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Michael McKee

@mckonomy.bsky.social
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International economics and policy for Bloomberg. And some snark Usually 35,000 feet above somewhere ✈️

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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 5h
Do these people realize how sycophantic and weak they appear?
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 6h
And the winner is!!!
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“There’s this assumption that there are adults in the room on this issue, but there are no adults in this room,” said Sean Ó Heigeartaigh, director of the AI: Futures and Responsibility Program at Cambridge "That is what makes all of this so completely terrifying.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/t...
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As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
*DUFFY SAYS A 'MAJOR VICTORY' FOR AUTO WORKERS IS COMING MONDAY *SQUIRREL! COMING MONDAY
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Missouri GOP gotta learn there ain't no education in the second kick of a mule... www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/for-...
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For the third time, Supreme Court declines to allow Missouri to use congressional map expected to aid Republicans
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
*TRUMP: MORE OIL IS FLOWING THAN AT ANY POINT SINCE WAR STARTED I wonder what's happening on planet Earth, meanwhile
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Traveling all day. Man, the toys are really out of the pram today...
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh my this year has gone by fast! It's Fat Bear Week again! www.popsci.com/environment/...
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The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever
Voting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And now Trump backs Warsh, throws rest of Fed under the bus. Tells reporters he spoke with the chairman before today's meeting: I "didn’t try to convince him,” he said "You might as well vote with the board because it’s not going to matter.” "He doesn’t have the votes, he’s got a hostile board.”
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We have an answer:
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well, that took longer than I thought, but he hath spoken:
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seems the world has discovered the Fed:
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The fundamental question for investors today is: "Is this a Kohn day or a Bernanke day?"
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He's rage-tweeting about the Supreme Court.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
He's tweetstorming again 🙄
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We've pushed past 5% on the 10Y. Equities take another leg down. Yen falls. What I want to know is whether any of this matters if AI is going to kill us all by the end of the decade?
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Big oil move higher greenlit by Oman: *HORMUZ MEETING WITH IRAN AND GULF NATIONS POSTPONED, OMAN SAYS
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Likely because we've known each other for years
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Should I make a list? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bridgewater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It’s Curbed
Greg Jensen, the co-chief investment officer of one of the world’s largest hedge funds, issued a dire warning about the risks and consequences of the artificial intelligence boom Friday on Bloomberg’s...
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
HISTORY: diesel has crossed $6/gal nationally for the first time ever, according to live GasBuddy data. every truck, every delivery, every package, every grocery run just got more expensive. the cost of moving everything in america just hit a record. Statement⬇️ (9/10/26, 3p CT)
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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The Sept. 11 Attacks Forged a Connection That’s Now Lost
Remembering the noise, and then the silence, of 25 years ago.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Once consigned to the dustbin of history, the Bond Vigilantes have saddled up for another ride...
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Perhaps what's more ridiculous than Trump's pledge to give every American $5000 is that some news organizations are reporting it as if it could happen.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Treasuries an hour after Treasury increases buybacks to $6 bln in order to cap yields... (these are not the droids Scott Bessent was looking for)
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"I am the house" - Scott Bessent “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already;
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
More Questions: Who will buy the new folding Apple iPhone? Who can afford it? Is this just the ultimate expression of the K-shaped economy? How will Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan kid's hockey parent-voters react to high tariffs on already expensive hockey equipment?
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Key questions: How will PPI/CPI translate into PCE? Will PCE methodological changes affect SEPs? Will $6 diesel? How will inflation breadth affect impressions of CPI (esp Warsh's)? Will any non-Trump organ televise the GOP "convention?" Shouldn't networks charge GOP to air, since it's just an ad?
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Someone is feeling very insecure today. Is he alright? (Rhetorical question, save your @'s)
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Georgia up 63-3 and now using 4th-string QB Hezekiah Millinder against Tennessee State. 2 min left, UGA basically using all freshmen.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wait, whut???
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Cupcake Saturday continues. Indiana wins 52-16 after North Texas badly bloodies QB Josh Hoover, who goes on to throw 4 TDs. Georgia, meanwhile, up 21-0 over Tennessee State halfway through the first quarter.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Not a bad start by Indiana. Insane catch by Marsh.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Would that be before or after he bombs the bond market?
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Looks like more yentervention:
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
*BARR: FED SHOULD RAISE RATES IF INFLATION ISN’T MODERATING Could be the key vote if CPI disappoints
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
CNBC: Markets wondering if we're not in a tit-for-tat trade war with Canada? Bessent: Well, I don't think you can be in a tit-for-tat with someone who's 13 times larger than you are.... What are they going to do, take their two submarines from the Edmonton Mall and sic them on us?
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
That was quite the arrogant appearance
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When did we switch from calling it a "shooting war" to a "kinetic war?" It sounds so...antiseptic
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Associated Press: The Treasury barred certain reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News from covering the G20 meetings. Bessent defended the exclusion by telling the AP that “it has nothing to do with point of view.” Back to "alternative facts" it seems
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Someone's reputation sinking slowly, slowly into the mud this past fortnight. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
US Treasury Bars Reporters From Several Outlets From G20 Meeting
The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in A...
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Where did the Tetons go? (More rain than I have ever seen at the KC Fed Symposium)
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BTW it is pouring rain in Jackson Hole. We may not see the famous Fed Chairman's walk....
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Warsh did not commit to a September rate increase, but he seems to have satisfied investors concerns about his commitment to bringing down inflation.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Canadians had no immediate comment because they were all too busy laughing.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Good morning Jackson Hole!
A view of the Grand Tetons from Jackson Lake Lodge
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RIP Tim Curry, a marvelous actor. So many great roles, but no one will ever forget him as Dr. Frank n' Furter in Rocky Horror. "Because I've seen blue skies, through the tears in my eyes. And I realize, I'm going home."
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fed Nerd summer camp is getting underway in Wyoming...
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This kind of encapsulates my feelings on learning of Dolly's passing. RIP to a great singer and an even better person.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Question: how does raising taxes on Americans help the people of the United States? I suppose it could be a back-door way to bring down the deficit without being honest about how you're paying for it? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
US Hits Canada With 50% Tariffs as Carney Vows to Retaliate
US-Canada trade talks fell apart just before a midnight deadline, with 50% tariffs hitting billions of dollars of Canadian goods and Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to retaliate in a dispute that lo...
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I hope Jamie built a bomb shelter in the new JPM headquarters...
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