Tomasz Mickiewicz
@tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social
Professor of economics @ Aston University (Birmingham, UK), editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, fellow of Regional Studies Association. Once a member of Movement for Defence of Human and Civil Rights, opposing Soviet regime in Poland.
"Donald Trump’s net approval rating has fallen to a record low of -25 ... net approval rating for his handling of inflation and prices is -43" www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Over half of the individual products previously sold by UK exporters to EU markets disappeared since Brexit. Non-tariff barriers pushed smaller firms out of trading relationships while larger exporters with deep sunk costs absorbed the additional compliance burden. www.aston.ac.uk/research/bss...
Supply Chain Lock-in and the Selective Destruction of EU–UK Trade
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London’s homicide rate stands at 1.1 / 100,000 people. This is below New York (2.8), Berlin (3.2), Milan (1.6) and Toronto (1.6) and significantly lower than rates in major US cities such as Los Angeles (5.6), Houston (10.5), Chicago (11.7) and Philadelphia (12.3). news.met.police.uk/news/violenc...
Violence crackdown drives London’s homicide rate to record low
London’s homicide rate is the lowest since records began
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What do people in 7 countries see as the biggest global threats? France: Climate change: 48% UK: Climate change: 35% Canada: Climate change: 31% Poland: Military attack: 43% USA: Political extremism: 39% Germany: Mass migration: 36% Australia: Religious terrorism: 31% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
"[R]esults are consistent with a large literature documenting the positive productivity and growth effects of immigration, especially high-skilled immigration." www.nber.org/papers/w3552...
Immigration and Macroeconomic Outcomes in OECD Countries
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It is interesting to see how foreign ownership of Russian bonds collapsed between 2020 and 2025.
Robin Brooks@robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · last wk.The ECB has morphed into a fiscal support agency that caps yields for high-debt countries in the name of monetary policy transmission. This isn't monetary policy, but a subsidy for high-debt countries that makes indebtedness worse over time. A rabbit hole... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/foreign-ow...
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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The fire in the Tyumen refinery in Russia is spreading. It suggests that Russians were not fast enough to trigger the emergency shutdown. The processing unit was probably still containing enough flammable material.
Since the reimposition of the US blockade, the Iranian Rial is down around 10%. What's behind that is severe shortages of goods and hyperinflation as Iran runs out of means to import. The stories about how Iran has an asymmetric advantage are just stories... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/q-and-a-on...
EU sanctions A7 cryptocurrency network and Russian banking executive exposed by The Insider Promsvyazbank chairman Mikhail Dorofeev's ties to A7, which is used by Russia to bypass international sanctions, were reported on by The Insider in April.
EU sanctions A7 cryptocurrency network and Russian banking executive exposed by The Insider
The European Union has imposed sanctions on participants in the A7 cryptocurrency network, adding A7A5 project head Leonid Shumakov and Promsvyazbank chairman…
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EU includes support ship and crewing agency on “shadow fleet” sanctions list for the first time The list now includes Aquamarine Ship Management LLC, a crewing agency based in Russia's Novorossiysk that provides support to the fleet, and the Sri Lanka-flagged bunker vessel Kumana.
EU includes support ship and crewing agency on “shadow fleet” sanctions list for the first time
The European Union has added 41 more vessels to its Russia sanctions list, bringing the total number of listed ships to 673. The sanctions also targeted…
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The automaker reported earnings that disappointed Wall Street, with plans to spend billions more on AI.
Tesla’s Worst Day In A Year Cuts Elon Musk’s Net Worth By $18 Billion
The automaker reported earnings that disappointed Wall Street, with plans to spend billions more on AI.
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Thousands of people across the U.S. are suspected or confirmed to have been sickened with the illness.
RFK Jr. Says Cyclosporiasis Outbreak ‘Under Control’—Claims Source Identified
Thousands of people across the U.S. are suspected or confirmed to have been sickened with the illness.
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Farmers' wages increase when immigration is restricted, and fuel cost matters as food needs to be delivered to the shelves. www.economist.com/business/202...
Don’t blame supermarkets for your expensive groceries
Saying greedy shops have caused rising food prices is populist slop
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The pace at which US is destroying its reputation as a credible trade partner is breathtaking.
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 2w agoMy statement on the United States administration’s intention to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods:
If the Houthis blockade the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, that would be a major escalation for oil markets and would push my estimate for peak oil of $125 quite a bit higher. This threat isn't remotely credible. It aims to divert US attention from the Iran blockade. robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/how-much-w...
Greece and few others demand watering down new Russia sanctions - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
EU faces crumbling support for new Russia sanctions
National capitals refuse to support measures that could hurt big companies
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“.. gives the Iranian government a valuable buffer now that the U.S. has reimposed its blockade ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fast feed of president’s posts - government for sale giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fast feed of president’s posts
Family company has quoted the six-figure sum for high-speed access to Truth Social platform
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'[T]he dollar and euro networks offer the broadest global connectivity, supported by a small number of key hubs in the U.S. and Europe. Sanctions that restrict access to these hubs are therefore potentially powerful' www.nber.org/papers/w3545...
Financial Sanctions and the Global Payments Network
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"Europe's booming solar fleet has saved €20 billion in gas imports since Iran war, finds new analysis" As oil and gas prices remain high due to the Iran war - solar power is cushioning the impact across Europe, investment needs to continue though. www.euronews.com/2026/07/16/s...
How solar has saved Europe €20 billion since the war on Iran began
New data shows that solar installations across Europe are cushioning the continent from volatile fossil fuel price shocks.
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CNN investigation: Trump promoted more than 20 companies on Truth Social after buying their stock. In several cases, he announced government actions that could benefit those companies while already holding their shares. Drain. The. Swamp.
Markets are ignoring the recent escalation in the Gulf. The Dollar isn't rising as it has in the past, because markets are getting de-sensitized to the back and forth. But that's dangerous. We're in a quagmire. Another Iran blockade will become necessary. robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Inflation (CPI) 12-month index in the US is now 4.2%. www.bls.gov/news.release...
Consumer Price Index News Release - 2026 M05 Results
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Kiel Institute concludes that Russia has no fiscal buffer left and can spent on war only as much as it earns from hydrocarbons sales. www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
Endgame The State of the Russian Economy - Kiel Institute
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For the first time ever, from April 2025 to April 2026, solar energy outproduced ‘natural gas’ in Asia. First coal, now ‘natural gas’… the fossil fuel dominos are falling… and they said it cant be done…
Georgia's only oil refinery to stop processing Russian crude share.google/GyGUzEUrw4m8...
Georgia's only oil refinery to stop processing Russian crude
Black Sea Petroleum (BSP), which operates the Kulevi oil refinery on the Georgian coast, said the facility would no longer process Russian crude oil in order to have greater access to other markets.
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