The OMFIF Podcast
1) Sovereigns, spreads and stability in Europe
European fixed income has been 'normalising' over 2025. Inflation is stabilising, the European Central Bank has halted rates near neutral, spreads are tight but markets are steady. Yet political and f...Show More
2) Expectations and risks for the 2026 global economic outlook and beyond
Dennis Shen, chair of the macroeconomic council and lead global economist at Scope Ratings, joins Mark Sobel, OMFIF US chair, to discuss the global economic outlook entering 2026, prospects for the US...Show More
3) Looking back on 10 years of the Paris agreement
In 2015, almost 200 countries signed the Paris agreement in a landmark commitment to limit the impact of global warming. Ten years on, Rahul Ghosh, global head of sustainable finance at Moody’s Rating...Show More
4) Reimagining money: the rise and reach of stablecoins
Stablecoins are dominating the headlines and policy-makers are responding rapidly. The instruments, though once primarily used as a trading pair for crypto-assets, are rapidly gaining a foothold in cr...Show More
5) Investing in outcomes: delivering more with less
Governments today face mounting pressure to deliver more with fewer resources. Yet the way public money is managed often leans towards expenditure control rather than investment in long-term socioecon...Show More
6) A new generation of cash on-chain
Money is arriving on blockchain. Whether that is in the form of stablecoins, tokenised deposits or central bank money, it has the potential to reshape the way we do business, both in our personal live...Show More
7) Can Europe Survive?: Light at the end of the tunnel
Events and a series of unforced errors leave Europe in a precarious state. How will the half-built political project contend with hostile neighbours, economic rivals and disengaging former allies on t...Show More
8) Channelling climate capital to Asia and beyond
With Asia warming at twice the global average, the transition to net zero makes both social and economic sense for the region. Executive Director of the External Department at the Hong Kong Monetary A...Show More
9) A new generation of financial infrastructure
National financial infrastructure is undergoing perhaps its most rapid period of change in a generation. The needs and expectations of consumers and businesses are evolving to meet a new digital age, ...Show More
10) Balancing delivery of public value with fiscal responsibility
Around the world, we’re seeing renewed attention to public debt and fiscal tightening, particularly as debt levels continue to rise in advanced economies. Governments face difficult trade-offs: cut sp...Show More