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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.

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 14h
Theory of Moral Sentiments is better 😃

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 22h
Atletico’s style could you use some more of the boldness that characterises private credit lending.
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · 23h
*APOLLO BUYS 55% OF ATLETICO MADRID, EXPANSION SAYS

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 23h
*APOLLO BUYS 55% OF ATLETICO MADRID, EXPANSION SAYS

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 1d
Basel evening, on my way to a dinner of the monetary minds with Borio, Disyatat and Mehrling

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 2d
Non-bank lenders may be fair-weather friends - @haonanzhou.bsky.social column here on research here with @aldasoro.bsky.social and Sebastian Doerr of the BIS showing non-banks pull back more sharply after a crisis than banks www.ft.com/content/d4da...
Non-bank lenders may be fair-weather friends
Research shows they don’t just retreat in a crisis — they run for the exit
www.ft.com

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 2d
A lesson in the circular flow of income
scottjshapiro.bsky.social Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 2d
The plan: take money from insurers, give it to people, then have people give it back to the insurers.

Reposted by Iñaki Aldasoro

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 2d
The plan: take money from insurers, give it to people, then have people give it back to the insurers.

Reposted by Benjamin Braun

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 3d
on.ft.com/49dRS9z Non-bank lenders may be fair-weather friends

Check out this piece @financialtimes.com where we discuss our recent research on nonbank lending during crises
Non-bank lenders may be fair-weather friends
Research shows they don’t just retreat in a crisis — they run for the exit
on.ft.com

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 3d
Just US
More details:

www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/...

www.bis.org/publ/work125...
Under pressure: market conditions and stress
Newly developed daily market conditions indicators for three key segments ; foreign exchange, US money and Treasury markets ; capture known episodes of market stress over the past two decades. The new...
www.bis.org

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
Data as of 4 November shows a break in the upward move of the money market MCI, which coincided with the announcement of the end of QT. In other words, money market conditions are not as tight post announcement

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
Correction: blockchain will do this.
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4d
*MUSK: OPTIMUS WILL ELIMINATE POVERTY

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
A world of possibilities out there, the future is yours to make
stefwalter.bsky.social Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 4d
Quite a graph in the FT…

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4d
*MUSK: OPTIMUS WILL ELIMINATE POVERTY

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
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ivanthek.bsky.social Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 4d
SANDWICH GUY FOUND NOT GUILTY.

EVIDENCE WAS SUB PAR.

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 4d
Quite a graph in the FT…

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
If it’s inert, you’ll lose your shirt

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
If it’s edible, the law is not credible

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
My ”AI investments need a government backstop t-shirt” is raising a lot of questions that I feel are already answered by my t-shirt
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4d
OpenAI CEO Altman: We don't have government guarantees for OpenAI datacenters.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 4d
SANDWICH GUY FOUND NOT GUILTY.

EVIDENCE WAS SUB PAR.

Reposted by Iñaki Aldasoro

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4d
OpenAI CEO Altman: We don't have government guarantees for OpenAI datacenters.

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
Very good article

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 4d
This is @smtuffy.bsky.social bait

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Todd H. Baker @tbakerbroadmoor.bsky.social · 4d
I have def noticed this…

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
www.bloomberg.com

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Iñaki Aldasoro

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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 4d
Monumental hubris, every detail is jaw dropping.

ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 5d
Offshore dollar memes are the best memes: an update

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 5d
Fun offshore dollar market updated factoid: in the year to end-June 2025, offshore dollars increased by ~ $1.42 trillion (about $ 91 billion for stablecoin market cap over the same period, for comparison)
aldasoro.bsky.social Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · Sep 3
Fun offshore dollar market fact: in the year to end-March 2025, offshore dollar deposits increased by roughly 11.5 times the increase in total stablecoin market cap over the same period (977 bln versus 85 give or take).
Cc @robinwigglesworth.ft.com @bhgreeley.bsky.social
aldasoro.bsky.social Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · Sep 3
Started/ going

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 5d
The damage is done

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 5d
Sorry, logging in after a while and I see you have covered all the ground here 😃
In any event, this does not look like an awesome sign

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 5d
Perhaps this should also be read in the same spirit

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financialtimes.com Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 5d
FT Exclusive: Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the US in the artificial intelligence race, thanks to lower energy costs and looser regulations.

Read more from his interview with the Financial Times: on.ft.com/4oQbYuP

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Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 5d
They are just parlaying their way to a government backstop. Already now. Wow.