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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So, US daily consumption of diesel about 535,000 tonnes. That 300,000 slightly more than half a day’s consumption. If/when price doesn’t decrease, Ukraine is now the conveniet scapegoat? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Trump agrees deal with Putin for Russia to release diesel on to global market

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Trump agrees deal with Putin for Russia to release diesel on to global market

Pact between Washington and Moscow comes just weeks before critical US midterm elections

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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 07/10/2026

Oil tanker captains are being paid $100,000 a month to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, with an extra $50,000 in "danger money" for each trip, as shipowners try to keep crude flowing even as Iran steps up its assaults on vessels. Read today's FT exclusive on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/yLYIzU4

Map shows six reported tanker attacks around the Strait of Hormuz between September 29 and October 6, 2026.

Two bar charts show estimated daily ship transits into and out of the Gulf from January to October. Traffic plunges after the Iran war begins, partially recovers around July after an MOU is signed, but remains well below pre-war levels.

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's envoys who claim to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, while visiting Moscow regularly, are simultaneously discussing their own multibillion-dollar oil deal with Lukoil, a Russian company. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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AGF 🎧 poemproducer @poemproducer.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

anyway Nokia is back

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Livin, on Borrowed Time: in US, in 2025, the Interest payments consumed the highest percentage of GDP among G7 countries. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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Soaring bond yields, gaping deficits and towering debts: what could go wrong?

The rich world is flirting with fiscal disaster

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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's almost a perversion to blame the Yen carry trade for rising US yields. Yields are rising because our debt issuance is running at 7.5% of GDP in the 12 months through June of this year. Fiscal policy is quite literally out of control. That's the story... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/is-the-yen...

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am just curious if we will see cryptocurrency rebranded as 'supercurrency'. It clearly is a supercurrency for some. www.economist.com/1843/2026/08...

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The Kremlin’s crypto king

How a convicted fraudster lit the way for Russia’s sanction-busting operations

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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The problem for the Fed is that you can't hike your way out of bad fiscal policy. All the hikes now priced may have stopped - for now - questions about Fed credibility, but the 10y10y forward Treasury yield is higher than a month ago. This isn't working... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-debase...

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

US Treasury yields soar most since ‘liberation day’ tariffs shook markets - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is the rise in 10-year government bond yields above and beyond the global average so far this year. It's clear markets are penalizing high-debt countries and rewarding low-debt ones. Markets are going after countries that are out of fiscal space... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-global...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 18/09/2026

⚡️Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 17 signed a decree confiscating the assets of several international companies, including Nestle and Auchan.

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Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 17 signed a decree confiscating the assets of several international companies, including Nestle and Auchan. Other companies include Bati Logistics, FM Logist...

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Norway seizes Russian state-owned ship over Ukrainian lawsuit - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/08/2026

❗️Reuters sources say Russia's gasoline production has dropped to around 80,000 tons per day, about 70% of domestic demand of 115,000 tons, following refinery strikes. Ukrainian drone attacks halted major plants in Perm, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl over the past week. #Russia

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This may be the way Trump thinks: when your neighbour's economy is doing well it does not reflect well on you, so it's time to hit it hard: Canada’s Economy Looked Strong in Q2, but conomists predict this may not last due to American trade agression share.google/doLsmbGpWpTW...

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In Poland, bribing for favour by tech bosses is seen as illigal: politically connected Polish Olympic chief arrested in spreading crypto scandal - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Polish Olympic chief arrested in spreading crypto scandal

Cryptocurrency platform’s collapse has reverberated through country’s politics after it sponsored rightwing events and media

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Trusting a bully is always problematic but trusting an incompetent bully is self-defeating: Trump accused of risking more pain for Americans with Canada trade war - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Trump accused of risking more pain for Americans with Canada trade war

Collapse of talks threatens to raise prices even higher months before midterm election

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

US decided it no longer needs friends, and can bully anybody. It cannot. Moreover, the problem is what for. It is not obvious US economy will gain much - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade

Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump ‘miscalculated’ by escalating tariff attack

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NBER @nber.org · 22/08/2026

Local electoral maps often underrepresent Black and Hispanic voters. Segregation creates bias even without intent; Voting Rights Act of 1965 oversight may have helped enacted maps partly offset it, from Carlos Fernando Avenancio-León, Daniel B. Jones, and Ying Shi www.nber.org/papers/w35623

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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Gold is up over 6% this week. Its rise came after the Treasury buyback announcement. Markets are on the lookout for high-debt governments playing games with yields. Even the smallest move sees markets head for the exit. We're in the age of debasement... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-debase...

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I am a simple economist trained in rational choice so maybe somebody explains please: why is US helping Iran's best friend? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Ukraine seeks Elon Musk’s help to hit Russian missile launchers

Starlink-equipped drones could strike targets up to 200km inside Russia

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

1930s depression wa fuelled by trade wars, and USA aimed to bully its trade partners starting with Canada. Will USA lead the world along the same path again? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Canada vows to match US tariffs as trade talks collapse

Mark Carney rejects ‘unfair’ deal as top Washington envoy criticises ‘missed opportunity’

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

'Years of state-backed investment in renewables and green transport has made the energy system more flexible. ... And the government can still tap its strategic oil reserves, which it has barely touched.' www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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China is now the world’s great oil power

Forget OPEC. The Chinese Communist Party calls the shots

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Trump family crypto earnings: $1.4 billion $TRUMP meme coin: -98% $MELANIA meme coin: -99% “Perhaps the most blatant example of corruption in the history of American politics.” — Bilello

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/08/2026

The Trump administration gives a green light to crooks. Casey Michel explains: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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A Green Light for Crooks

The Treasury has made the American economy a safe space for corruption.

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The question is 'how the shock moves through the supply chain ... and which producers and households are least able to absorb it. The timing makes this urgent: fertiliser purchasing for the 2027 season begins this autumn' centreforbusinessprosperity.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

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The hidden food bill: From the Strait of Hormuz to UK Dinner Tables

By Dr Chiara Donegani and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 12/08/2026

Russia last week received its first shipment of gasoline from India to offset domestic fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on its oil refineries, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing ship-tracking data.

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Russia Forced to Import Gasoline From India Amid Domestic Shortages - The Moscow Times

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Tomasz Mickiewicz @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

'The president's net approval rating is -27, down 0.9 points since last week. 34% approve, 61% disapprove, 4% not sure' www.economist.com/interactive/...

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Donald Trump’s approval rating

Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

“.. The president’s recent financial disclosure form shows that he collected $1.4 billion from his crypto businesses last year, the majority of it from anonymous sources.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“.. US imposes 50% aluminum tariff. Canadian aluminum imports collapse. US aluminium prices increase (by ~50%). If only we could tease out a connection!” - @scottlincicome.bsky.social

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