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Izabella Kaminska

@izakaminska.bsky.social
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Senior finance editor @POLITICO, Founder editor of @the-blindspot.com . Fights for the human, etc. We are the nomenklatura.

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kadhim @kadhim.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The FT is hiring a correspondent for our Investigations team. Contact me if you want to discuss the role. Deadline is April 12 job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New story from me about the curious role an unexpected 82.8% drop 😯 in hospital fees in April 2025 played in nudging Bulgaria’s average inflation rate to the magic level needed to qualify for eurozone entry by Jan. 2026. www.politico.eu/article/bulg...
politico.eu
Has Bulgaria gamed its inflation numbers to qualify for the euro?
An 82.8 percent plunge in state-set hospital fees helped Sofia make the grade to join the single currency.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New story from me about the curious role an unexpected 82.8% drop 😯 in hospital fees in April 2025 played in nudging Bulgaria’s average inflation rate to the magic level needed to qualify for eurozone entry by Jan. 2026. www.politico.eu/article/bulg...
politico.eu
Has Bulgaria gamed its inflation numbers to qualify for the euro?
An 82.8 percent plunge in state-set hospital fees helped Sofia make the grade to join the single currency.
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katrina-power.bsky.social @katrina-power.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Hay Castle's Weekend of Mistakes📈21-23 March A thought-provoking deep dive into financial booms, busts, bubbles, scandals and lessons for today with Felix Martin, @davidmcwecon.bsky.social, @merrynsw.bsky.social, Daniela Barone Soares, @izakaminska.bsky.social & many more. Tickets bit.ly/41MTTp6
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19/02/2025
The British government gave watchdogs fewer than two days to vet the country’s new Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson — despite dozens of mentions of her name in two complex fraud cases. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/unit...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The U.K. government rushed through vetting for top investment minister who was Mike Lynch’s protege, Poppy Gustafsson. - story by @masonboyowen.bsky.social and me 👇 www.politico.eu/article/unit...
politico.eu
Labour rushed through vetting for top investment minister
Watchdog got just 48 hours to scrutinize tech executive Poppy Gustafsson, who made her name at Mike Lynch’s Autonomy and Darktrace firms.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
My latest oped 👇 Europe is misdiagnosing Trumpian economic policy and preparing for a battle against an America that no longer exists. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Europe hasn’t grasped the real economic threat from Trump
It’s not industrial policy that the bloc has to worry about, it’s the rise of national capitalism.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 13/12/2024
"The election of Donald Trump — once again misunderstood, dismissed, and maligned by media — has exposed a fundamental truth: The establishment press no longer represents the pulse of the public," @izakaminska.bsky.social writes.
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Journalism faces a reckoning, in Soviet style
"Much like the state-controlled media systems of the late Soviet Union, the mainstream media has become the <em>nomenklatura</em> of our era — privileged, insular, and increasingly out of touch with…
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Adrian Monck @amonck.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🧵 TRUMP’S ACTUAL IDEOLOGY – beyond the usual labels. TL;DR? More coherent than you might think... (1/15) First, let’s toss out two common misconceptions: • He’s not “fascist” (lacks key elements like state control) • He’s not simply “populist” (that’s become a meaningless label)
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a man in an apron says " i wouldn t mind this job "
ALT: a man in an apron says " i wouldn t mind this job "
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
👇 www.politico.eu/article/elon...
politico.eu
Elon Musk says UK going ‘full Stalin’
Scrapping of tax relief is just like famine-causing Stalin, argues Trump-allied tech billionaire.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Here we go again! www.politico.eu/article/myst...
politico.eu
Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims
The revelation could send shockwaves through cryptocurrency markets and beyond.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 17/08/2024
To the sudden influx of new followers here: I don’t post on BlueSky. I tried it and gave up. Why? Because life is too short to be split across platforms. And frankly I don’t mind being confronted with views I don’t agree with as I find they educate me better about the true state of the world.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 03/12/2023
Daylight overdrafts?
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Pre-positioning.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
There are some big shifts coming in how liquidity is dished out in global 24 hour markets. But for continuous intraday liquidity provision to be cost effective we’ll need a realtime price discovery function involving private sector liquidity pools too. the-blindspot.com/important-th...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Has anyone bothered to scour through the G7 central banker appointment diaries to see how many times calls/lunches/dinners with Ray Dalio pop up and how they correlate with Bridgewater performance? www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/b...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
What is infuriating on Bluesky is how the notifications don’t easily update and disappear when you look at them.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
In today's Spot Markets Live Julian Rimmer and I get familiar with Robert McCauley's super smart "bond swap" idea, an elegant solution for containing central bank losses at the ECB. Check it out here 👇 the-blindspot.com/spot-markets...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
In today's Spot Markets Live Julian Rimmer and I get familiar with Robert McCauley's super smart "bond swap" idea, an elegant solution for containing central bank losses at the ECB. Check it out here 👇 the-blindspot.com/spot-markets...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
In today’s Spot Markets Live WONK ALERT: we delve into what’s the difference between a “market-function asset purchase” and QE. US growth (Potemkin or not). And why the it all points to MFAPs turning into US yield curve control. the-blindspot.com/spot-markets...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Famous last words. www.ft.com/content/226d... My view is different. Losses r fine only for as long as inflation is in check and/or the currency your cbank is issuing is in high demand and capital inflows allow your respective Treasury to keep borrowing cost effectively. But this time is different.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Reminder: all Spot Markets Live transcripts are available on the-blindspot.com. Today's session w/ the inimitable Neil Collins, Julian Rimmer & Dario Garcia Giner below. If you want to be part of the conversation tune in for the hosted chat daily at 10.30am UK time. the-blindspot.com/spot-markets...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Reminder: all Spot Markets Live transcripts are available on the-blindspot.com. Today's session w/ the inimitable Neil Collins, Julian Rimmer & Dario Garcia Giner below. If you want to be part of the conversation tune in for the hosted chat daily at 10.30am UK time. the-blindspot.com/spot-markets...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Okay so now we’ve established you can have a serious conversation here I’d like insight from fintweepblueskiers on the BoE’s recent decision to change its funding model from a cash ratio deposit model to a bank levy. I have thoughts (already expressed in the Politico newsletter and/or Blindspot NL).
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Okay so now we’ve established you can have a serious conversation here I’d like insight from fintweepblueskiers on the BoE’s recent decision to change its funding model from a cash ratio deposit model to a bank levy. I have thoughts (already expressed in the Politico newsletter and/or Blindspot NL).
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/10/2023
Alphabet reported revenue and profit from its cloud business that missed analysts’ estimates, raising concerns about the company’s future growth
bloomberg.com
Alphabet Cloud Unit Reports Sales Missing Estimates; Shares Fall
Alphabet Inc. reported revenue and profit from its cloud business that missed analysts’ estimates, raising concerns about the company’s future growth.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Fintwit meme perfection
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
Testing to see if Blue Sky is actually any good at cultivating the sort of fintwit conversations that were value-adding in the early days of Twitter. Who’s up for a debate about the merits or not a minimum reserve requirement hike at the ECB?
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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen "After The Washington Post contacted Amazon for comment, Alexa’s responses changed." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
washingtonpost.com
Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen
Alexa says the 2020 race was stolen, even as parent company Amazon promotes the voice assistant as a reliable source of election news.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
This week’s Blind Spot wrap looks at upcoming Japan fx risk fallout and how it connects to intraday liquidity gridlock risk the-blindspot.com/in-the-blind...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
The warm-up Spot Markets Live phase is now over! Today's session was with Julian Rimmer and the inimitable Neil Collins (cohost of the A long time in finance podcast). He's back tomorrow too. Check out today's transcripts on the Blind Spot: the-blindspot.com/spot-markets...
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Luton Airport access restricted after large car park fire
bbc.co.uk
Luton Airport access restricted after large car park fire
A spokesperson says access to London Luton Airport is restricted because of the blaze.
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Mike Butcher @mikebutcher.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Well this is a bit nuts: Biggest “news publisher” on Facebook is a Nigerian title owned by Ukrainians. www.garbageday.email/p/why-do-fac... Other big “news titles” are Catholic web sites in the Philipines. In other words, Meta no longer gives a fuck about “real” news.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Seven key faces of the Polish election www.politico.eu/article/peop...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Santander drafts in Osborne to advise on Metro Bank news.sky.com/story/amp/sa...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
In this weekend’s Blind Spot newsletter I flag that the liquidity super nodes have finally turned up on BlueSky. the-blindspot.com/in-the-blind...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Experimenting to see what happens if you post an X link here x.com/izakaminska/...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Interestingly I only have about 60 followers but my propensity to be pulled into a debate on this site and/or to encounter direct feedback to something I posted is already much higher than on X.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
This platform doesn’t update very efficiently does it.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Lack of typo control is annoying though.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
I wrote about my very bad experience with Ozempic. Have serious doubts about the revolutionary weight loss solution claims. the-blindspot.com/the-problem-...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Definitely feels like this network is now experiencing some momentum.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
I wrote about my very bad experience with Ozempic. Have serious doubts about the revolutionary weight loss solution claims. the-blindspot.com/the-problem-...
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Finally capitulating on Twitter/X. The dumb headline removal move, the crap engagement, the reverse follower count and just general formatting issues. Beyond annoying now.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 23/09/2023
Hello to my 26 followers.
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 09/09/2023
Anyone else not blown away by Oppenheimer? (Boom boom)
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
X?!<€$#{
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Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
Anyone up for a geeky debate about the evolution of intraday funding markets?
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