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How Central Banks Manage the Trilemma of Exchange Rates
Season 1 Episode 24
Lucas and Luna dive into the impossible trinity, also known as the trilemma of international finance. Using the case of the Swiss National Bank in 20…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Why Central Banks Are Buying Government Bonds Again
Season 1 Episode 23
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the quiet resurgence of bond purchases by central banks in 2026. After years of quantitative tightening, seve…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
How Central Banks Use Moral Suasion
Season 1 Episode 22
Episode 22 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna drill into one of central banking's oldest and least-understood tools: moral sua…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
How Central Banks Stress Test Their Own Balance Sheets
Season 1 Episode 21
When commercial banks undergo stress tests, everyone watches. But central banks also run stress tests on themselves—examining what happens to their o…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
How Central Banks Hunt Financial Contagion
Season 1 Episode 20
When a mid-sized European bank wobbled in early 2026, the European Central Bank didn't cut rates or lend directly. Instead, it deployed a rarely used…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
How Central Banks Set Inflation Forecasts and Why They Get Them Wrong
Season 1 Episode 19
Central banks publish inflation forecasts every quarter, and they are almost always wrong. But that doesn't mean they are useless. In this episode, L…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
How Central Banks Wield Emergency Lending Powers
Season 1 Episode 18
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained, Lucas and Luna explore the lender-of-last-resort function of central banks, focusing on the Federal Res…
4 weeks ago
How Central Banks Design Digital Currencies for the Public
Season 1 Episode 17
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how central banks are designing digital currencies for everyday use. They unpack the Bank of England's 2025 '…
4 weeks ago
How Central Banks Communicate Through Minutes and Speeches
Season 1 Episode 16
Episode 16 of 'Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo' digs into the art of central-bank communication. Lucas and Luna explore how the Federal Reserv…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
How Central Banks Are Building Real-Time Payment Systems
Season 1 Episode 15
This episode of Monetary Policy Explained examines the quiet revolution in central bank payment infrastructure. Lucas and Luna explore how the Federa…
4 weeks, 1 day ago