Iñaki Aldasoro
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Iñaki Aldasoro
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Principal Economist at the Bank for International Settlements. Views are my own, so is the silly sense of humor.

Economics 86%
Business 6%

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A landmark crypto bill collapsed this week after months of protracted negotiations. It marked a spectacular choke by an industry that had just recently begun reveling in its new lobbying clout, with President Trump in its corner.
Crypto Blew Its Big Moment—and the Blame Game Has Begun
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was at the center of a protracted fight over the role of digital assets in mainstream finance.
on.wsj.com

Yes indeed. We are drawing on that.

Indeed have the same experience. Parents are invariably the most meaningful hurdle towards phone-free school trips, and grudgingly accept (so far) the strict mandate to have phone away and muted during the school day.

Partly yes, but whether that is “natural” I don’t know hehe

I guess when you say “the Fed” you mean “the FED”, right?

ICYMI, the demand side of private credit
The growth of private credit has often been attributed to tighter banking regulation and low policy rates. Such things certainly played a role early on, but they are difficult to reconcile with the rapid growth in private credit since 2020, when rates went up and regulation, if anything, loosened

Great stuff from @tobyn.bsky.social with amazing visualizations!
Some stuff coming out soon on this (not by me, but others), stay tuned!

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Joining the dots between big AI
In the loop?
www.ft.com

Those are the worst.

This may be it.
Grammatically, it’s Treasurys. But that just looks stupid, so let’s all agree to write Treasuries.
Damn. @tobyn.bsky.social has produced the most detailed map of Big AI’s incestuous relationships I’ve seen so far. And it’s interactive! www.ft.com/content/8475...