Over a Barrel with Spencer Dale

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Digital Finance in Europe with Ulrich Bindseil

In this episode, we sit down with Ulrich Bindseil, one of Europe’s leading voices on monetary infrastructure, to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of digital finance. In contrast to the United States, the European Union has taken a cautiously proactive stance with the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. This framework seeks to provide legal certainty and consumer protection before technologies are fully integrated into the financial system, ensuring that digital assets like stablecoins are backed by stringent reserve requirements and transparency. Ulrich Bindseil is the former Director General of Market Infrastructure and Payments at the European Central Bank (ECB). With over 30 years of experience at the ECB, he is a leading researcher on central bank operations, digital money, and the future of the European financial architecture.

ARC Radio 5.8.26

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Over a Barrel with Spencer Dale

In this episode of Global Rewire, we sit down with Spencer Dale, visiting professor at the London School of Economics and former Chief Economist at BP, to break down the seismic shift in global energy markets following the conflict in the Middle East.As oil prices surge past $100 per barrel and the Strait of Hormuz remains under strict control, the global economy faces its most significant supply shock in decades. We discuss why this crisis differs from the shocks of the 1970s, the fragility of the current "detente," and what it will take for producers to turn the taps back on in a world defined by geopolitical fragmentation.