There’s an energy shortage in Hungary - interesting to watch how the new govt is dealing with it.

This and the FT signalboosting a McKinsey report highlighting the excesses of financialisation make me think that this is an insane timeline

Quinn Slobodian@quinnslobodian.com · 2w ago

Wow "traitor to the west," strong words, Elon, who are we talking about here... ah the editor-in-chief of The Economist

climate policy

Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢@regimecpa.bsky.social · 2w ago

We would need something like central bank independence for taxation.

really considering cycling to Paris this weekend

Glad to have my hands on a physical (review) copy of @robinwigglesworth.ft.com ‘s new book. Plasticbacks are all the rage I hear…

The trip was going well until my Eurostar caught on fire and we had to be evacuated, then checked in again in Lille. Back in London three and a half hours late.

Ok fine some more. I saw some guys with a Super 8 and I had to grab a photo for @m-kamilla.bsky.social. I has a great kebab on a train. I had an even better cardamom bun off the train. I also cycled through wet pine forests and ate headwind for breakfast.

Anyway. I told myself I wouldn’t read the news for two weeks. It’s been great.

This adjective adds nothing of substance to the paragraph.

"compute equals power" I can't

"so much of the magic I get out of AI is because I already love learning" so much of the magic I get out of stabbing myself repeatedly is because I love swords

"when I fly from north carolina to california for my job I talk to chatgpt every part of the way" great. amazing. incredible.

why did it take until the fourth question and finally from Andrew Bailey to push back on the slop from this man

"If we get to AGI, do you think there will be a significant improvement in productivity?" how about we get there first

Imagine being the ECB's chief economist, having 45 minutes with OpenAI's chief economist and your first question not being "so what is your plan to profitability?"

Crossing London tonight is certainly an experience

As I continue my mission to civilise, I have taken it on myself to call people out who e-mail me with AI-composed text. You're welcome.

Proud to have awarded Jerome Powell Governor of the Year. @centralbanking.bsky.social

A friend has built a service to be able to read his Twitter timeline in print, and he’s expanded it to Bluesky too. Sign up here if you’re interested. birdpost.co.uk

Just saw a racer take a shoe off around mile 8 of the Hackney Half, do a shoey and continue running. The death of the global citizen is greatly exaggerated

New collector coin from the @bportugal.pt to commemorate the World Cup has the organiser countries listed in alphabetical order - so the USA is last. Odds that Portugal will get 200% tariffs when Trump finds out?

One of our new reporters, Enes, wrote a fantastic feature on the events in Colombia. It's definitely worth a read.

Can Banrep survive schism with government? - Central Banking

Finance minister’s withdrawal from board could prevent next two rate decisions from going ahead

centralbanking.com

It’s the most Bluesky thing that’s ever happened: Comment is Freed x London Centric local elections prediction collab just dropped. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-loc...

Predicting every London election result

Plus: What's the tube strike ACTUALLY about?

londoncentric.media

Every now and again I see the Cato Institute write about CBDC and it's the same very mentally sane guy every single time.

European Central Bank Denies Digital Euro Public Records Request

The European Central Bank would rather control the flow of information than let the public see what’s happening for themselves.

cato.org

Magyar on Hungarian state media this morning is an absolute treat

He called for a two-term limit in his acceptance speech tonight.

Fantastic day.

Went to my first midnight omelette party last night. Thanks for the inspo, @jemima.bsky.social!

My interview with the @suomenpankki.fi 's Olli Rehn has just been published. I asked him to elaborate on his views on how demographics will impact monetary policy, alongside geopolitics, green policies, NBFI and stablecoins. Read here: www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...

Banque de France's €11bn gold windfall discussed here, with myself quoted on what's behind it - shorturl.at/jhUFo by @lkoro.es @ucc.ie

Banque de France made €11bn by ‘bringing gold up to standard’ - Central Banking

Exchanging lower-quality NY bullion for higher-spec European bars led to ‘exceptional’ capital gain

shorturl.at