Marat Markert
@maratmarkert.bsky.social
Interested in Money, Monetary Policy, Central Banks, EU Politics...and tips on how to land kickflips before I retire
Dass der ehem. Freimarkt-Wau-Wau unter den Wirtschaftsweisen fuer social dumping plädiert ist nicht überraschend. Dass er aber glaubt dass ausl. Stromanbieter bei steigender Nachfrage nicht auch die Preise hoch ziehen und dass es keine grenzueberschreitende "tacit collusion" geben wird ist naiv.
Da es zu solchen Meldungen keine Gegenstimmen mehr in den Beiträgen gibt:
- Weniger Transparenz & Rechtsunsicherheit gefährden langfristige Investitionen.
- Wirtschaft ist nicht nur Wettbewerb.
- Ein „Race to the Bottom“ bedroht Arbeitsrechte & Klimaziele. Was aber vermutlich so gewünscht ist.
- Weniger Transparenz & Rechtsunsicherheit gefährden langfristige Investitionen.
- Wirtschaft ist nicht nur Wettbewerb.
- Ein „Race to the Bottom“ bedroht Arbeitsrechte & Klimaziele. Was aber vermutlich so gewünscht ist.
Europäische Union - Wirtschaftsforscher Feld rät zu mehr Deregulierung für gesteigerte Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
Vor dem Hintergrund des informellen EU-Gipfel im belgischen Schloss Alden Biesen hat der frühere Vorsitzende des "Rats der Wirtschaftsweisen", Feld, zu mehr Deregulierung innerhalb der Europäischen Un...
www.deutschlandfunk.de
February 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Dass der ehem. Freimarkt-Wau-Wau unter den Wirtschaftsweisen fuer social dumping plädiert ist nicht überraschend. Dass er aber glaubt dass ausl. Stromanbieter bei steigender Nachfrage nicht auch die Preise hoch ziehen und dass es keine grenzueberschreitende "tacit collusion" geben wird ist naiv.
You think a "networked world" slowly dissolving and recomposing into regional hubs would have no influence on an asset that is premised on ...a "networked world"?
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
You think a "networked world" slowly dissolving and recomposing into regional hubs would have no influence on an asset that is premised on ...a "networked world"?
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We moeten meer belasting betalen over ons inkomen, terwijl de belasting op vermogen even laag blijft. D66, VVD en CDA willen in de vorm van de ‘Vrijheidsbijdrage’ jaarlijks 5 miljard ophalen voor de investeringen in Defensie. 3,4 miljard daarvan wordt bij de burgers gehaald, allemaal op het inkomen.
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
We moeten meer belasting betalen over ons inkomen, terwijl de belasting op vermogen even laag blijft. D66, VVD en CDA willen in de vorm van de ‘Vrijheidsbijdrage’ jaarlijks 5 miljard ophalen voor de investeringen in Defensie. 3,4 miljard daarvan wordt bij de burgers gehaald, allemaal op het inkomen.
Seems part of the implosion of the btc bubble has to do w/ liquidations by comps imitating Strategy's bitcoin hoard idea: to buy back the shares or make investors whole, they are selling bitcoins, creating a feedback loop that causes the btc price to fall further and thus forcing more liquidations
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Seems part of the implosion of the btc bubble has to do w/ liquidations by comps imitating Strategy's bitcoin hoard idea: to buy back the shares or make investors whole, they are selling bitcoins, creating a feedback loop that causes the btc price to fall further and thus forcing more liquidations
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It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
February 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
The (imperfect) historical analogy is with the interwar gold standard: treasuries who hoard - rather than spend - the currency will ultimately contribute to the currency's demise.
Bitcoin falling again, now it's under Michael Saylor's average price. Microstrategy's entire strategy is in the red.
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The (imperfect) historical analogy is with the interwar gold standard: treasuries who hoard - rather than spend - the currency will ultimately contribute to the currency's demise.
Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.
US Ambassador to Malaysia, y’all.
I’m serious — him, on the other hand…
I’m serious — him, on the other hand…
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.
Waarom "talent"? Als je vaardigheden leert, dan is het leerproces belangrijk, niet talent.
(en hoe onderwijs hier onderschikt wordt aan de economie is ook bizar. maar goed, dat was bij deze neoliberale club te verwachten)
(en hoe onderwijs hier onderschikt wordt aan de economie is ook bizar. maar goed, dat was bij deze neoliberale club te verwachten)
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Waarom "talent"? Als je vaardigheden leert, dan is het leerproces belangrijk, niet talent.
(en hoe onderwijs hier onderschikt wordt aan de economie is ook bizar. maar goed, dat was bij deze neoliberale club te verwachten)
(en hoe onderwijs hier onderschikt wordt aan de economie is ook bizar. maar goed, dat was bij deze neoliberale club te verwachten)
To some this will sound like a warning, but to yield-hungry investors like a sales pitch.
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief www.ft.com/content/c309...
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief
Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful technology in years to come
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
To some this will sound like a warning, but to yield-hungry investors like a sales pitch.
France/Germany: Europe needs to defend itself, can't rely on US anymore
Trump: Europe needs to defend itself, it can't rely on the US anymore.
....
Rutte: haha, ja, nee, gaat niet gebeuren zonder de Amerikanen, vergeet het maar.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Trump: Europe needs to defend itself, it can't rely on the US anymore.
....
Rutte: haha, ja, nee, gaat niet gebeuren zonder de Amerikanen, vergeet het maar.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
France/Germany: Europe needs to defend itself, can't rely on US anymore
Trump: Europe needs to defend itself, it can't rely on the US anymore.
....
Rutte: haha, ja, nee, gaat niet gebeuren zonder de Amerikanen, vergeet het maar.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Trump: Europe needs to defend itself, it can't rely on the US anymore.
....
Rutte: haha, ja, nee, gaat niet gebeuren zonder de Amerikanen, vergeet het maar.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
De gemakzucht, lafheid en risico-aversie van de VVD...past dat echt bij een ondernemers partij? Ja, het past.
VVD lobbying the EU to go easy on Musk to court Trump
GL-EP Kim van Sparrentak: "It’s more important than ever that Europe rises to defend our rights & democracy."
VVD-EP Bart Groothuis: “The priority must be to bind the businessman Trump to us. It’s China’s wish to break the transatlantic bond.”
GL-EP Kim van Sparrentak: "It’s more important than ever that Europe rises to defend our rights & democracy."
VVD-EP Bart Groothuis: “The priority must be to bind the businessman Trump to us. It’s China’s wish to break the transatlantic bond.”
Trump’s win will test the EU’s tech crackdown on Musk’s X
The EU is under pressure to flex its new digital rules. One of its top targets is a tech tycoon lauded by the new U.S. president.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 AM
De gemakzucht, lafheid en risico-aversie van de VVD...past dat echt bij een ondernemers partij? Ja, het past.
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Yet another data point supporting the view that there is change afoot in the global financial system.
I know it's trite, but this is all "how to dismantle a reserve currency."
The dollar as the go-to haven in times of crisis, well, that appears (again) to be shaky.
1/
I know it's trite, but this is all "how to dismantle a reserve currency."
The dollar as the go-to haven in times of crisis, well, that appears (again) to be shaky.
1/
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Yet another data point supporting the view that there is change afoot in the global financial system.
I know it's trite, but this is all "how to dismantle a reserve currency."
The dollar as the go-to haven in times of crisis, well, that appears (again) to be shaky.
1/
I know it's trite, but this is all "how to dismantle a reserve currency."
The dollar as the go-to haven in times of crisis, well, that appears (again) to be shaky.
1/
Trump wants Europeans to import more from the US, wants to decrease interest rates AND wants Europeans to hold US assets (lend to US)...all while the dollar slides. Make it make sense.
Maybe bessent could advise trump to take a deep breath...
Maybe bessent could advise trump to take a deep breath...
US president Donald Trump has threatened “big retaliation” if European countries respond to Greenland and tariff-threaths by selling US assets.
Trump threatens retaliation at Davos if EU dumps US assets
US president Donald Trump has threatened “big retaliation” if European countries respond to Greenland and tariff-threaths by selling US assets.
euobserver.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Trump wants Europeans to import more from the US, wants to decrease interest rates AND wants Europeans to hold US assets (lend to US)...all while the dollar slides. Make it make sense.
Maybe bessent could advise trump to take a deep breath...
Maybe bessent could advise trump to take a deep breath...
What is it with Bild Zeitung and its periodically recurring obsession to urge other countries to sell their territories to appease bullies?
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
What is it with Bild Zeitung and its periodically recurring obsession to urge other countries to sell their territories to appease bullies?
Could be a segment from the daily show, laughter from audience setting in at any moment.
Unfortunately it's not
Unfortunately it's not
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent:
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Could be a segment from the daily show, laughter from audience setting in at any moment.
Unfortunately it's not
Unfortunately it's not
Are there already bets on polymarket as to the veracity of these DMs to Trump?
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Are there already bets on polymarket as to the veracity of these DMs to Trump?
Everything but our exports.
January 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Everything but our exports.
Looking at this and the Hungarian response, the common denominator in otherwise totally different regimes is their growth models that are totally dependent on "external enablers".
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Looking at this and the Hungarian response, the common denominator in otherwise totally different regimes is their growth models that are totally dependent on "external enablers".
It gets wilder than that:
- voting in this new "UN-like" organization by majority, subject to approval by chairman (trump)
- the fund will be controlled by Trump
- the fund is meant for rebuilding Gaza, "almost every dollar will go to that end"
Not even hiding the fraud-to-be-committed anymore.
- voting in this new "UN-like" organization by majority, subject to approval by chairman (trump)
- the fund will be controlled by Trump
- the fund is meant for rebuilding Gaza, "almost every dollar will go to that end"
Not even hiding the fraud-to-be-committed anymore.
January 18, 2026 at 8:09 AM
It gets wilder than that:
- voting in this new "UN-like" organization by majority, subject to approval by chairman (trump)
- the fund will be controlled by Trump
- the fund is meant for rebuilding Gaza, "almost every dollar will go to that end"
Not even hiding the fraud-to-be-committed anymore.
- voting in this new "UN-like" organization by majority, subject to approval by chairman (trump)
- the fund will be controlled by Trump
- the fund is meant for rebuilding Gaza, "almost every dollar will go to that end"
Not even hiding the fraud-to-be-committed anymore.
There is something rotten in the States.
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
There is something rotten in the States.
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Why Japan’s fiscal paradox matters
The country is the darling of investors, but that could change
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
VVD and co inadvertently admitting that what makes the "vestigingsklimaat" is not the level of corporate taxes (as they usually do), but ultimately pay (salaries).
VVD-stokpaardje: 'Het minderheidskabinet-in-oprichting voert aan dat de versoepeling van de bonusregels noodzakelijk is om het Nederlandse ‘vestigingsklimaat’ te beschermen.' 😩
De bonuscultuur was een vd oorzaken van de crash van het wereldwijde financiële systeem. www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/d66...
De bonuscultuur was een vd oorzaken van de crash van het wereldwijde financiële systeem. www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/d66...
D66, VVD en CDA willen bonusregels financiële sector versoepelen
Het aanstaande minderheidskabinet heeft de Tweede Kamer dinsdag overvallen met een eerste gezamenlijke beleidsvoorstel: het grotendeels schrappen van het bonusplafond in de financiële sector.
www.volkskrant.nl
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
VVD and co inadvertently admitting that what makes the "vestigingsklimaat" is not the level of corporate taxes (as they usually do), but ultimately pay (salaries).
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Fascinating long read about Tooze by @robertpbaird.com.
(But how the hell has Tooze managed to write another book, given Chartbook and everything else?)
(But how the hell has Tooze managed to write another book, given Chartbook and everything else?)
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enter...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Fascinating long read about Tooze by @robertpbaird.com.
(But how the hell has Tooze managed to write another book, given Chartbook and everything else?)
(But how the hell has Tooze managed to write another book, given Chartbook and everything else?)
Will certainly lead to an expansion of the private security sector: ex-ICE will create environment that will increase demand for private security, ultimately hiring ex-ICE.
It’s worth considering that an overnight dismantling of ICE in 2029 would release into the wild a whole herd of specialists in violence with scant other marketable skills.
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Will certainly lead to an expansion of the private security sector: ex-ICE will create environment that will increase demand for private security, ultimately hiring ex-ICE.