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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · 1d

Menem's sideburns were fabulous too. Didn't save Argentina from yet another crisis

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 2d

My Trade Secrets today. Trump has annoyed farmers by provoking China to block their exports while bailing out Argentina, home of their rivals.

Are the farmers right to feel betrayed? Is a pitchfork rebellion against his tariffs coming? Will farm country turn against Trump?

Answers: no, no and no.

Don’t expect a farmers’ revolt to moderate Trump’s tariff campaign

[FREE TO READ] US agricultural exporters could see the trade war coming — and voted for him anyway

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

As it did in 2018, the White House plans to dole out relief funds to struggling U.S. farmers who have lost their biggest customer, China, because of steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

As it did in 2018, the White House plans to dole out relief funds to struggling U.S. farmers who have lost their biggest customer.

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · 1d

Normal election? Democratic president? That takes a lot a of imagining

Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Federal Reserve’s Christopher Waller says he could back jumbo rate cut if US economy weakens sharply

Central bank governor says August jobs report will be pivotal in setting direction of monetary policy

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 29

So is the US economy "phenomenal" (Trump) and weak hiring data for July were "rigged" or is the labor market about to fall off a cliff and the US is in need of a massive rate cut?https://www.ft.com/content/d8953f37-2bb1-4272-a24e-dbf0a02ee4f0

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fact check: absolutely true.

The Economist @economist.com · Aug 28

Brazil offers a lesson in democracy to an America that is becoming more corrupt, protectionist and authoritarian econ.st/4peBqLR

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 28

Clearly wanted to have a world expert on the matter

Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 28

Let them eat Wisconsin cheese. www.ft.com/content/cf57...

Italy balks at US double cheese tariff

Rome complains about some of its Parmesan exports being hit with a 30% rate

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 28

Welcome to Pyongyang

Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 22

It was not so long ago that central bankers were "the only game in town"

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 22

The twilight of the central banking elite on.ft.com/4mPdWuu

The twilight of the central banking elite

After several decades in which economic technocrats enjoyed a large degree of autonomy, they are under intense pressure from the Trump administration

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · Aug 22

Details and FAQ on new Fed framework www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...

Q&As

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

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nevratutuncu 🫐 @nevrasland.bsky.social · Aug 14

shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/Great opportunity to work with Daron Acemoglu David Autor, for a Predoctoral position, MIT
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Want to work with us? We're hiring for Predoctoral Researcher positions to work with @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor, and @baselinescene.

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Claudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social · Aug 1

Firing the BLS Commissioner because you don't like the data is a dark day.

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Aug 1

Echoes of the Kirchners. What next? Default?

Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Aug 1

The speed with which the US is going full Peronist is nothing short of breathtaking.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 1

Breaking News: President Trump moved to fire the official in charge of jobs data, claiming, without evidence, that labor numbers were being “manipulated.”

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 1

Trump orders firing of BLS commissioner after dismal employment report reut.rs/3HcwBRT

Trump orders firing of BLS commissioner after dismal employment report

U.S President Donald Trump on Friday ordered that the commissioner of the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer be fired after data showed weaker than expected employment growth in July and massive downward revisions to the prior two months' job counts.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 11

Dollar keeps losing market share but euro is no winner either: ECB study reut.rs/3HD6bsw

Dollar keeps losing market share but euro is no winner either: ECB study

The dollar continued to lose market share last year as the world's dominant currency but mostly smaller rivals and gold benefited rather than the euro, which aspires to fill any void left by receding confidence in the greenback, an ECB report showed.

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Jun 10

Europe is often criticized for its overregulation of innovative companies and the lack of capital available to them. However, several success stories show that innovation can be done in Europe, as I write in an article for the IMF magazine, F&D. @pgourinchas.bsky.social bipr.jhu.edu/newsandviews...

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The Bologna Institute for Policy Research

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Jun 7

Has the G-7 outlived its purpose? Fifty years after its first meeting, the group of nations is struggling to realize its political and economic ambitions.

Can the G-7 Survive Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump?

Fifty years after the first gathering of leading industrial nations, the Group of Seven is seeing its political and economic ambitions languish.

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Jun 3

Stifled by overregulation and lack of capital, Europe's innovation scene is actually alive and stirring. "Europe's innovators are waking up", my article for the IMF's Finance & Development magazine, tells quite a few success stories.
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Europe’s Innovators Are Waking Up

The continent’s innovation success stories and renewed sense of purpose defy criticism of overregulation

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Jun 2

A wonderful memory of Stan Fischer being warmly greeted by his disciple and friend Mario Draghi at the @ecb.europa.eu Central Banking Forum in Sintra. Central-bank watcher watching at the back

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Jun 2

Olivier Blanchard and Angel Ubide on the need for Eurobonds. Now, let the "frugals" argue against it.

Jean Pisani-Ferry @pisaniferry.bsky.social · Jun 2

A simple, radical proposal by Olivier #Blanchard and Angel #Unide for creating a large, liquid eurobonds market. This would lift a key obstacle to the emergence of the euro as a major international currency and would help create an alternative to the dollar. www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Now is the time for Eurobonds: A specific proposal

Given the new geopolitical environment, there is wide agreement that Europe needs to achieve strategic autonomy. Autonomy has many dimensions. The most obvious today is military autonomy, building a s...

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Jun 2

"Stan the Man" A giant of economics and policymaking, a wonderful person.

Ugo Panizza @upanizza.bsky.social · Jun 1

How sad, I studied undegrad macro with Dornbusch-Fischer and grad macro with Blanchard-Fischer

Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · Jun 1

RIP Stan Fischer. on.ft.com/3SvxDKL

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · Apr 17

Draft of Trump budget for FY26: Money for the Head Start program, which provides early child care and education for low-income families, would be eliminated. via www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts

HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.

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Alessandro Merli @merlialess.bsky.social · Apr 4

Impeccable timing to discuss spillovers!