Future is Blue

Jan Eeckhout, ICREA research professor of Economics at UPF Barcelona, talks to Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, Future is Blue host, about how to correctly measure inflation in the Eurozone and how to get it under control.

Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, discusses with Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director, how the ECB and policymakers can get inflation under control in the eurozone. The show is hosted by Carlos Carnicero Urabayen.

Alice Faibishenko, Senior advisor at Funcas, discusses with Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, how rising interest rates are impacting banks, the mortgage market, and the Spanish labor market, among other issues. 

In today's show we analyze the banking stress we've seen over the last couple of weeks on both sides of the Atlantic. Today's guests are Iain Begg, Professor at LSE and Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director. The host is Carlos Carnicero Urabayen.We explore questions such as: - Are banks better prepared to cope with a financial crisis compared to what we saw during the global financial crisis?- What are the broad consequences that financial stress may have in Europe's economy?- If central banks keep rising interest rates, what would that mean for financial stability?

Lourdes Maldonado, Gail and Rob Cañizares Director at the Emerging Markets Institute in Cornell University, together with Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director, analyse the implications of the IRA programme in the US and its repercussions for the European industry. The show is hosted by Carlos Carnicero Urabayen

Alice Faibishenko, Senior Adviser at Funcas, shares some of the key insights that are included in the latest SEFO report, covering topics such as the impact of record spikes in interest rates and the challenges for banks financing. The content of the report is available here.

In today's podcast, the first of a series jointly authored by Funcas Europe and the Centre for European Reform, we cover the following key aspects of the IMFs latest report:- Why is the world economy doing better than expected?- What's the likely course of monetary policy in Europe in 2023?- What are the key risks that can challenge the IMF's outlook?- Is the energy crisis under control in Europe?- Why is the UK the only advanced economy set for recession this year? 

In our chat we cover these topics:- How realistic it is to see a third of the world entering recession in 2023- What's the key forecast for Europe's economy in 2023- Whether or not inflation is irreversibly going down in the eurozone- The energy crisis- The impact of the end of the zero covid policy in China

In our conversation, we touch on these topics:- The overall situation in the markets in 2022- Are there some sectors that are faring better?- Interest rates rise and banks’ profitability - Recent dynamics in the Spanish banking sector- Spanish banks and the factor of non-performing loansTo discover key insights in all these questions take a look at the latest Funcas SEFO publications:- November edition- September edition