Monetary policy and the euro in an uncertain world

Against the backdrop of global geopolitical and trade policy uncertainty, Klaas Knot, president of De Nederlandsche Bank and chair of the Financial Stability Board, discusses economic developments in the euro area, the outlook for monetary policy, and the implications of a changing world for the international role of the euro.

A moderated discussion with PIIE president, Adam S. Posen, and audience Q&A follows.

MODERATOR

Adam S. Posen 
President, PIIE

PRESENTER

Klaas Knot 
President, De Nederlandsche Bank; Chair, Financial Stability Board (FSB)

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Klaas Knot has been president of De Nederlandsche Bank since July 2011 and has served as chair of the Financial Stability Board since December 2021. He is also a member of the Governing Council and the General Council of the European Central Bank, member of the European Systemic Risk Board, member of the International Monetary Fund's Board of Governors and a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements. 

Knot holds several secondary positions. Since 2005, he has been professor of economics of central banking at the University of Groningen, and since 2015 he has also been honorary professor of monetary stability at the Economics and Business Department of the University of Amsterdam. Knot has published a variety of articles in leading Dutch and international journals in the fields of monetary and financial economics. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty, a global body comprised of economic and financial leaders from the public and private sectors and academia.