2026
February 26, 2026
IMF-IMFS Webinar
"Rethinking Macroprudential Capital Buffers"
Erlend Nier, International Monetary Fund, presented the paper "Rethinking Macroprudential Capital Buffers", which was followed by a panel discussion with Cornelia Holthausen, European Central Bank, and Stephen Cecchetti, Brandeis University, moderated by Volker Wieland, IMFS.
March 10, 2026
IMFS Policy Webinar
“Price Stability & Risks - Benign outlook vs potential concerns”
Volker Wieland and Hendrik Hegemann (both IMFS) presented the paper "Price Stability & Risks - Benign outlook vs potential concerns" and also shared a first assessment of the consequences of the current energy shock on inflation and monetary policy. Followed by Q&A, moderated by Alexander Meyer-Gohde, IMFS.
May 18, 2026
IMFS Policy Webinar
"Schuldenwende: Der gefährliche Irrweg der Finanzpolitik”
On May 18, 2026, the IMFS hosted a policy webinar featuring Lars P. Feld (Walter Eucken Institute) and Wolf H. Reuter (Oesterreichische Nationalbank), who presented their book “Schuldenwende”. In this book, Feld, one of Germany’s most renowned economists, and Reuter, an economist and expert on fiscal policy, explain why debt-based fiscal policy is so tempting, what risks it entails, and what alternatives exist. Moderated by Volker Wieland, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability.
July 9, 2026
IMFS Policy Webinar
BIS Annual Economic Report 2026
On July 9, 2026 the IMFS hosted an IMFS Policy Webinar with Gaston Gelos, Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department and Head of Financial Stability Policy at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), who presented the BIS Annual Economic Report 2026. The Annual Economic Report is the BIS's main economic review of the year. It presents commentary on the global economy and outlines policy challenges. Moderated by Volker Wieland, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability.