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strategic foresight in central banks – Bank Underground

strategic foresight in central banks – Bank Underground

Julia Giese and Jacqueline Koay We live in an era of rapid change, complexity and uncertainty. Over recent years, severe...

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How Banking Has Changed Since the 90’s (And What to Expect Next!)

How Banking Has Changed Since the 90’s (And What to Expect Next!)

Thinking back to the 1990s, it’s hard to imagine just how much banking has evolved. If you were a bank...

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How fixed are global exchange rates? – Bank Underground

How fixed are global exchange rates? – Bank Underground

Roger Vicquéry and Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke While the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1973 has traditionally been seen...

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Open a current account with no proof of address – here’s how.

Open a current account with no proof of address – here’s how.

There are more people than you would think who have little or no proof of address, not to mention three...

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How to Check Your Credit Score (A Beginner’s Guide)

How to Check Your Credit Score (A Beginner’s Guide)

What Is Credit A Score? A credit score is a number that lenders use to work out your creditworthiness; that...

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More mortgage lending might push home ownership further out of reach – Bank Underground

More mortgage lending might push home ownership further out of reach – Bank Underground

Jamie Waddell and Danny Walker Would expanding mortgage supply lead to increased home ownership? Given that 90% of young home...

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unveiling the risk of delivery failures and higher volatility in the repo market – Bank Underground

unveiling the risk of delivery failures and higher volatility in the repo market – Bank Underground

Miruna-Daniela Ivan The widespread practice of financial institution to re-use securities received as collateral plays a key role in the...

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Could digitalisation of finance lead to more disruptive international capital flows? – Bank Underground

Could digitalisation of finance lead to more disruptive international capital flows? – Bank Underground

Simon Whitaker Digital currencies and the tokenisation of financial assets could speed up the movement of money and assets between...

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Boosted inflation – using machine learning to make sense of non-linear determinants of inflation – Bank Underground

Boosted inflation – using machine learning to make sense of non-linear determinants of inflation – Bank Underground

Marcus Buckmann, Galina Potjagailo and Philip Schnattinger Disentangling the sources of high inflation, exceeding inflation targets in the post- pandemic...

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insights from CHAPS volume predictions – Bank Underground

insights from CHAPS volume predictions – Bank Underground

Tom Davies CHAPS is a critical element of the UK’s payments landscape, handling 92% of UK payment values despite comprising...

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