Ben Margulies
Ben is a former university researcher and lecturer in political science. He has also been a freelance blogger for several years, and regularly contributes to the LSE Review of Books. A native of Dallas, Texas, he attended the LSE and the University of Essex.
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Articles by Ben Margulies
Inflation is more painful for the poor, says Brainard
Fed official joins wider discussion about measurement and impact of inflation
Malawi central bank fund in crossfire of allegations
Audit finds a loss of over $15 million, but some staff claim directors ordered bogus inquiry
US Senate to vote on Cook’s Fed governor nomination
Republicans continue opposition to Biden’s nominee but Democrats force full vote
Mexican president leaks news of central bank’s rate hike
López Obrador reveals 50bp rise hours before monetary policy announcement
Barbados to make switch to polymer
Redesigned banknotes will circulate by end of year, says governor
Moldova hikes another 200bp as inflation spirals
Central bank has raised rates nearly 10 percentage points, but inflation is surging towards 20%
Bank of Ghana orders 250bp hike
Central bank moves meeting a week earlier to combat high inflation and a weak currency
Central banking in occupied Ukraine: what might happen?
How Russian authorities might deal with banking and currency in occupied Ukraine
US lawmakers approve vote on four Fed nominations
Senate Republicans end boycott after Raskin withdraws bid, but oppose Lisa Cook
Raskin withdraws Fed candidacy
Nominee cites “relentless attacks by special interests” after key senators oppose bid
Raskin Fed role in doubt as key senators voice opposition
Manchin says appointment would “politicise” Fed with opposition to fossil fuels
Court will not suspend Carrasquilla appointment to Colombian central bank
Lawyers allege appointment is form of state capture and violates gender quota law
Guinean governor’s arrest may be linked to gold dispute, say reports
Military junta’s motive for prosecuting ex-governor is currently unclear, experts say
The ECCB’s DCash outage: what went wrong?
Experts discuss security certificate problems that may have derailed DCash pilot
Bank of Canada governor says rate increase ‘was first step’
Macklem says he expects inflation to fall in second half and expectations remain anchored
Bank of Canada says software problem halted repo auction
Central bank says securities repo operations have now restarted
ECCB says pilot CBDC will return next week
Barbados firm Bitt still working on DCash project after outage beginning on January 14
Powell says he expects March rate hike
Fed chair says FOMC is discussing agreement on shrinking balance sheet
Outsider arts: how Russia might adapt to sanctions
The history of the USSR and actions by other sanctioned countries may give clues to Russia’s next moves
Kyrgyz central bank raises rates 150 basis points
Central bank cites “geopolitical risks”, though high inflation was problem long before war
Kazakhstan orders unscheduled 325bp hike
Central banks acts under new governor as Russian invasion of Ukraine drives currency down
Paraguay continues slower tightening as inflation rebounds
MPC orders second 25bp hike, after 450bp in increases in late 2021
Leading Colombian presidential candidate plans central bank reform
Gustavo Petro claims current government has captured the board of directors