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The Capital Economics Annual Conference 2017 – Zürich

Ten years after the financial crisis: Is the global economy finally back to health? 08:30     Coffee & registration. 08:55     Introduction. Roger Bootle. 09:00     The crisis and its aftermath. Roger Bootle, Chairman
  • What was the root cause?
  • How did things go so badly wrong?
  • How and why has economic performance varied since?
09:15     Banks, debt and deleveraging. Are things back to normal? Stephen Brown, European Economist
  • Is deleveraging over?
  • Have the banks fully recovered?
  • What does this mean for the economy?
09:30     Will inflation ever pick up again? Andrew Kenningham, Chief Global Economist
  • Has the inflation/unemployment relationship changed?
  • Are globalisation and technological change holding inflation back?
  • What if inflation is permanently lower?
09:45     The road back to normal monetary policy. Jennifer McKeown, Chief European Economist
  • What does “normal” now look like?
  • When and how will central banks tighten policy?
  • How will economies and markets respond?
10:00     Could it all happen again? Jonathan Loynes, Chief Economist
  • Has the system been fixed?
  • What could trigger another crisis?
  • How would policymakers react?
10:15     Questions and discussion. Chaired by Roger Bootle 10:45     Close & coffee.
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