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Musings of a Banker on Macro Economic Variables and Few Other Things
Events in macroeconomy impact a banker’s life more than we realise. A framework to evaluate the importance and impact of policy actions — focus on inferences, not definitions.
Amit Balooni · Jan 31, 2025 · 8 min read
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About FrankBanker
Financial institutions follow perfect logic to the wrong destination. Amit Balooni has spent 25 years watching this happen — inside banks as a practitioner, outside as an advisor, and beneath the technology layer as a builder. Through FrankBanker, he writes about why, why not, and occasionally how. Sometimes, friends of FrankBanker join the debate as guest contributors. He is Founder & CEO of Hyperfin Technologies.