Here's a brief recap of our event in Paris last week, held on the sidelines of the Paris Forum, and focused on the politics surrounding debt restructuring: psfl.princeton.edu/news/2026/ps...

PSFL at the 2026 Paris Forum

On June 25, 2026, the Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab co-sponsored an event at NYU-Paris, “Is Debt Relief (Geo)Politically Possible?” Across two panels, the event invited participants to consider the ...

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In our new policy brief for the @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Mengfan Cheng, and I explore the domestic politics and regional dynamics underpinning Senegal’s handling of its recent hidden debt crisis. We welcome your thoughts! psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...

In our latest working paper, Fiona Bare and Hannah Löffler explore what motivates governments to issue green bonds. psfl.princeton.edu/document/876 They divide sovereign issuers into four types: leaders, exploiters, seekers, and out-siders. [1/2]

The U.S. Treasury market is like a rom-com www.axios.com/2026/03/26/t...

The U.S. Treasury market is like a rom-com

Why haven't bond investors penalized the U.S.?

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In our latest policy brief, Yingxin Angela Chen explores dispute settlement provisions in RMB-denominated sovereign bonds. Shifts in the currency of issuance haven't been accompanied by shifts in the underlying legal framework for sovereign bonds. psfl.princeton.edu/document/641

It was great to be part of this workshop, organized by @jimqian.bsky.social, at NYU-Shanghai on December 1. psfl.princeton.edu/events/2025/...

NYU Shanghai Workshop on Sovereign Debt and Development Finance

The NYU Shanghai Workshop on Sovereign Debt and Development FinanceDecember 2025Written by Jing Qian, with event notes provided by Lily Blair and Lilly Gessner, and photography by Zhixing (Ken) ZhangO...

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Domestic politics of debt crises/restructuring: -Blame predecessors for high debt burden (hidden debt revelations make this effective). -Avoid IMF program & conditions. -Hold out for an improvement in debt servicing capacity, perhaps through resource revenues or taxation. on.ft.com/3JERoii

Senegal’s foreign bonds plunge as government rules out restructuring

West African nation has become a test of IMF’s ability to deal with hidden debt and secure relief from creditors to support bailouts

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We've created a new index of sovereign debt transparency, for 113 countries, 1994 to 2022. This summary describes the measure and how it is predicted (sometimes) by the electoral cycle, among other things. psfl.princeton.edu/document/491 @peterrosendorff.bsky.social @laynamosley.bsky.social

It's the most wonderful time of the year....for debt geeks. @agelpern.bsky.social @upanizza.bsky.social @mkessler.bsky.social and I are so excited to welcome folks to DebtCon8! web.cvent.com/event/005168...

"Safe assets aren't as safe as they used to be." www.ft.com/content/c939...

Emerging market borrowing premium over US falls to nearly lowest since 2007

Yields for investment-grade EM borrowers fall relative to developed markets amid concerns over traditional havens

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TODAY @ 1:45pm🗓️Debt, Democracy and Development: Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab Reunions Panel #PrincetonReunions With Professor Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social psfl.princeton.edu/events/2025/...

Pleased to co-sponsor the inaugural conference of the NYU Sovereign Debt Network! wp.nyu.edu/sfrn/nyu-pes...

Looking forward to this conference, on the political economy of sovereign debt. wp.nyu.edu/sfrn/nyu-pes...

Interested in sovereign debt transparency? The Sovereign Debt Forum is running this event on May 14, in conjunction with the IMF Legal Department. Details on registration for the virtual event are here: @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social

Thrilled to spend a couple days talking all things sovereign debt at our annual @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social DC conference. psfl.princeton.edu/events/2025/...

Here's our newest policy brief, on the links between foreign aid/development assistance and donor political influence. psfl.princeton.edu/document/311

Here's our latest policy brief, from graduate fellow Christian Baehr, about how Trump's trade policies might open up space for progress on a Venezuelan restructuring. psfl.princeton.edu/document/306

A reminder that the call for papers deadline for the 2025 DebtCon8 meeting, October 13-15 at Georgetown Law School, is March 31. More information here: www.law.georgetown.edu/iiel/initiat... (Policy panel proposals accepted through April 30) @laynamosley.bsky.social

Nothing to see here, just chatter about selective default on US Treasuries.

Robin Wigglesworth@robinwigglesworth.ft.com · last yr.

I almost didn't write anything because it's so obviously breathtakingly stupid that I suspect markets will just shrug it off as just another brain-fart, but I guess we'll see. www.ft.com/content/7757...

We're thrilled to co-sponsor the return of #DebtCon to DC!

Layna Mosley@laynamosley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us for #DebtCon8, held in Washington, DC on October 13-15, 2025! www.law.georgetown.edu/iiel/initiat...

At @goodauth.bsky.social, @laynamosley.bsky.social and @peterrosendorff.bsky.social's new Good to Know post gives some nuts and bolts of sovereign debt. A useful resource for teaching (and for convincing others that the politics of debt are important!) goodauthority.org/news/good-to...

What is sovereign debt, and why does it matter?

Sovereign debt crises have become more complicated, as countries tapped into new borrowing options in recent years.

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Fun fact about the 1944 Bretton Woods conference (officially, the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference): not enough space for everyone at the hotel, so some delegations had satellite housing -- including China, 22 miles away. @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social

Not the "vigilantes," says the FT, but some bond investors who are worried about fiscal deficits in large, wealthy economies. on.ft.com/4gIQ2hR [An old story about investors' concern with overall deficit and debt levels: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social

Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans

Debt market flare-ups show growing pushback against governments’ loose fiscal policies

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This @economist.com piece summarizes a new working paper -- on sovereign bond market reactions to news of Chinese loans -- written by lab member Qi Liu and lab director @laynamosley.bsky.social. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

With our new {wbids} package, analyzing international debt networks has never been easier. In a new blog post, I share the code to create interactive network visualizations using R to explore these relationships.

The investor base matters for market reactions to political uncertainty, and that base varies significantly across countries. "Long-term, “real-money” investors in double A-rated government bonds .... want boring, predictable returns." www.ft.com/content/9d49...

Le Shutdown: a budget rejection would hit France’s credibility with investors

Markets hate uncertainty and the stakes in the current constitutional turmoil could not be higher

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Quoting yours truly, on the domestic political complexities of borrowing from (and potentially defaulting on) resident investors and financial institutions. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

"Higher US rates would make investing in riskier markets abroad relatively less attractive...." on.ft.com/3ASkExC Ballard-Rosa, Mosley & Wellhausen 2021: the "democratic advantage" in sovereign borrowing only exists when rates are high in mature markets. [ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Strong dollar set to hit emerging market bonds, warn investors

EM debt funds suffer outflows as hopes of rate cuts by developing nations fade

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If you don't know us already, we conduct policy-relevant research on the political economy of government borrowing. We consider the entire life cycle of sovereign credit, and we focus on the domestic and international politics related to sovereign borrowing. psfl.princeton.edu

Bluesky is growing so quickly—it is hard to keep track of everyone joining! Are there any new sovereign debt nerds here I might have missed in this starter pack I have put together? go.bsky.app/Cw8ufrd