He is unknown, but he runs the most secret bank on the planet. The bank that controls the banks. And holds more power than most presidents.
His name rarely circulates in the media.
You won’t see him doing interviews or public conferences.
Yet, when a crisis breaks out…
When markets panic…
When states seek an emergency solution…
It is towards him that everyone turns.
Agustín Carstens.
A discreet man.
But a colossal influence.
He runs the BIS, the Bank for International Settlements.
Based in Basel, Switzerland.
Nicknamed: the central bank of central banks.
The BIS does not lend to citizens.
It does not advertise.
It does not report to any voter.
But it coordinates more than 60 central banks.
The FED
The ECB
The Bank of Japan.
And many others.
Specifically?
It sets the rules of the global monetary game.
Interest rates.
Crisis management.
Bank bailouts.
And today… central bank digital currencies.
During Covid, when the world froze, the BIS orchestrated behind the scenes emergency rate cuts and liquidity injections on a global scale.
Trillions moved.
Without a vote.
Without a spectacular announcement.
Carstens even half-jokingly said one day:
"I have a license to print money."
A phrase that says a lot.
Some speak of excessive power.
Without real democratic control.
With more influence than many governments.
His defenders say the opposite: when everything wobbles, someone needs to steer the ship.
One thing is certain:
He does not seek the spotlight.
He acts behind closed doors.
In plush rooms.
Where decisions change the trajectory of the global economy.
You may never recognize his face on the street.
But his decisions impact your credit, your savings, your purchasing power.
Silently.