16 May 2025 Cryptos Under Pressure Economic uncertainty shocks amplify cryptocurrency volumes and volatility, attracting investors seeking out risk. But the Milei and Trump cases show that politics can influence digital markets in opaque ways
16 May 2025 The Quiet after the Storm: Why We Should Worry about the Banking Sector The two years since the last crisis of U.S. regional banks are coming to a close. A crisis that, without warning, shook the American financial system and part of the global system. What happened, and why? Which lessons are still relevant today?
16 May 2025 The Matchstick of Inflation The latest U.S. inflation figures have reignited expectations of lower interest rates and driven further stock market rallies. However, these expectations are weakly justified. In any case, the situation differs between the U.S. and the Eurozone
15 May 2025 Bocconi and the Challenge of Inequality Academic research is essential to understanding how inequalities arise and transform and to identifying tools useful to policymakers to prevent and curb them, Rector Billari explains in the opening editorial of the new issue of the Bocconi magazine
16 May 2025 When Borrowers Flee First Banking crises do not always start at the till. A new Bocconi study reveals that the best firms anticipate collapse by shifting deposits and loans to healthier banks. This dynamic further weakens fragile institutions and requires rapid and targeted interventions by regulators
16 May 2025 Dealing with the Unthinkable in Theory Faced with uncertainty and the impossibility of predicting financial crises, pandemics or geopolitical shocks, it is essential to think ahead by recognizing our limits and investing in the capacity to adapt. More flexible economic models and the creation of default options, resilient institutions and preventive strategies are fundamental tools to manage the unknown