Presentation by Claudio Borio, Head of the Monetary and Economic Department, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 29 June 2014.
Takeaways
- The financial cycle is necessary to understand global economic challenges
- Coming to grips with the financial cycle calls for more symmetric policies across boom and bust phases
- Failing to tame the financial cycle raises material risks
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