Mark M Bathgate (@m_bathgate) 's Twitter Profile
Mark M Bathgate

@m_bathgate

Politics and Financial Markets 🌍 Occasional columnist.🌲 “While our feet have been planted on the ground, our eyes have been turned towards the stars”

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Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3/4 But that is ok, as Armstrong explained … Having an out-of-consensus view on the committee is a good thing: intellectual diversity sharpens minds and improves decision-making. But it places a burden on the outlier to explain themselves. —- The Fed needs more

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But that is ok, as Armstrong explained …

Having an out-of-consensus view on the committee is a good thing: intellectual diversity sharpens minds and improves decision-making. But it places a burden on the outlier to explain themselves.

—-

The Fed needs more
Massimo (@rainmaker1973) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The story of Tom Brown, the retired engineer that became 'apple hunter', rescuing over 1,000 'lost' varieties in the last 25 years Retired chemical engineer, he began his quest to find and preserve lost apple varieties around more than 25 years ago. The man who owns an apple

The story of Tom Brown, the retired engineer that became 'apple hunter', rescuing over 1,000 'lost' varieties in the last 25 years

Retired chemical engineer, he began his quest to find and preserve lost apple varieties around more than 25 years ago. 

The man who owns an apple
Mark M Bathgate (@m_bathgate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s very telling that those who inhabit the Westminster bubble only ever see the ability to move between the UK and EU to work in terms of migration into the UK -> never the opportunity for young people in the UK to work and gain experience in the many faster growing and less

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“But democracy requires giving those charged with representing us the power to prioritise conflicting interests.” x.com/simonmontefior…

Paddle Steamer Waverley (@ps_waverley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Waverley steams under Tower Bridge and enters the Upper Pool of London after sailing all the way from Ipswich (Friday 10th October). Doesn’t she look and sound fantastic as she lets London know she’s arriving! Tower Bridge #london #waverley #waverleyexcursions #thamesriver

Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The US tariff on China is back to 150%. When this last happened in April, China devalued the RMB, which put devaluation pressure on EM FX. EM central banks sold Treasuries, destabilizing the Treasury market. That caused the US to capitulate. Trump brought China tariffs back down.

The US tariff on China is back to 150%. When this last happened in April, China devalued the RMB, which put devaluation pressure on EM FX. EM central banks sold Treasuries, destabilizing the Treasury market. That caused the US to capitulate. Trump brought China tariffs back down.
Brad Setser (@brad_setser) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Definitely not escalatory ... (serious point is that this tweet and some of the material in the WSJ story suggest that the US is now trying to be a bit more targeted in its efforts to generate economic leverage v China)

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“How on earth are you supposed to fund growth… when we’re snookered by process, by planning, by endless consultation” Columnist Matthew Syed says the UK is “paralysed” and needs infrastructure and growth to “get the tax revenue” to fund improved public services #bbcqt