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Cook - "Oh, the Places You’ll Go and the Things You’ll Do"

In her speech, Lisa Cook shares her personal journey and highlights the infinite possibilities that the future holds for the graduates. She emphasizes that regardless of one's background or what others say about their capabilities, they can achieve anything they set their minds to. Cook also references the role Georgia College and State University played in shaping her life and fostering a belief in endless opportunities. Overall, her speech encourages the Class of 2024 to embrace their potential and pursue their dreams.


Positivity Score: 90
Uncertainty Score: 5

Lane - The analytics of the monetary policy tightening cycle

Guest lecture by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at Stanford Graduate School of Business

In this speech, Philip R. Lane, a member of the Executive Board of the ECB, reviews the ECB's monetary policy tightening cycle. He highlights that the tightening began in December 2021 and constituted a major surprise compared to expectations. The tightening cycle aimed to unwind an accommodative monetary stance and contain the inflation shock resulting from the large increase in inflation after the unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine. Throughout the cycle, the transmission of monetary policy to financial markets and the banking sector has been relatively smooth. Market interest rates, money market rates, and lending rates have all responded to the tightening measures. The exchange rate response has been muted, and sovereign bond markets have coped well with the increase in interest rates. The flow of credit to firms has declined, but there are signs of stabilization, while lending conditions to households have shown tentative stabilization. Institutional factors, such as banking supervision and macroprudential policies, have played a significant role in shaping the risk-taking behavior of banks.


Positivity score: 75
Uncertainty score: 60

Mills - Building operational resilience at the heart of the financial system

The operational resilience of Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) is crucial to UK financial stability. In this speech, Executive Director Sasha Mills outlines some key expectations for FMIs – ahead of the March 2025 deadline for these FMIs to meet the Bank of England’s policy in this area.

In this speech, Sasha Mills discusses the importance of operational resilience in financial market infrastructures (FMIs). They highlight the significance of FMIs in maintaining financial stability and confidence in the economy. The speech outlines the Bank of England's Operational Resilience Policy and emphasizes the need for FMIs to identify important business services and set impact tolerances. FMIs are encouraged to test their response and recovery capabilities through realistic and sophisticated scenarios, involving participants and critical third parties. The speech also mentions the international collaboration and efforts to address cyber threats and emerging risks. Overall, Mills emphasizes the need for FMIs to prioritize operational resilience and continue to adapt to evolving risks and technologies.


Positivity Score: 85
Uncertainty Score: 60

de Guindos - Monetary policy and financial stability in the euro area

Introductory remarks by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at a Euro 50 Group meeting

In his speech, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, discusses the current state of inflation, economic activity, and financial stability in the euro area. He notes that while inflation has decreased from its peak levels, there is still work to be done to ensure it continues to ease. De Guindos highlights the diverging paths between manufacturing and services activity, with services offering a silver lining for economic recovery. He acknowledges the risks to the growth outlook, particularly geopolitical risks, and emphasizes the importance of monitoring these risks for their impact on inflation. De Guindos also discusses the challenges to financial stability, including the vulnerability of market sentiment and the potential pressures on commercial real estate markets. He concludes by reiterating the ECB's commitment to maintaining a restrictive monetary policy to ensure inflation returns to their target, while also emphasizing a data-dependent approach to future decisions.


Positivity: 60
Uncertainty: 50