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Daire MacFadden

@darama1.bsky.social
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61m tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The world has enough heavy news, here's some light stuff: Scientists have confirmed the existence of a species of wild cats previously only known to locals of Bolivia. It is *smaller* than a house cat and its closest living relative diverged 1.4 million years ago. It's called a Tilcayo.
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 Maybe correlation ≠ causation but we're taking the win www.ft.com/content/46e2...
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Bank of England follows FTAV advice
Although maybe correlation ≠ causation
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've spent too much time on the wayback machine looking at BoE webpages from before the crisis as.ft.com/r/db918d90-f...
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The BoE’s three balance sheet problem
Issues with the Issue Department
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Maps are not innocent drawings" www.ft.com/content/8295...
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Africa redraws the map
For centuries the continent has been made to seem smaller than it is. Now the UN has adopted a projection with more accurate proportions
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"At the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Bank of England in 2017, I remember him being asked what he thought of it. 'It was a nice idea while it lasted,' Goodhart quipped." www.ft.com/content/6c0b...
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Lessons drawn from Charles Goodhart
What we can learn from the influential economist who turns 90 next month
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"who is uniquely positioned to write a forward on a US Treasury bond? None other than the Treasury itself" www.ft.com/content/55a5...
ft.com
How to fix the brittleness caused by Treasury basis trades
The trade fills a void the US government has the authority, the incentive and the ability to close
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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just pointing out to American Tradcath recent converts that we have had 8 Popes named Urban, and not one named Rural. Just saying.
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨 Could the DMO take the BoE’s long gilts off their hands? www.ft.com/content/b086...
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Could the DMO take the BoE’s long gilts off their hands?
And should they?
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨It looks like Bessent’s July yentervention was only a tiny $500mn www.ft.com/content/958a...
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So how big *was* Bessent’s yentervention?
Smaller than we had possibly imagined
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Could AI replace the market economy? Really interesting thought experiment from @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/cd3f...
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Could AI revive the socialist dream?
Artificial intelligence has the potential to both reignite and overturn the century-old debate over central economic planning
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
😑 www.ft.com/content/7783...
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Andy Burnham retreats from backing return of Parthenon sculptures to Greece
UK prime minister previously called for British Museum to ‘send them back, no strings attached’
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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 27/08/2026
What's up with the economics profession? Recently I've been hearing a lot about senior profs dusting off their CVs and trying to get gigs with the AI labs, as well as more arms-length collaborations. Working with an AI lab is seen as very cool. 🧵 www.ft.com/content/8471...
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https://www.ft.com/content/84718e2b-13c9-4469-a1d6-52556c7f637f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Bond Market Chaos Is Coming for Us All www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | The Bond Market Chaos Is Coming for Us All
Robin Wigglesworth of Financial Times explains everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s meddling with the bond market.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/08/2026
randomly giving out genuine compliments is such an easy way to make the world a little nicer, i'm always surprised more people haven't figured that out and have a ton of respect for those who have
Screenshot of tweet by Eminem. Text of Eminem's post reads: 

I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it.  Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.

Attached is an image of a classy and generous letter Dolly Parton sent to Eminem after missing a chance to meet him at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/08/2026
The guy in this video is a master class in creeping out the creepers for the public good. study it.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"The UK really does have less state than it did [before austerity]" as.ft.com/r/9b5a1d08-e...
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Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state
There is a ready supply of explanations on offer at Westminster
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"There’s not really great economic arguments for reducing the size of the balance sheet" www.ft.com/content/17a2...
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FTAV Q&A: Darrell Duffie
The money market savant on what the Fed should do about its balance sheet
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19/08/2026
👀 www.ft.com/content/777c...
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US Treasury to double buybacks of long-term government debt
Sharp sell-off in recent weeks has sent borrowing costs soaring
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I've had my heart broken before but I'll read any story about new euro tunnel rail companies and destinations www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Virgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly
Operator wins track access approval for up to 20 daily return trains through tunnel to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030
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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 14/08/2026
Hedge funds now own 8.5% of the entire Treasury market — more than China, Japan and Saudi Arabia combined. This is dangerous, given how systemically important the US government bond market is. www.ft.com/content/e3cd...
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The Treasury market’s toxic codependency
The US government bond market has become a hedge fund playground
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 10/08/2026
currency intervention in a nutshell
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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Turned out, I had a lot to say
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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It is very important that the Fed react to a world with significantly higher economic and geopolitical uncertainty by meeting less frequently so that it can respond either belatedly or with seemingly panic-stricken intermeeting responses.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The great Asli Bâli and I this morning on the sentimental glazing of US global supremacy - and the need to coax opportunity from its aftermath. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What should replace the American-led world order? | Aslı Bâli and Samuel Moyn
The task now is to stop mourning the old order and build the foundations of the new multipolar world
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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 25/07/2026
Having spent a very happy 18 months sinking into its 3,000 pages, I have written about why reading Proust is essential in the 21st century as.ft.com/r/32995bbf-8...
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Proust in the age of TikTok
The French writer’s seven-volume magnum opus was a challenging choice for a book club — but its evocation of the human psyche makes essential reading for our times
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Daire MacFadden @darama1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Monetarism enjoys the questionable honour of being both a rigorous framework with a long history and the way your least favourite uncle probably thinks about money" as.ft.com/r/9cee6e88-0...
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The return of monetarism
Former Fed governor Stephen Miran is trying to bring the money supply back to central banking
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's driving me insane. The govt spends £1.4 trillion a year. Borrowing estimates are often by tens of billions over a year. But we're supposed to imagine money is budgeted to the last penny.
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