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Frank Vogl: The Double-Standard Raised by the Corruption Perception Index Denmark ranks Number 1 as the least corrupt in the Transparency International 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index published yesterday.	Wed, Jan 30, 2019	The Globalist
Rebecca Patterson: The Downturn in the Dollar is Not Just About Rates BWC advisory council member Rebecca Patterson argues in a piece for the Financial Times that "to understand the most recent dollar weakness — and more importantly, where it is likely to be headed next — events outside the US will matter as much or more than what happens within its borders."	Wed, Feb 8, 2023	Financial Times
Warren Coats: The Empire and the Dollar In our multicurrency world, the U.S. dollar is widely used for pricing internationally traded goods, for international payments, and for denominating the assets governments and companies hold as reserves. Why is that and what are its implications for U.S. behavior? What would a better system look like?	Mon, Mar 28, 2022	https://wcoats.blog/
By Frank Vogl: THE ENABLERS: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption-Endangering Our Democracy "Authoritarian regimes in many countries, and the men that lead them, depend on the international management of licit and illicit funds under their control. Frank Vogl shows that curbing their activities for their kleptocratic clients is critical to secure democracy, enhance national security, and ensure international financial stability."	Mon, Nov 29, 2021	Rowman and Littlefield
Colm Kelleher: The EU’s post-Brexit finance ambitions miss an important point Although the British political system appears to have staved off a no-deal Brexit for now, London still faces an existential threat.	Tue, Apr 23, 2019	Financial Times
Anthony Elson: The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank – Are There Lessons for the Basel Regulatory Framework? The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10 was a failure that should not have occurred. A confluence of factors involving regulators, SVB management, and its depositors came together in an adverse way to bring down the bank.	Fri, Mar 24, 2023	Bretton Woods Committee
Jason Schenker: The Fate of Asset Inflation After COVID COVID-19 was the greatest public health crisis in a century, and it engendered the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression.	Wed, Feb 24, 2021	The Bretton Woods Committee
William C. Dudley: The Fed Can Fight Both Inflation and Bank Contagion BWC chair Bill Dudley says in a piece for Bloomberg Opinion that for the Fed, "what matters is that it do what’s needed on the financial stability side as soon as possible, so that it can safely pursue the right monetary policy at future meetings."	Thu, Mar 23, 2023	Bloomberg \| Opinion
Bianca Taylor: The Fed Needs More Flexibility to Act More Equitably The Fed must be equipped to handle the threat of deflation caused by widespread catastrophic natural disasters — without exacerbating inequities.	Wed, Jan 27, 2021	The Hill
Sheila Warren: The Future of Blockchain and Digital Markets: A Perspective From the World Economic Forum Sheila Warren talks about blockchain, digital currencies, and other recent developments in digital markets.	Thu, Feb 11, 2021	Brookings