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Barbara C. Matthews: The Fed’s New Dollar Token Policy, and Why It Matters A version of these remarks was delivered at the 5th Annual Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Summit held in Cambridge, UK on 7 September 2023 as part of the panel presentation: “The Future of Money – Stablecoins v. Central Bank Digital Currencies”	Wed, Sep 6, 2023	Bretton Woods Committee
Bill Dudley: The Fed Will Slow QT. What Matters Is Where It Stops The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight a recent Bloomberg Opinion article by BWC Chair Bill Dudley. In the op-ed, Dudley emphasizes the importance of the central bank trimming its balance sheet effectively and replenishing stimulus resources without causing market instability.	Thu, Mar 14, 2024	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
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
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
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
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
Hung Tran: The Enrico Letta Report and the state of the EU’s Capital Market Union BWC member Hung Tran writes for the Atlantic Council that "the Letta report has focused attention to the need to complete and upgrade the Capital Market Union... to help the EU improve its economic performance in an era of geopolitical rivalry."	Wed, May 8, 2024	Atlantic Council
Gayle Lemmon: The Energy Transition is Fueling a Power Transition BWC member Gayle Lemmon: when extreme weather robs breadwinners of their livelihoods and homes, "they can no longer afford to have children studying instead of working" which means "squandered talent and lost potential, as well as early motherhood for many."	Wed, Jul 5, 2023	Project Syndicate
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