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Julien Coudert
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French fiduciary investment advisor. Economics, politics, science and finance.
Amateur fullstack 💻, fiddler 🎻karateka 🥋 and father 4x🧒
https://kudueconomics.eu/
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Julien Coudert @juliencoudert.bsky.social · Dec 6
Want to know how to better spend your money ?

Here is my advice as a financial advisor's

👇

#finance #money
Financing Happiness – Let’s spend !
Efficient spending is a very important tool of financial success. How can we use it wisely ?
kudueconomics.eu
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
This is absurd.

The red supergiant Betelgeuse is the bright feature in this image.

But that darker blue splotch is a *companion star* that's just been discovered—and it orbits so close to Betelgeuse that it's inside the larger star's outer atmosphere.
July 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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valeriefaudon.bsky.social
Royaume-Uni: l'une des plus grandes grues du monde (baptisée Big Carl) pose
le dôme (diamètre 47m, hauteur 14m, poids 245t) sur le bâtiment du second réacteur EPR de Hinkley Point C. Une étape majeure de franchie!
July 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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spignal.bsky.social
On France and "bankruptcy": if a borrower can finance itself at a rate of interest of 3.4%, just 0.7% above the EU's safe asset, you have to seriously question the notion of "veering towards bankruptcy".

There are many, many other more accurate ways to describe what's going on here.
July 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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aureliedrvn.com
Bonjour. Pour nous adapter, nous avons besoin de la Clim. Elle ne fera pas tout, elle ne doit pas nous empêcher de lutter contre le réchauffement mais elle est indispensable.
July 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
juliencoudert.bsky.social
Encore un thread comme on aime. Sérieux et clair. Merci.
osonscauser.bsky.social Osons causer @osonscauser.bsky.social · Jul 2
Cette semaine, on a eu droit à un classique des canicules estivales : les centrales nucléaires vulnérables au changement climatique.

Un thread sourcé pour examiner cette question importante pour l'avenir de notre électricité.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
60% of Americans earn less than a living wage

People are using buy now, pay later apps to go into debt to buy groceries

GoFundMe has 250k pages dedicated to medical bills and 40k for tuition

Trump & Republicans: Let’s give $4.5 trillion more in tax breaks to the rich! 🤑
June 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
We’re #1!!!
June 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
juliencoudert.bsky.social
Oui faites attention.

Après, je trouve cette carte grossierement trompeuse. Elle est clairement faite pour laisser entendre qu'il va faire 40 à Bordeaux.

Ce n'est pas vrai. C'est le record en juin. Ce sera 35 ou 36 (comme les couleurs l'indiquent).

Un peu de rigueur.
orynick.fr Orynick @orynick.fr · Jun 21
Restez au frais, buvez de l'eau !
nicolasberrod.bsky.social Nicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod.bsky.social · Jun 21
🥵 Pic de #chaleur ce samedi, plus de 36 °C généralisés sur une large partie du pays et jusqu'à 40 °C localement.

🌬️ Rafraîchissement progressif à partir de ce soir (on perdra souvent une dizaine de degrés entre aujourd'hui et lundi après-midi).

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June 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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cedricmas.bsky.social
Cette nuit et ce matin, l’Iran semble avoir intensifié ses frappes sur Israël en alternant drones (lents et faciles à intercepter pour le Iron Dome) et missiles balistiques plus compliqués à intercepter.
Le bilan humain risque de s’alourdir…
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June 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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alexselbyb.bsky.social
We have a "never use yellow if you can help it" rule for our charts. We couldn't help it on this one
www.economist.com/united-state...
Chart from The Economist showing the contribution to California's energy supply of natural gas, wind, hydro, batteries, nuclear and solar. There's a huge jump in solar from around 8am to 6pm
May 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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ourworldindata.org
China is moving much faster on electric cars than the EU or the United States
A line graph illustrates the share of new cars sold that are electric in three regions: China, the European Union, and the United States from 2020 to 2023. The vertical axis indicates the percentage of electric cars, ranging from 0% to 40%, with marked points at 2%, 6%, 10%, and 22%. In 2020, China starts at 2%, showing a steady upward trend, culminating at 38% in 2023. The European Union begins similarly at 6%, increasing to 22% by 2023. The United States, starting at 2%, progresses to 10% over the same period, showing the slowest growth among the three. The graph highlights China's significant lead over both the EU and the US in the adoption of electric cars. Data source is the International Energy Agency, specifically from the Global EV Outlook 2024 report. A note indicates that in China and the EU, two-thirds of these cars are fully electric, while in the US, 80% are.
May 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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financialtimes.com
US allies are bewildered at what the Trump administration is trying to achieve with its trade agenda — and even more concerned at what the ongoing uncertainty is doing to their own economies. Here’s how the US trade war is infecting the global economy: www.ft.com/content/14c3...
A chart with the title: 'US outlook takes a hit as IMF downgrades global growth forecasts'.
April 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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philmop.bsky.social
Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour ce monde où les gens vivent dans des univers parallèles selon leur affiliation politique. Source : John Authers. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
April 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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ourworldindata.org
Recent surges in house prices have affected many — but not all — countries in the European Union
A chart titled "There is no universal trend in housing prices in European countries" presents price changes of residential properties purchased by households in the 12 most populous European Union countries. It displays a grid layout. In the top row from left to right: - **Portugal** shows a steep increase of +50% from 2010 to 2023. - **Czechia** indicates a +44% rise. - **Sweden** reflects a +36% increase. In the second row: - **Germany** has a +33% change. - **Netherlands** exhibits a +17% increase. - **Poland** shows a +11% rise. In the third row: - **Belgium** and **France** both have a modest increase of +6%. - **Greece** shows a decrease of -9%. In the fourth row: - **Spain** indicates a decline of -13%. - **Romania** has a notable decrease of -27%. - **Italy** shows a -28% drop. The chart indicates that data has been adjusted for inflation and cites Eurostat as the data source for 2025. A note at the bottom reminds viewers about the inflation adjustment.
April 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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financialtimes.com
The Chinese goods Americans most rely on, from microwaves to Barbies

https://www.ft.com/content/ec96e2ed-5dd6-4c6b-92a0-1b77bf517b36
The Chinese goods Americans most rely on, from microwaves to Barbies
Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit millions of video game consoles, electric fans and toys shipped to the US from China
www.ft.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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archiehall.bsky.social
Britain has the among the highest share of economic elites born abroad. And, contrary to stereotypes about London, the the lowest share born in the main city.
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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ivanthek.bsky.social
Per CNBC: White House is now saying EU will not be punished for their retaliation because it hadn't gone into effect yet. So they only get the 10% baseline tariff.

That excuse just tells you in black and white how much they've contorted themselves in order to back the fuck off this poor strategy.
April 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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ritholtz.bsky.social
"As an indication of the mad-king dynamic at play, the new plan imposes a 20 percent tariff on the European Union in retaliation against the bloc’s value-added tax system—even though the VAT applies equally to imports and domestic goods and is therefore not a trade barrier at all.”
-Jonathan Chait
April 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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gregdt.bsky.social
Many countries are starting to see their oil demand be affected by the deployment of EVs. Below is the example of Norway where 96% of new cars sold are electric/hybrid. China oil demand seems to plateau too.
This is how transitions start...

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
March 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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ourworldindata.org
European countries use far less antibiotics in livestock than they used to
This chart illustrates the percentage reduction in antimicrobial sales (tonnes of active ingredients) used for livestock in selected European countries between 2010 and 2022. The Netherlands achieved the largest reduction (-76%), followed by France (-75%), Italy (-70%), the United Kingdom (-60%), Spain (-43%), and Denmark (-32%). Data source: European Medicines Agency (2023). Note: Only a subset of European countries is highlighted for example purposes.
March 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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philmop.bsky.social
Alors, 2024 fut-elle l'année du grrrand retour de la gestion active en Europe ?

Encore raté si l'on en croit les résultats de SPIVA à fin 2024. Sur 3, 5 et 10 ans, c'est encore et toujours la même débâcle collective 👉 www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/doc...
March 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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ourworldindata.org
Global cereal production has grown much faster than population in the last half-century
This line chart shows the growth of global cereal production, yield, population, and land use for cereal production from 1961 to 2023, indexed to 1961. Cereal production increased by 250%, surpassing population growth, which rose by 164%. Cereal yield grew significantly, while land use for cereal production remained nearly constant. The chart highlights that higher yields, not expanded land use, drove most of the production increase. Data sources: UN FAO (2023), UN WPP (2024).
March 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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mattsteinglass.bsky.social
A black day for European strategic autonomy and for the green economy. on.ft.com/43D3pMy
Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Collapse of vehicle battery maker deals major blow to Europe’s bid to rival China
on.ft.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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spignal.bsky.social
This was my column on Why Canada should join the EU, from the start of the year.
Polling now shows nearly half of Canadians are in favour.

While I think Canada *actually* becoming a member is still far-fetched, the two sides could aim for a much closer alliance.

www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Why Canada should join the EU
Europe needs space and resources, Canada needs people. Let’s deal
www.economist.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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tomsasse.bsky.social
"in 2023 found that gas sets the price of electricity 98% of the time in Britain, compared with a European average of 58%" --good summary of why electricity is so expensive in Britain and the problems that causes @economist.com
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
March 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM