Barclays-CEPR Monetary Policy Forum 2025

Central banks in major economies have reduced their policy rates, inflation rates have decelerated but have not yet converged sustainably to central banks’ target, and growth rates have slowed. The level of uncertainty on the economic outlook remains very elevated, particularly as the new US administration’s policies could increase trade fragmentation and economic divergence across the Atlantic and revive inflationary pressures. Hence, the trajectory of future policy rates remains highly uncertain.

We hope that you will join us to discuss these and other topical issues at the Barclays-CEPR Monetary Policy Forum 2025.

Conference agenda

13:00-13:50 Registration & lunch

13:50-14:00 Opening remarks by Christian Keller, Global Head of Economics Research, Barclays

14:00-14:10 Opening remarks by Beatrice Weder di Mauro, President of the CEPR, Professor of Global Economics, Climate and Nature Finance at Geneva Graduate Institute & Visiting Professor at Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society INSEAD

14:15-14:30 Speaker address by Beth Hammack, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

14:35-14:50 Speaker address by Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor for Markets, Banking & Resolution at the Bank of England

14:55-15:10 Speaker address by Philip Lane, Chief Economist at the ECB

15:15-16:00 Panel discussion hosted by Silvia Ardagna, Head of European Economics Research, Barclays, featuring:

• Beth Hammack (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)

• Philip Lane (European Central Bank)

• Dave Ramsden (Bank of England)

• Beatrice Weder di Mauro (CEPR, Geneva Graduate Institute & INSEAD)

16:00-16:30 Audience Q&A

16:30-18:00 Cocktail reception

This forum is jointly hosted by Barclays and The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), an independent, pan-European non-profit organisation.

This event is intended for CEPR and Barclays invitees only. This is an in-person event.

For registration or any questions about the event, please contact Barbora Pinosova, Partnerships and Development Lead at CEPR at [email protected]