Money and payment systems: plan with Bitcoins

In a book published by il Mulino ("Moneta - From Homer's oxen to Bitcoin"), Riccardo De Bonis and Maria Iride Vangelisti of the Bank of Italy argue that, whatever the future of electronic payment systems and cryptocurrencies,…
The role of Europe in the rise of Chinese finance

From HORIZON CHINA, bimonthly of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) - Europe has supported the internationalization of the Chinese currency much more than the USA and Japan in the belief that it can become one of the pillars of the international monetary order together with the dollar and the euro - The…
Spotted: the liquidity trap and the debt knot

The abundant supply of money does not feed into the demand for goods and services and the yield on government bonds is so low that it seems to suggest keeping money liquid rather than taking market risks while a further reduction in…
COINS – Even €20 banknotes are “doing their trick”

The new 20 euro banknotes "will be officially presented on 24 February": it was announced by the Eurosystem (which in addition to the ECB includes the central banks of all the countries of the Eurozone). They will presumably enter circulation not before next summer
India: inflation and monetary scenarios 2013

Faced with the twin deficits, fueled by energy, infrastructural and distribution inefficiencies, the mere optimism of the Central Bank and the possible adoption of a more expansive policy do not seem to be enough to revive growth.
Does the yuan appreciate? Not anymore

The bull run of the Chinese currency is, at least for this year, over - But Western governments have won: a massive revaluation of the yuan and a change in the growth model towards expanding domestic demand are underway.