A bank takes money from depositors, who are paid interest for delaying spending. The bank then lends these funds to borrowers, who pay interest for accelerating spending. The bank profits on the ...

A key US Federal Reserve official said Friday that central bank policymakers should be ready to lower interest rates further, ...

A new academic study of bank fragility concludes that 186 U.S. banks remain vulnerable to a run on deposits like the one that doomed Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate bank in the past ...

The World Bank Group has focused on scaling up its engagement in situations of fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV). The disturbing trend of rising and compounding crises points to an urgent need ...

Jobs are critical to building stability in fragile states, and the private sector plays a key role in providing opportunities. However, fragility poses many challenges to private sector job creation.

Citations: Matvos, Gregor, Erica Jiang, Tomasz Piskorski, Amit Seru. 2024. Monetary Tightening and U.S. Bank Fragility in 2023: Mark-to-Market Losses and Uninsured Depositor Runs?. Journal of ...

FEATURING: Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, Prime Minister, Yemen; Alejandra Botero, Director General, Department of Planning, Colombia; Axel van Trotsenburg, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank; Hervé ...

The rise of digital assets is a revolution in the digital and financial world; for the first time, consumers can make direct money payments across the globe at the speed of the internet. The ...