April 2026

The central banks of the world’s leading advanced economies met this week, and all decided to leave their policy rates unchanged despite significantly higher inflation prints and outlooks. In the…

French growth was lower than expected in the first quarter, at 0% QoQ, mainly hampered by exceptional factors, mostly aeronautics deliveries and public investment. These factors explain why this figure…

There is little doubt that the international order is at a point of rupture (Gensler et al. 2025, Obstfeld 2025, Papakonstantinou and Pisani 2024). The dramatic developments unfolding globally, spanning…

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. April 29, 2026 Federal Reserve…

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals requires trillions of dollars of investment in developing economies each year, far exceeding what official aid budgets can provide. The answer, according to a broad…

The relationship between geopolitical tensions and energy markets remains central to policy discussions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, for example, pushed Brent crude prices above $100 per barrel…