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John Hogan Morris

@johnhoganmorris.bsky.social

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Economic geographer 🗺 💰 Central banking, risk management & climate finance. Co-author (Mis)managing Macroprudential Expectations

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 10h

modelsandrisk.org/blog/supervi...

Models and risk | Financial Regulation, Systemic Risk, Stability and AI: Supervision and the Illusion of Optimal Risk

Should supervision be about finding the optimal level of risk? It sometimes seems that way. A sensible idea in portfolio management, less so when applied to supervision.

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The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 16h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 1d

As do Farage's own provable links to the agent who bribed Nick Gill

John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Farage used his first statement about fellow ukip and Reform traveller who accepted bribes from Russia to criticise Ukraine. Tells us everything we need to know

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Farage used his first statement about fellow ukip and Reform traveller who accepted bribes from Russia to criticise Ukraine. Tells us everything we need to know

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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 1d

Economic lessons from a Biblical fable: my latest piece at
@themintmag
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Pharoah, advised by the talented Joseph, stored up enough grain to survive a famine, and in so doing engineered a fundamental change in the organisation of Egyptian society.

www.themintmagazine.com/from-reserve...

From Reserves to Repression – The Mint Magazine

www.themintmagazine.com

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 1d

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Why insurers are taking up climate consulting

Tokio Marine and Allianz among groups seeking to help clients stay insurable

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 1d

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California's insurer of last resort seeks 36% rate hike

As authorities solve one mystery—who set the fire that devastated Pacific Palisades—another deepens: how to make the math work for home insurance in California

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 1d

When a collaborator is targeted because her scientific findings that attribute extreme weather to human-caused climate change is being used (effectively) in climate lawsuits against oil companies, you know times are dark indeed.

ICYMI @davidho.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/cli...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 1d

Insurers are preparing for a wave of potential claims relating to First Brands’ bankruptcy, as one of Wall Street's biggest debacles in years ripples through the financial system

Latest on the contagion from the auto parts firm’s collapse, with the great @leeharris.ft.com here 👇🏻

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Insurers prepare for wave of First Brands claims

[FREE TO READ] Allianz, Coface and AIG among groups to have written credit insurance policies linked to bankrupt car parts maker

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David Fields @profdavidfields.bsky.social · 1d

Recurring fiscal crises afflicting U.S. municipalities are neither isolated nor accidental occurrences; rather, they constitute a deliberate political strategy engineered to achieve specific, capitalist class-based outcomes.

utahvanguard.medium.com/from-manager...

From Managerialism to Crisis: The Shock Doctrine of US Municipal Finance

By David Fields

utahvanguard.medium.com

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Rescue or Leverage? Argentina’s Balance of Payments and the Geopolitics of Liquidity
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Rescue or Leverage? Argentina’s Balance of Payments and the Geopolitics of Liquidity

The US Treasury’s decision to extend a swap line to Argentina through the Exchange Stabilization Fund is the latest manifestation of Argentina’s structural external imbalance and the enduring geopolit...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

This article is spot on about the UK's descent into anti-trans hysteria. In 8 years, they went from the conservatives trying to make it easier for trans folks to self attest gender to a liberal government implementing a bathroom ban by fiat.

www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

Britain’s Bathroom Ban

The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing an extraordinarily authoritarian one—without a vote.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

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Prof. Dr. Joscha Wullweber, Universität Witten/Herdecke (Projekt SuFi)

YouTube video by Team VfU

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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 2d

As the US ramps up brutality from Chicago to Venezuela, the state takes equity stakes in mining firms, & the economy perilously hinges on AI fool's gold, it's critical to reshape how war, climate, economy & geopolitics are intersecting. That's why we're launching @transitionsec.bsky.social next week

flyer for the transition security project online launch next week at 1 PM ET

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 2d

When will the climate change coastal property bubble pop? A significant acceleration in coastal flooding from a lunar orbit shift (mid-2030s) will significantly stress the market. My 2024 post: "When will climate change turn life in the U.S. upside down?"
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

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Do Commercial Ties Influence ESG Ratings? Evidence from Moody's and S&P

We provide the first evidence that conflicts of interest arising from commercial ties lead to bias in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings. Using the acquisitions of Vigeo Eiris and Ro...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

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‘Social macro’: a new frontier for climate risk

Addressing climate social risks is key for climate policy and financial risk management, write analysts Alexander Weston and Judith Tyson.

greencb.co

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

Open question BTW

John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

And may possibly endanger the validity of the insurance? (There seems to be some concern for this if parametric payout is higher than financial interest of the insured party).

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d

It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

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Japan’s top insurer bets on engineering acquisition to mitigate climate risk

Tokio Marine’s purchase of design consultancy part of push to rein in clients’ costs as weather patterns change

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Jeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 2d

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IMF vs SRT: Let’s get systemic

Once more unto the funky securitisation breach

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Jeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 2d

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Get ready for another round of regulatory shadow boxing

If the non-banks are banks, who banks the unbanked?

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John Hogan Morris @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social · 2d

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Betting on the weather emerges as a solution as insurance costs skyrocket

Amid more extreme weather events, parametric insurance — described as a bet on the weather —is on the rise. It is now being touted as a possible solution for Australians, who have some of the highest ...

www.abc.net.au

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Jeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 2d

Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks - on.ft.com/4gYSlOw via @FT

Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks

We now know that the inflation that often follows can be persistent rather than transitory

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Tao Leigh Goffe | 道 | PhD @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social · 2d

Be my colleague in NYC! @huntercollege.bsky.social @cuny.edu Women and Gender Studies.

Assistant Professor with a desired focus on Black reproductive rights, maternal care and midwifery / doulas / sexuality

Applications due by November 15.