I’m looking forward to speaking on geopolitics and its impact on global trade and the US dollar this Tuesday, May 7, hosted by Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Hoover Institution, and Stanford King Center on Global Development. Tune in at 8:00pm EDT on IMF.org.

I had an excellent discussion with European Commission Director General Maarten Verwey, ESM Managing Director Pierre Gramegna, and EU Chairman of EU Economy & Finance Tuomas Saarenheimo on developments in Europe and the global economy including on productivity trends.

Ongoing currency movements reflect mainly underlying fundamentals, with US interest rates expected to remain higher for longer. Temporary FX interventions can help, when market overreactions pose financial stability risks. Watch the full discussion on capital flows…

Thank you to @NUeconomics, Kellogg School, @eichmartin & Larry Christiano for inviting me to deliver the Susan Bies Lecture. Such an entertaining chat with Larry about IMF, capital flows, and the role of research in policymaking.

It was a pleasure to host our Annual #G30 Spring Lecture at the IMF. Daron Acemoglu delivered the lecture entitled 'Can We Have Pro-Worker #AI ?', with opening remarks from the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath and a Q&A with G30 Trustee, Axel Weber.

Thanks to Adam Posen for co-hosting with IMF a fantastic conference on 'Rethinking economic policy: Steering structural change.' I enjoyed our conversation about geo-economic fragmentation, AI, climate and their interactions. Watch here:
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Our 'Rethinking economic policy' conference with IMF explored steering structural change in the face of the green transition, new technologies, & shifting geopolitics & industrial policy. Featuring Kristalina Georgieva, Gita Gopinath, & more!
Watch it here: piie.com/events/2024/re…

In an elevated debt environment, it was great to share success stories and ongoing challenges in fiscal policy with #UangKita’s Minister Indrawati, European Commission’s Martin Verwey, Chile’s Minister @mariomarcellc, and @IMFnews Vitor Gaspar. Watch here: imf.org/en/Videos/view…

It was a pleasure speaking with CentralBankofTürkiye Governor Fatih Karahan about the economic outlook and monetary policy in the Republic of Turkiye.

Thank you, Minister of Finance and Planning Awow Daniel Chuang and Governor James Garang of South Sudan for speaking to me about the impact of the war and refugee crisis on South Sudan. The IMF will continue our close collaboration.

I enjoyed my discussion with Denmark Danmarks Nationalbank’s Signe Krogstrup and Sveriges riksbank’s Anna Breman about fragmentation’s impact on the global economy.

It is always great to meet with The EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso. It was a very useful discussion about intersections between the IMF’s and the EBRD’s work.

It’s a real pleasure to reconnect with 한국은행’s Governor Changyong Rhee to discuss Korea’s economy and to thank Korea for the close partnership and collaboration with the IMF.

Thank you, De Nederlandsche Bank Governor Klaas Knot for the discussion about economic growth, bringing down inflation, policies to mitigate risk, climate change and more.

Pleased to meet with Banco Central BR President Roberto Campos Neto to discuss their economic outlook, policies to reduce inflation, and their innovations to improve financial inclusion and efficiency.

Really appreciated meeting Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe and CBSL Governor Weerasinghe. I commended them on hard-won economic gains in the past year. The road ahead is challenging and it’s critical to keep up with the reform momentum.

I enjoyed a great conversation with Lisa Abramowicz about the potential impact of fragmentation on inflation. bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Thanks to Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, SA Reserve Bank’s Governor Kganyago, Catherine L Mann, Banco Central BR’s Governor Campos Neto, and Karen Tso for a fantastic discussion of capital flows. Watch here: meetings.imf.org/en/2024/Spring…

Thank you, Bank of Israel Governor Yaron for your readout on Israel’s economy and the associated policy management challenges in a highly uncertain environment.

Indeed!