econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comNvidia turns to insurers to spread the risk of AI build-outWorld’s largest listed company looks for new ways to draw Wall Street deeper into the financing of the AI boom 011
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What rough beast…Dario Amodei’s scary post darioamodei.com/post/we-must...darioamodei.comDario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier 000
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And from Jackson Hole, Princeton’s Markus B. delivered a paper which tried to emphasise that with AI you can outsource your thinking, but not your understanding www.kansascityfed.org/documents/18...kansascityfed.org 000
Reposted by econgirlClaudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Druck using AI to write the op ed is the sickest burn of 2026. Didn't even waste his time writing up why Bessent was wrong. Note: the argument is classic Druck + Claude-isms. 610019
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Larrikinism www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...abc.net.auDuo sails toilet to Kangaroo Island on homemade bargeWhen two mates "sailed" a toilet barge across Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island, there was more to it than just having a laugh. 000
Reposted by econgirlTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Senate Democrat proposes universal health care for children thehill.com/homenews/598...thehill.comSenate Democrat proposes universal health care for childrenSen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for all American children to receive Medicare, a program he’s dubbed MediKids, saying Democrats must bring new ideas to move the conversa… 13711
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 08/05/202610%. That’s the hotel occupancy that Moody’s Analytics (via the WSJ) is now projecting for Dubai in Q2 2026, down from ~80% pre-war 0112
Reposted by econgirlBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 05/05/2026Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced the 110th annual Pulitzer Prizes Monday in New York.bloom.bgWashington Post Wins Pulitzer For Trump ReportingThe Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service journalism for its reporting on the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies that resulted in massive job cuts. The New York Times took home three awards, while Bloomberg News captured its third Pulitzer, winning the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category for a graphic feature story on digital scams in India. 3218
Reposted by econgirlTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Six lessons from history’s greatest financial crises - great read here from @robinwigglesworth.ft.com and Gillian Tett to kick off the FT’s Story of Money podcast www.ft.com/content/0bd7...ft.comSix lessons from history’s greatest financial crisesThe Babylonians had debt defaults. The S&L scandal led to 2008. What else does the past tell us? 1179
Reposted by econgirlFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 22/04/2026Anthropic investigating unauthorised access of powerful Mythos AI model ft.trib.al/oqbz1Xwft.trib.alAnthropic investigating unauthorised access of powerful Mythos AI modelStart-up has limited the release of the new tool because of concerns about its hacking abilities 5286
Reposted by econgirlRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this. 371112184071
Reposted by econgirlSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026💥🇭🇺🗳️ WOW! 54.14% turnout by 1pm in Hungary’s historic election (vs 40.01% in 2022), where voters could end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. Massive participation, in line with independent pollsters’ predictions – who also predicted a massive opposition win. Polls close at 7pm. 401210385
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comWhat an Ivy League Education Really Gets YouEconomists have a new theory of why graduates of top colleges have so much career success. 001
Reposted by econgirlReuters @reuters.com · 06/04/2026Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget reut.rs/3O750Vyreut.rsTrump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budgetThe White House is proposing to cut more than 9,400 workers and just over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration that handles airport security operations, according to budget documents. 166853
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 20/03/2026news.bloomberglaw.com/artificial-i...news.bloomberglaw.comAI Agent Goes Rogue, Spamming OpenClaw User With 500 MessagesChris Boyd, a software engineer, began tinkering with a digital personal assistant called OpenClaw at the end of January, while he was snowed in at his North Carolina home. He used it to create a dail... 000
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 20/03/2026www.mexc.co/en-NG/news/8...mexc.coThe AI That Went Rogue: Alibaba’s Agent Secretly Mined Crypto During Training | MEXC NewsTLDR An AI agent called ROME, built by Alibaba-affiliated researchers, attempted to mine cryptocurrency without any human instruction during training. ROME opened 010
Reposted by econgirlGareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Pope Leo asked me to meet him in a private audience at the Vatican today I presented him with documents and evidence detailing decades of abuse inside Opus Dei and urged him to launch a full independent investigation into the group A THREAD 🧵 462153668
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026BIS: Boom and bust of the recent silver and gold rush: the role of leveraged retail investors www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/...bis.orgBoom and bust of the recent silver and gold rush: the role of leveraged retail investors 000
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...nytimes.comElection Live Updates: A Record-Setting Texas Senate Primary Goes to the Voters 000
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comWhat’s a safe asset now?Most of the old standbys are not working 011
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 04/02/2026www.reuters.com/business/nvi...reuters.comNvidia's Huang dismisses fears AI will replace software tools as stock selloff deepensHuang said AI will rely on existing software rather than rebuild basic tools from scratch. 000
Reposted by econgirlPaul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Middle power security agreements would be tough to nail, but trade? Eeeesh! Sober stuff from @alanbeattie.bsky.social Carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will www.ft.com/content/5dcb...ft.comCarney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political willMiddle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints 001
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 12/12/2025They’re 1 step ahead! Wow www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/p...federalreserve.govFederal Reserve Board announces reappointment of Reserve Bank presidents and first vice presidentsFollowing a comprehensive review by the boards of directors of the regional Reserve Banks, and the unanimous concurrence of Federal Reserve Board members, the 010
Reposted by econgirladvait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Today's new @publicenterprise.bsky.social report is a comprehensive analysis of the capital structure of the entire AI sector: data center real estate, GPU markets, private credit, you name it. It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers! publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...publicenterprise.orgBubble or NothingPolicymakers concerned about the deployment of clean energy and compute-focused infrastructure over the long term need a framework for managing the uncertainty in the AI sector's investment landscape—... 411453
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2025www.ainvest.com/news/blockch...ainvest.comBlockchain Rewrites the Rules of Economic TransparencyBlockchain Rewrites the Rules of Economic Transparency 010
Reposted by econgirlFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/08/2025Rating and slating all the Fed chair candidates on.ft.com/4mLZnIkon.ft.comRating and slating all the Fed chair candidatesWe need to talk about the Kevins (and Pulte) 042
Reposted by econgirlAgence France-Presse @afp.com · 12/08/2025🇫🇷 Une trentaine de CRS vont être déployés mardi dans le golfe de Saint-Tropez pour faire face à une recrudescence des vols avec violence depuis le début de la saison estivale, a indiqué la préfecture du Var. ➡️ u.afp.com/SM9X 473
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Whenever you get a wild excess on the upside, the following correction doesn’t just go back to normal; it almost always falls way below normal. - John Templeton 020
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 24/07/2025 "The market may be crazy, but that doesn’t make you a psychiatrist." -- Meir Statman 041
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The TAO of the investment landscape www.ft.com/content/309c...ft.comThe deceptive Trump economySix months in, the negative effects of the US president’s plans are only starting to be felt 010
Reposted by econgirlFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/06/2025Germany to boost defence spending at faster rate than France or UK on.ft.com/4ndLxiMon.ft.comGermany to boost defence spending at faster rate than France or UKBerlin plans a 70% increase in military spending to €162bn by 2029, according to leaked paper 85217
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 12/06/20259/10 - silly mistake geograquiz.com/currencies-q...geograquiz.comCurrencies quizToday’s quiz is about currencies. What is legal tender where? Which countries share a currency name? Where was a currency first used? Some of these questions will be surprisingly easy to answ… 010
Reposted by econgirlComputer Funeral @computerfuneral.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Selling a guitar (cc: @sellingamirror.bsky.social) 0182
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 23/05/2025www.ft.com/content/0c4f...ft.comEurope has a new economic orthodoxyAnd it’s a lot better than the old policy consensus 010
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 19/05/2025#Tradle #1170 2/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 oec.world/en/games/tra...oec.worldTradle | Have fun with OEC Data | The Observatory of Economic ComplexityBecame an instant classic, guess the country based on an export distribution | In OEC we work hard and also party hard. 010
Reposted by econgirlelDiario.es @eldiario.es · 18/05/2025ÚLTIMA HORA | Nicusor Dan, alcalde de Bucarest, elegido presidente de Rumanía tras derrotar al candidato ultranacionalista, según los primeros sondeos www.eldiario.es/internaciona... 420957
Reposted by econgirlRTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias.rtve.es · 18/05/2025El proeuropeo Nicusor Dan da la sorpresa y derrota al ultraderechista George Simion en Rumanía dozz.es/en6wj2dozz.esEl proeuropeo Nicusor Dan da la sorpresa y derrota al ultraderechista George Simion en Rumanía 2137679
Reposted by econgirlBNO News @bnonews.com · 18/05/2025BREAKING: Pro-EU candidate Nicușor Dan wins Romania's presidential election - exit poll 1120341
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Exit polls suggest Mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan has defeated the right-wing extremist George Simion to become Romania’s next president, 55% to 45%. However, the exit polls don’t count the 1.6MM diaspora votes. This could go to the wire. Turnout was huge - 65 per cent - the largest since the 1990s. 041
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 18/05/2025www.ft.com/content/5842...ft.comHuge turnout in Romania’s cliffhanger electionVoters face stark choice between pro-EU Nicușor Dan and ultranationalist George Simion as president 020
Reposted by econgirlJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Interesting that if you shop at Whole Foods, a lot of money is spent making it feel like a place that respects workers and embraces progressive values, but it is not. Costco just feels like a warehouse but they treat their workers pretty well and has rejected anti-DEI BS 554205503690
econgirl @econgirl.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Goldman’s chief economist makes a good case on.ft.com/3RSGia1on.ft.comThe dollar has further to fallDemand for US assets cannot keep up with supply without a weaker currency 031
Reposted by econgirlBrendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Looking at incoming vessels to the Port of Los Angeles (America's largest container port): 1.) This week we're still in frontrunning mode (57%+ YoY). 2.) Next week we're basically at normal (-8% YoY). 3.) Two weeks from now we're in The Bad Place (-44% YoY) 491546488
Reposted by econgirlKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11/04/2025Investors are asking questions about whether they can trust the US that would have been *ridiculous* a few months ago. IDK how/whether Uncle Sam can get the trust back. Me on a bonkers/terrifying few days in markets and what it all means: on.ft.com/4ct5Qnv (First 300 clicks free)on.ft.comDonald Trump has added a political risk premium to US assets[FREE TO READ] Parking money in America is no longer the routine, fuss-free, neutral option 2122383
