As a new year begins and the blog starts fresh in 2025, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the highlights of the blog in 2024.
Bank Underground - Our top five posts of 2024
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The Bank Underground Christmas Quiz 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Before Bank Underground goes off on its Christmas holidays, it's time for the Annual Bank Underground Christmas Quiz! We hope you enjoy testing your knowledge on our festive themed questions on
Zero-day options and financial market vulnerability
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Bowen Xiao Zero-day options have exploded in popularity in recent years, accounting for approximately half of S&P 500's total options volume, a ten-fold increase from just 5% in 2016. Their
Stable gilts and stable prices: assessing the Bank of England’s response to the LDI crisis
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Nicolò Bandera and Jacob Stevens How should the central bank conduct asset purchases to restore market functioning without causing higher inflation? The Bank of England was faced with this question
Adaptation is to mitigation what Robin is to Batman
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Jenny Clark and Theresa Löber The UK's climate continues to change, getting wetter and warmer, with extremes becoming ever more pronounced. Even if we limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-
Weathering the storm: the economic impact of floods and the role of adaptation
Friday, November 29, 2024
Rebecca Mari and Matteo Ficarra. Floods are the most costly natural disaster in Europe. In the UK, they account for around GBP1.4 billion in annual losses. Yet, evidence on the macroeconomic
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