The monetary system has changed dramatically since the financial crisis of 2008, especially for the Eurozone. Massive liquidity supply by the ECB, zero (negative) interest rates for a long period, and massive support for the Eurozone government bond markets through QE are unprecedented and were not foreseen when the EURO was created. All these measures are fundamentally changing the behavior of financial markets, financial institutions, investors and governments. Is this a sustainable “new normal” of the monetary system? Or should we expect further surprises and shocks?

INTRO by Freddy Van den Spiegel 

  • How the monetary system changed since the financial crisis
  • Overview of actual bottle necks and dilemmas

SPEAKER I: Gert Peersman 

  • Is the actual inflation there to stay?
  • Need for ECB to react? How urgent? How drastically?
  • Quid impact on governments
  • Is QE a problem or a solution?

SPEAKER II : Wim Boonstra 

  • What to do with public debt on the ECB balance sheet?
  • Is there excessive liquidity in the economy? Consequences? What to do?
  • The road towards “EUROBONDS”?
  • Geopolitical issue about EURO as international reserve currency (perhaps to be discussed during Q&A)

SPEAKER III : Bruno Colmant 

  • Is there a fundamental shift in the monetary system? Longer term consequences?
  • Potential impact on markets and the role of governments
  • Potential impact on wealth

The Presentations will be given in English; there will be no simultaneous translation. 

Location
Online webinar

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