Christos Makridis

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  • The concept of using stablecoins in the financial systemCommentary

    America must harness stablecoins to future-proof the dollar

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  • Crypto czar David Sacks speaks to President Donald Trump in the White House in January.Commentary

    Trump’s crypto reserve is being panned by crypto leaders. Here’s why it’s actually a good idea

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  • A prospective buyer attends an open house at a home in San Francisco, California, US, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Mortgage rates in the US fell for the first time in eight weeks while sticking close to a two-decade high, though borrowing costs are up steeply since early September. Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    Housing market data suggests the most optimistic buyers during the pandemic are more likely to stop paying their mortgages

    By Christos Makridis and William D. Larson
  • Successful trader. Back view of bearded stock market broker in eyeglasses analyzing data and graphs on multiple computer screens while sitting in modern office. Stock exchange. Trade concept. Investment conceptCommentary

    We studied 235 stocks–and found that ESG metrics don’t just make a portfolio less profitable, but also less likely to achieve its stated ESG aims

    By Christos Makridis and Majeed Simaan
  • The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. US banking watchdogs will next week propose requiring that banks with as little as $100 billion in assets issue enough long-term debt to cover capital losses if they ever failed. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    The FDIC’s 2023 Risk Review shows the surprising resilience of community banks despite inflation and shifting interest rates

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  • Two multi-ethnic workers in their 30s talking in a metal fabrication plant wearing hardhats and protective eyewear. The man pointing is African-American and his coworker is Hispanic.Commentary

    Employee ownership could be the future of capitalism–but it doesn’t work unless workers earn it

    By Christos Makridis and Bill Fotsch
  • A shopper holds groceries while waiting to checkout inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, May 2, 2022. U.S. inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose in March despite intense price pressures, indicating households still have solid appetites and wherewithal for shopping. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    Consumer sentiment matters more than inflation and unemployment numbers–and it has never been so bad for so long

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  • People outside of Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. California officials plan to fully reopen the economy on June 15, if the pandemic continues to abate, after driving down coronavirus case loads in the most populous U.S. state. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    Here’s the proof culture still comes first in the age of remote work

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