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長引く超低金利や少子高齢化などの逆風下、金融機関はどこも必死に生き残りへの模索をつづけています。

The independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial for keeping monetary policy decisions free of electoral politics. But do we really understand what is meant by "Federal Reserve independence"? Using scores of examples from the Fed's rich history, The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve shows that much common wisdom about the nation's central bank is inaccurate.

Wooed away from a top job at a competing firm by Ed Roth with promises of breaking the glass ceiling when she succeeds him as the head of the investment bank Drake Carlson, Kate learns that she has real potential for the top spot. First, she must prove her worth by unconventionally putting together an IPO for a small games maker whose most valuable but unknown asset may be a painting stolen from a Jewish family as they fled Austria after the Nazi invasion. Kate’s professional challenges play out amid a family crisis: Her husband’s company is imploding and he may have to relocate to a remote part of China to save even a small portion of his business.

Pensateci. Qual è lo strumento che usate di più nella vita di tutti i giorni? No, non è lo spazzolino, né l’automobile, e nemmeno la moka. È qualcosa allo stesso tempo di immateriale e di tangibile, che può essere contenuto in un caveau gigantesco o in una piccola tasca, sotto forma di numeri binari o di cilindretti dorati. Qualcosa, soprattutto, che vi permette di accedere a cibo e medicine, concerti e gite fuori porta, libri e serie tv; salute e felicità.

The book brings to light the lives of India’s commercial and central bankers. But it does not discuss their successes, failures or the ever-evolving dynamics of monetary and fiscal policies. It’s about their persona, warts and all—how they are as leaders, how they evolved and how they changed the culture and ethos of the Indian banking sector.