News release The Bank of England has today published its policy statement and draft Code of Practice (rules) for systemic stablecoin issuers, marking a key milestone in establishing the UK’s stablecoin regime. The framework supports safe innovation, enabling UK issued stablecoins to develop as trusted forms of digital money. Alongside other innovations in money and…
Fiscal Dominance and the Politicization of Money Much of the contemporary debate about monetary policy focuses on technical questions: whether reserves should be scarce or abundant, whether fintech companies should have master accounts at the Federal Reserve, whether those accounts should resemble the accounts held by banks, or how far the Fed’s independence should extend….
Image: Canva Studio/Pexels The third in a series of extracts from Global Government Forum’s new study on future-proofing digital capability examines how a level of digital capability is now needed by all civil servants, not just technical staff, and how governments are working to achieve this Governments are moving from treating digital as a technical…
Thursday, June 25, 2026 How Airline Mergers and Competition Impact Passengers? The last several decades have marked a turbulent, transformative time for commercial airlines–with mergers, failed mergers, and even airlines like Spirit going out of business. What’s going on with the airline industry? And what do all these changes mean for you–the passenger. We learn…
The core of this argument is that the American Founding set the United States on a unique path that made it one of the richest and freest places in the world. Yet, this causal connection requires a leap of faith. Few have attempted to conjure a counterfactual in which America remained a British colony or…
Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax System, 2026 Study beng Wed, 07/08/2026 – 09:10 Published Date July 9, 2026 Image Posted Date Wed, 07/08/2026 – 09:12 Headline Top 20% of Canadian income-earning families pay more than half of all taxes Off By: Jake Fuss and Nathaniel Li Document measuring-progressivity-in-canadas-tax-system-2026-newsrelease.pdf (37.41 KB) Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax…
In a world where we push people crossing seas in small boats back into dangerous open water and build ever higher walls to keep out people who seek a better life, the commodification of citizenship and residency and the selling of golden visas to the richest raises serious moral concerns. The Golden Visas indicator of…
Minutes Item 1. Introduction & Minutes of last meeting The Co-Chair welcomed members of the Committee to this hybrid meeting (the first of 2026) and noted that the minutes of the last UK Money Market Code Sub-Committee (Code Sub-Committee) meeting (held on 3 December 2025) are on the Bank’s website. The Co-Chair also noted that…
Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. July 08, 2026 Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026 For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of…
New leader doesn’t change perverse incentives of government beng Mon, 07/06/2026 – 11:08 EST. READ TIME 4 MIN. The Carney government has faced widespread backlash after announcing plans to partner with the British Columbia government to purchase 2,200 vacant condos with taxpayer dollars and convert them into “affordable” housing. The criticism is well earned. The…