Clem Fon
@clemfon.bsky.social
Professor of Political Economy at UcLouvain
Central banking & infrastructural finance geek. Also EU & French politics, political economy & social sciences at large.
Dr Miette bonus: #recordoftheweek & #tuneoftheweek
Central banking & infrastructural finance geek. Also EU & French politics, political economy & social sciences at large.
Dr Miette bonus: #recordoftheweek & #tuneoftheweek
Le groenland, l'ingérence directe et se retrouver personnellement dans la cible de l'extreme droite américaine et sous sanctions financières ont malheureusement du aider. Mais on aurait aimé cette clarté politique plus tôt, cela aurait aidé à ne pas se retrouver dans la situation actuelle.
January 22, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Le groenland, l'ingérence directe et se retrouver personnellement dans la cible de l'extreme droite américaine et sous sanctions financières ont malheureusement du aider. Mais on aurait aimé cette clarté politique plus tôt, cela aurait aidé à ne pas se retrouver dans la situation actuelle.
Comparing belgium, lux and Ireland with France and Germany in this chart partly answers the question
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Comparing belgium, lux and Ireland with France and Germany in this chart partly answers the question
But dumping Treasuries in a volume large enough to be meaningful looks almost impossible. we can still start to divest financial flows but impact more likely on middle long term bsky.app/profile/clem...
If the EU didnt manage to seize Russian assets frozen within Euroclear accounts, can it overcome coordination (and other) problems to sell 12,6 trillions of dollars of US assets owned by a myriad of private financial operators? Answer is no. Never too late to start though www.ft.com/content/beea...
Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?
NIIPing an outlandish idea in the bud
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
But dumping Treasuries in a volume large enough to be meaningful looks almost impossible. we can still start to divest financial flows but impact more likely on middle long term bsky.app/profile/clem...
Reposted by Clem Fon
Let's start by, at least, bending the curve and stopping to fuel the AI chatbot hype/foolishness (graphs courtesy of excellent @danielagabor.bsky.social report) www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Let's start by, at least, bending the curve and stopping to fuel the AI chatbot hype/foolishness (graphs courtesy of excellent @danielagabor.bsky.social report) www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
Let's start by, at least, bending the curve and stopping to fuel the AI chatbot hype/foolishness (graphs courtesy of excellent @danielagabor.bsky.social report) www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Let's start by, at least, bending the curve and stopping to fuel the AI chatbot hype/foolishness (graphs courtesy of excellent @danielagabor.bsky.social report) www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
Reposted by Clem Fon
Ensuite est ce que l'indépendance des bc a ete instaurée comme garde fous contre des Trump like ou contre les demandes sociales ? Les marchés reconnaissent trop bien leur (extrême) droite de leur gauche.
January 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Ensuite est ce que l'indépendance des bc a ete instaurée comme garde fous contre des Trump like ou contre les demandes sociales ? Les marchés reconnaissent trop bien leur (extrême) droite de leur gauche.
No you're right, there was a (very) brief moment (2008-2012) where anti capitalism critcism was having some electroal traction but from 2015 onwards the post crisis far right narrative steamrolled the left one.
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
No you're right, there was a (very) brief moment (2008-2012) where anti capitalism critcism was having some electroal traction but from 2015 onwards the post crisis far right narrative steamrolled the left one.
let's not forget fossil fuel lobbying also.
In any case, the narratives "we were asleep at the whell" are not enough, expalining factors are much more problematic.
In any case, the narratives "we were asleep at the whell" are not enough, expalining factors are much more problematic.
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
let's not forget fossil fuel lobbying also.
In any case, the narratives "we were asleep at the whell" are not enough, expalining factors are much more problematic.
In any case, the narratives "we were asleep at the whell" are not enough, expalining factors are much more problematic.
Whereas his energy and rebounding activity is not so much a surpris, who would have bet that his recent off the roof shooting accuracy would allow the lama guy to carry the team on his shoulders lately? Go KJ, go!
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Whereas his energy and rebounding activity is not so much a surpris, who would have bet that his recent off the roof shooting accuracy would allow the lama guy to carry the team on his shoulders lately? Go KJ, go!
HB struggles recently, contrasting with his reputation of predictability and stability. His forced 3rd 3 pointer in the first quarter looked like an attempt to gove himself an electroshock but that did not work neither. Any take on his case?
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
HB struggles recently, contrasting with his reputation of predictability and stability. His forced 3rd 3 pointer in the first quarter looked like an attempt to gove himself an electroshock but that did not work neither. Any take on his case?
Mais bon plus les années passent plus les groupes ont tendance a imploser (les etudiant.e.s arrivent de moins en moins a travailler ensemble), je rapetisse les groupes, rend les tâches plus simples (de la scènette théâtrale au podcast) mais ca rale de + en+ la dessus
December 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Mais bon plus les années passent plus les groupes ont tendance a imploser (les etudiant.e.s arrivent de moins en moins a travailler ensemble), je rapetisse les groupes, rend les tâches plus simples (de la scènette théâtrale au podcast) mais ca rale de + en+ la dessus