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Avoiding a debt crisis
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
The Bank of England’s intervention in September to restart gilt purchases to support markets and pension funds troubled by rising rates and unfunded fiscal expansion is a warning that fiscal considerations are becoming a more potent force in monetary decisions. It could also be an early test case for other quantitative easing countries grappling with bloated central bank balance sheets, high debt and rising policy rates.
Neil Williams, chief economist and Taylor Pearce, economist at OMFIF, discuss what the forces driving government funding costs will be, whether there are other measures available and how they might suit the UK.
Global Public Pensions 2022, OMFIF’s survey of pension funds, is launching on Tuesday 6 December.
Neil Williams, chief economist and Taylor Pearce, economist at OMFIF, discuss what the forces driving government funding costs will be, whether there are other measures available and how they might suit the UK.
Global Public Pensions 2022, OMFIF’s survey of pension funds, is launching on Tuesday 6 December.
Released:
Nov 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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