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Moyeen Islam

@moyeen.bsky.social
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Rates and bikes. Wholly unable to deal with Thibaut Pinot’s retirement. “Gilt guru” and “ethereal bond vigilante” by day, elite level idiot with Bengali Dad energy at all other times. Baked goods and fried chicken enthusiast.

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BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 15h
the House folds, downgraded to mum and dad's basement: “I can’t control the bond market. What I can do is get people to slow down and think,” he said.
the House folds
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guess BdF doesn’t get to say “I told you so!” But this does support my core view that financial stability and market operations work is by some distance the most informative work that a CB does. www.banque-france.fr/system/files...
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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 02/10/2026
How is AI changing the nature of economic research? And how should we think about the stuff being put out by the AI labs? New episode of The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes, feat. @AraKharazian.bsky.social (Ramp), @Peter-McCrory.bsky.social (Anthropic) and @JBurnMurdoch.ft.com pod.fo/e/67c394
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
History is written by the victors. Thatcher broke the power of trade unions by mass unemployment, industrial restructuring, frittered away N Sea Oil, laid the foundations for the current housing crisis, decimated local bus services, hollowed out local government and introduced the poll tax.
Simon Clarke 

Andy Burnham seems to remember a different 1970s to the rest of us. Britain in 1979 was utterly broken - ravaged by unaccountable trade union power, economically stagnant, the sick man of Europe.
The 1980s saw a remarkable national recovery based on free enterprise, the rule of law and championing Western values. And it is this that our Prime Minister rails against...
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wait until they hear about sell side research
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s getting ugly out there kids
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Cute Baby Running
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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 01/10/2026
This is going to take some getting used to... 😂 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogacar in a non-championship kit for the first time in two years! 📸 UAE Team Emirates-XRG
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Times this morning. Me in December last year. It was pretty damn obvious this would happen to anyone who did the maths. samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh...
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In this clip, you can quite clearly hear a journalist shout “were they migrants?” Just despicable. news.sky.com/video/we-got...
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'We got them': Trump comments on five people arrested after RAF Fairford incident
The US president briefly spoke to reporters about five terror arrests in the UK near an airbase used by the US military.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Listening to Buzzcocks and yet again marvelling at what an astonishing drummer John Maher was.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Absolutely brilliant from the irritatingly insightful @dsquareddigest.bsky.social. His Substack is also excellent
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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've nothing but admiration for Andy Carroll deciding to talk publicly about this. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Andy Carroll: Former England striker reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021
Former England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021, by a man who has subsequently been jailed for three years.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excellent thread on the structural racism in the media 🧵👇
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Somehow forgetting to mention Thomas stabbed a hole in a dinghy while a rescuer was in it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is what winning looks like
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Earth Wind and Fire Day to all who celebrate. And if you don’t, what’s wrong with you?
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Do You Remember)
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An uncharacteristic meditative start to Monday.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pog says “hi”
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Her neighbours need to take a long look at themselves.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reasons to never live in the countryside, part 26,874,765,976,821,367 of an ongoing series.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nice intro piece into the bond market magic of term structure vconstancio.substack.com/p/no-reliabl...
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NO RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TREASURY BONDS´ HIGH YIELDS
ALAS, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE DO NOT HELP MUCH
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tell me you’re obsessed with the work of Leni Riefenstahl without telling me you’re obsessed with the work of Leni Riefenstahl
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Deutsche Bundesbank @bundesbank.de · 14/09/2026
Why did inflation rise gradually after the COVID‑19 pandemic, and why did central banks initially respond so cautiously? Read our new discussion paper on "The consequences of optimism and pessimism for inflation dynamics and monetary policy " here: 👉 www.bundesbank.de/content/968330
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The consequences of optimism and pessimism for inflation dynamics and monetary policy
Stefan Hasenclever, Mathias Hoffmann
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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Another clear and knowable downstream consequence of letting scammers get rich off crypto was that that money would boomerang back into politics in ways that were highly likely to try to skirt around fundraising laws and distort policy incentives.
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Lionel Birnie @lionelbirnie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thanks to @olliebayliss.bsky.social for having Simon and me on his excellent BBC Three Counties Non-League Show to talk all things @hemelfc.bsky.social and our Magic Roundabout podcast. 🎧 Listen again from 20mins on BBC Sounds here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Imagine anyone’s surprise that the police don’t want to arrest a load of far right thugs
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests. Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
bbc.com
Port of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks port
Queues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sometimes you just wanna hear a 303 youtu.be/ixNKXmYB4LE?...
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Damon Wild & Tim Taylor - Bang The Acid
YouTube video by Scubadevils
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As ever, Hope not hate have been tracking these thugs. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/05/p...
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Patriot Platform’s masked members march on Dover – HOPE not hate
At approximately 7:30 this morning, hundreds of black-clad members of Patriot Platform, a far-right vigilante unit, blockaded roads in Dover. They marched north east off...
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago. We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wait. Wut?
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Quite a startling admission from the BOE here - that level beats slope on inflation. That’s an intrinsic credibility problem. bankunderground.co.uk/2026/09/03/m...
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Monetary policy transmission: it’s all in the curve
Sofia Carollo and Natalie Burr While monetary policy sets short-term policy rates, households and firms borrow at varying time horizons. How a policy decision reshapes the whole yield curve therefo…
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I can’t move for all these stories about the 10bp rally in gilts…..
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Steppenläufer Tumbleweed
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Man is gonna loose his mind when he finds out about the British Empire
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Is it time for the “gilt yields at their highest level since 1998” headlines? Asking for a friend….
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
When are the political media class gonna call out Jenryck for being an unapologetic racist?
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good morning from me and Wu-Tang. Remember Wu-Tang are doing it for the rate strategists @wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Images of striking Dutch bike infrastructure
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
OMG RIP Dolly Parton 👑🥺🙏
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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HOLIDAY RAP MC MIKER G AND DEEJAY SVEN
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Vuelta team DS’s on realising that they werent going to lose 2 mins to Pogacar (today)
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Kate Bush Cloudbusting
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/08/2026
So many of these folks are like “ooo we’re daring free-thinking mavericks” and it’s like nah man you’re just super racist
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@smtuffy.bsky.social they are playing your song
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Interest rate strategist: yeah, but look the forwards.....
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interestingly, Matt Goodwin was also unveiled as Reform candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election in January 2026.
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“And these bigger buybacks.…are they in the room with us now, Scott?” “Oh I see, they go to another school do they?”
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Sure, Jan. (Brady Bunch Meme)
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