Monetary Forces

Monetary Forces is a seasonal podcast hosted by Izabella Kaminska and Noelle Acheson.

Drawing on more than two decades of experience covering finance, fintech, crypto and the global monetary system, we track the forces reshaping money.

Each week during the season, we focus on a report, policy paper, filing, speech or major industry release that is shaping the future of finance. We do the reading on your behalf, explain what it says, what it means, and what others may have missed.

Stablecoins are often at the centre of the story, but our interests extend far beyond them — from tokenisation and payment infrastructure to central bank liquidity, regulation and the evolving relationship between public and private money.

Where possible, we'll bring in the authors, policymakers and industry figures behind the documents to discuss them directly.

We publish in seasons, taking breaks during the holiday season, just like the ECB.