amritad.bsky.social
@amritad.bsky.social
Economist at King's College London. Interested in Indian politics and economics, and development economics and political economy
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I woke up thinking this. Where are the #economists? I recall during the Great #Recession DC was 1 of 2 bright spots in the #economy. This reckless #Federal bulldozing, mucking with #treasury and the #fdic. #Jobs will be lost due to #tariffs. What else is the conclusion?
#Markets #banking #econ
Hedge funds bet billions on market crash in Trump’s America
Goldman Sachs reports a surge in short bets against US stocks
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Billionaire co-founder of AirBnB Joe Gebbia has joined Elon Musk’s DOGE team, so let’s spread awareness and make sure nobody books a goddamn thing through AirBnB ever again, shall we?
February 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
why is Sanju verma so irritating. Her voice grates
January 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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FT: "Electric vehicles are expected to outsell cars with internal combustion engines in China for the first time next year, in a historic inflection point that puts the world’s biggest car market years ahead of western rivals."

www.ft.com/content/0ebd...
China’s EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of west
Volumes forecast to rise 20% next year, smashing international projections and Beijing’s official targets
www.ft.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Funny because true.
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Dimensions of Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review @TheIFS The whole evidence volume of the Review, including all the remarkable articles examining the many dimensions of inequality, published open access by OUP at academic.oup.com/ooec/issue/3...
August 7, 2024 at 8:10 AM