Office of Financial Research Alert! Digital Currency May Increase Household Welfare, Lower Volatility but Pose Risks to Banks.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.financialresearch.gov/the-ofr-blog/2023/03/22/digital-currency-may-increase-uousehold-welfare/ According to a recent working paper published by the Office of Financial Research, banking-sector stability may suffer, yet household welfare may improve should a digital currency be fully integrated into the financial system. In Digital Currency and Banking-Sector …

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Canada clamps down on military research as China concerns grow

Why in the heck would he be doing this in the first place.. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will stop funding projects affiliated with universities, institutes or labs connected to foreign military, national defense or state security entities. https://vancouversun.com/pmn/business-pmn/canada-clamps-down-on-military-research-as-china-concerns-grow/wcm/30f2bb2c-d1f8-488b-9fc7-8d54d084fb1e …

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Office of Financial Research (OFR) Alert! Risk Spotlight: OFR Identifies Three Ways DeFi Growth Could Threaten Financial Stability. IMHO, mostly FUD: Digital assets could spill into traditional finance, lead to losses for traditional finance institutions, and disrupt payments.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.financialresearch.gov/the-ofr-blog/2023/02/07/ofr-identifies-three-ways-defi-growth-could-threaten-financial-stability Risk Spotlight: OFR Identifies Three Ways DeFi Growth Could Threaten Financial Stability BY Kevin Zhao Published: February 7, 2023 Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent official positions or policy of …

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Shock! IMF writes a 37-page research paper: “Gold as International Reserves: A Barbarous Relic No More?”

by Quant2011 https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2023/01/27/Gold-as-International-Reserves-A-Barbarous-Relic-No-More-528089?s=08 ​ In contrast to the diversification of foreign currency reserves, which has been undertaken by advanced and developing country central banks alike, active diversifiers into gold are exclusively emerging markets. We document two sets of factors contributing …

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Office of Financial Research publishes 2022 Annual Report to Congress: ‘Generally, bond market stress measures are comparable to March 2020 and the early days of the 2007-09 financial crisis.’

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.financialresearch.gov/press-releases/2023/01/12/ofr-finds-elevated-threats-to-u-s-financial-stability/ The OFR published its 2022 Annual Report to Congress today, which concluded that macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical uncertainties elevated risks across the financial system last year. The report examined these risks to financial stability between October 1, …

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Office of Financial Research Alert! OFR finds Hedge Fund Activities Can Influence the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.financialresearch.gov/the-ofr-blog/2022/12/27/hedge-fund-activities-can-influence-the-us-treasury-yield-curve/ The March 2020 stress on the U.S. Treasury market raised questions about the role of hedge funds in the financial system and whether their activities can increase systemic risk. Using a sample of regulatory hedge fund data …

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FTX: Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, Tumblr Social Media Account LEAKED: “Her kink is men who control most major world governments”

Caroline has a tumblr called "worldoptimization." Her kink is men who control most major world governments. pic.twitter.com/NBKsAZUHTy — Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) November 13, 2022 The archive:https://t.co/AmS4O6q0y0 — Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) November 14, 2022 View post on imgur.com Updating… …

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