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Specifically on #Spain:

They are being upgraded, partly because Spanish economy is very strong. Partly due to strong export on services, and immigration.

Expected slowing of growth in 2026 despite continued growth in 2025. #IMF
April 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trading tensions impact on low income countries.

Small countries that have low impact as a group, outside of emerging markets.

Downgrade of 0.4 is similar to aggregate levels of 0.5.

Lot of differences across countries, especially in subsaharan Africa.
April 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Hoe destabilising is the attack from the White House on the federal reserve?

Tarrifs are going to increase price pressure. Service price inflation have been quite strong.

Coming from a period on strong inflation. Critical thing is inflation is quite anchored and brought back to their targets.
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We've seen oil prices declining since last IMF meeting.

Weakening of global activity has impacted by weaker demand.

Commodities pricing have been impacted by the lower pricing.
April 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
IMF is revising their growth on China down, but doesn't reflect the Q1 2025 data.
April 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Onto Africa.

What is the recommendation for how to deal with tariffs, monetary policy and currency exchange for Africa?
April 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Impact of tariffs in latin America. Questions on Mexico, Argentina and Brazil etc.

What will be the impacts of the 10% tariff and when will that start to be seen?
April 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
UK growth forecast questions start.

Why does the UK have the highest inflation in the G7?
Is it possible Trump is a genius and he knows something the IMF doesn't?
April 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
IMF is downgrading emerging market economies because they are plugged into the global supply chain. Due to the increased uncertainty, they are more affected by the uncertainty and volatility.
April 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
IMF doesn't think the tariffs will lead to recession due to the strength of the economy in the US. The economy is slowing down, but expects growth.

"we see the possibility of recession at around 40% from 25%"
April 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Innovation has coalesced into platform control in the west.
April 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are think tanks just PR firms for the political class?
April 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Really disappointed that this segment has been cut. Regardless of the “online pressure” these segments have real world implementations for the election and a fact checking segment allows viewers to see thru the spin from the campaign from all sides.

The fourth estate shouldn’t bow to trolls.
NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives

An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
pressprogress.ca
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Grecanadapanamaland
April 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
the Le Pen conviction is wild.
March 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If it doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense.
Worth a listen to better understand Carney’s take on economy, markets, and societal responsibilities.

Also just super interesting.

youtu.be/uvw-aC0KLD4?...
The Reith Lectures - Mark Carney Episode 1 of 4: From Moral to Market Sentiments
YouTube video by llewrek
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Reposted
I can’t emphasize enough that cynicism is a dictator’s best friend. Stay outraged. Believe in and work for democracy.
March 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The three greatest lies in finance:

This time it’s different.
The market is always right.
Markets are moral.
Worth a listen to better understand Carney’s take on economy, markets, and societal responsibilities.

Also just super interesting.

youtu.be/uvw-aC0KLD4?...
The Reith Lectures - Mark Carney Episode 1 of 4: From Moral to Market Sentiments
YouTube video by llewrek
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
“It’s not necessarily right to take issues of wellbeing and put a market price on them in order to make a judgement of value”.

Speaking of what goes into GDP and other measures.
Worth a listen to better understand Carney’s take on economy, markets, and societal responsibilities.

Also just super interesting.

youtu.be/uvw-aC0KLD4?...
The Reith Lectures - Mark Carney Episode 1 of 4: From Moral to Market Sentiments
YouTube video by llewrek
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“It’d easier to be a central banker than a politician in a democracy… but it wasn’t that easy”.
Worth a listen to better understand Carney’s take on economy, markets, and societal responsibilities.

Also just super interesting.

youtu.be/uvw-aC0KLD4?...
The Reith Lectures - Mark Carney Episode 1 of 4: From Moral to Market Sentiments
YouTube video by llewrek
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
One of my takeaways from lecture 1

Values are choices. Choices that society makes which are reflected in government, regulation, and markets.

What we value as a society are either not by the market or not accepted.

Example: teachers and nurses over care home and childcare workers.
Worth a listen to better understand Carney’s take on economy, markets, and societal responsibilities.

Also just super interesting.

youtu.be/uvw-aC0KLD4?...
The Reith Lectures - Mark Carney Episode 1 of 4: From Moral to Market Sentiments
YouTube video by llewrek
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Worth a listen to better understand Carney’s take on economy, markets, and societal responsibilities.

Also just super interesting.

youtu.be/uvw-aC0KLD4?...
The Reith Lectures - Mark Carney Episode 1 of 4: From Moral to Market Sentiments
YouTube video by llewrek
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"Societies fall apart when inequality is too severe.

Civilisation begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos".

Wealth and income inequality are, and historically have been, the impetus for political change across the western world.

If people are wondering why so many people
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Permission marketing is the active listening of the marketing world.

I’m reading Spin by Clive Veroni and it struck me, when detailing the chapter on new labours rise in the 90s in the UK that a lot of what was spoken about was the same languages used to describe active listening.
March 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The fact that social companies like Facebook and Twitter have gotten rid of their ethics teams over the past couple of years made me think

“Whatever happened to Cambridge analytica”.

I guess now we know.
March 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM