easy to obtain

Adair Turner argues that China's technological prowess will inevitably drive down industrial employment worldwide

Adair Turner argues that China's technological prowess will inevitably drive down industrial employment worldwide

Jonathan Ostry shares new research showing that unpredictability reduces foreign direct investment more than three times as much as tariffs do

Jonathan Ostry shares new research showing that unpredictability reduces foreign direct investment more than three times as much as tariffs do

Mohamed El-Erian finds that while diffusion of AI has been very broad, it has been shallow. Because it has yet to penetrate deeply into workflows, much of its productivity potential remains untapped - just as opposition to data centers grows

Mohamed El-Erian finds that while diffusion of AI has been very broad, it has been shallow. Because it has yet to penetrate deeply into workflows, much of its productivity potential remains untapped - just as opposition to data centers grows

James K. Galbraith reviews a new book, Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar, that reckons with the origins of economics and the purpose behind it

James K. Galbraith reviews a new book, Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar, that reckons with the origins of economics and the purpose behind it

Paolia Subacchi thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to move bond markets shows that the US dollar remains everyone's problem

Paolia Subacchi thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to move bond markets shows that the US dollar remains everyone's problem

Katharina Pistor thinks the US Fed and the US Treasury have lost sight of their central, but not independent, role in financial markets

Katharina Pistor thinks the US Fed and the US Treasury have lost sight of their central, but not independent, role in financial markets

Kenneth Rogoff warns that fiddling with bond maturities won't save the US from the painful fiscal choices ahead

Kenneth Rogoff warns that fiddling with bond maturities won't save the US from the painful fiscal choices ahead

Stephen Roach takes US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to task for pursuing ineffective currency and bond market interventions

Stephen Roach takes US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to task for pursuing ineffective currency and bond market interventions

Nouriel Roubini argues that in the US at least, rising bond yields partly reflect credit demand and potential future growth

Nouriel Roubini argues that in the US at least, rising bond yields partly reflect credit demand and potential future growth

Harold James explains what is really driving the Trump Administration's currency and bond-market interventions

Harold James explains what is really driving the Trump Administration's currency and bond-market interventions

Jorge Arbache points out that apart from Wall Street, no other financial system has the capacity to absorb an exodus from America

Jorge Arbache points out that apart from Wall Street, no other financial system has the capacity to absorb an exodus from America

Keun Lee points out that emerging markets were once closing in on the G7, but that progress has slowed

Keun Lee points out that emerging markets were once closing in on the G7, but that progress has slowed