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Macro Waves

Stories about money and markets : Weekly talks from the Economic Research department of BNP Paribas with William De Vijlder, Group Chief Economist.

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#03 - The new frontier

#03 - The new frontier

Last episode of three dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the 2008 crisis and the Great Recession. Considering that th... Read more

30 Oct 2018

6mins

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#02 - Globalization today: from multi to bilateralism

#02 - Globalization today: from multi to bilateralism

Second episode of the bseries of three dedicated to Globalization. William De Vijlder analyses the transition from multi... Read more

8 Jan 2019

7mins

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#01 - Inflation targeting: origins and rationale

#01 - Inflation targeting: origins and rationale

In this first episode, William De Vijlder discusses why low and stable inflation is important and how this led, about 30... Read more

15 Apr 2019

10mins

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#01 - Globalization: an historical perspective

#01 - Globalization: an historical perspective

First episode of three dedicated to Globalization. What made globalization possible? In this first episode, William De... Read more

8 Jan 2019

7mins

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#03 - Market psychology during economic downturns

#03 - Market psychology during economic downturns

The psychology of a recession, Episode 3 - The stylised facts of a recession (considerable drop in equity prices, wideni... Read more

11 Feb 2019

7mins

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#01 - Inclusive Growth: Why is it an issue

#01 - Inclusive Growth: Why is it an issue

In this new series, William De Vijlder promotes the idea that growth can only be sustainable if it is inclusive. Indeed,... Read more

28 Feb 2019

9mins

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#03 - Inflation targeting: which future?

#03 - Inflation targeting: which future?

In an environment of extremely low interest rates, central banks' room for manoeuvre to boost growth in the event of a r... Read more

29 Apr 2019

9mins

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#02 - Slowdowns, households, companies and banks

#02 - Slowdowns, households, companies and banks

The psychology of a recession, Episode 2 - Slower growth will raise the concern of households that unemployment will inc... Read more

4 Feb 2019

8mins

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#02 - Inflation targeting: experience and assessment

#02 - Inflation targeting: experience and assessment

This second episode analyses the role of inflation targeting in the big disinflation of the 90s, the implications for gr... Read more

23 Apr 2019

7mins

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#03 - Where climate change and inclusive growth meet

#03 - Where climate change and inclusive growth meet

Climate change and inclusive growth are closely linked. Low income households will tend to suffer more from the negative... Read more

14 Mar 2019

8mins

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#3 – Central banks: Addressing the policy dilemma

#3 – Central banks: Addressing the policy dilemma

In the third podcast, William De Vijlder shows how a central bank’s persistently accommodating monetary policy to bring ... Read more

11 Mar 2020

9mins

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#2 – Central banks: the trade-off between inflation and financial stability

#2 – Central banks: the trade-off between inflation and financial stability

How to strike the right balance between inflation and financial stability has been a source of debate for decades. In th... Read more

4 Mar 2020

8mins

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#1 – Central banks: current objectives and the issues they raise

#1 – Central banks: current objectives and the issues they raise

In this podcast, we look at central banks policy objectives, which sometimes differ. The ECB’s top priority is to meet i... Read more

26 Feb 2020

12mins

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#03 – The paradox of saving: individual rationality, macroeconomic headache

#03 – The paradox of saving: individual rationality, macroeconomic headache

In this last episode, William De VIjlder will show us how negative rates can have an unfavourable impact on financial in... Read more

20 Nov 2019

5mins

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#02 – Negative interest rates, a blessing for shoppers, a headache for savers

#02 – Negative interest rates, a blessing for shoppers, a headache for savers

How negative rates can impact households and their savings? In this second part, we will see with William De Vijlder tha... Read more

13 Nov 2019

13mins

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#01 – Negative nominal interest rates: causes

#01 – Negative nominal interest rates: causes

In the first episode of this podcast, William De Vijlder analyses the causes of negative rates while explaining how they... Read more

6 Nov 2019

8mins

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#03 – Central banks, inflation targeting and financial stability

#03 – Central banks, inflation targeting and financial stability

What is the position of central banks/organizations such as BIS (Bank for International Settlements), ECB (European Cent... Read more

18 Sep 2019

9mins

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#02 – A brief history of financial instability

#02 – A brief history of financial instability

2008 crisis was a major financial crisis but it was far from unique. William De Vijlder gives an account of some of the ... Read more

11 Sep 2019

9mins

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#01 – Financial (in)stability: definition, drivers

#01 – Financial (in)stability: definition, drivers

In this episode, William De Vijlder gives a definition of what financial stability is: not only does it create a favoura... Read more

4 Sep 2019

10mins

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#04 – Climate change: public sector

#04 – Climate change: public sector

This last episode focuses on the impact of climate risk on the public sector balance sheet. How will states address the ... Read more

22 Jul 2019

7mins

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