Jeff Powell
@powelljr.bsky.social
Associate Professor in economics, University of Greenwich; political economist, fascinated by all things finance & development; he/him
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Central Bank Independence and the Role of the Dollar
The attack on the Fed's chairman, Jerome Powell, has correctly led to a rebuke of Donald Trump's behavior. That does not mean that the notio...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar’s dominance - www.ft.com/content/0933... via @FT
Termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar’s dominance
Chomp chomp chomp
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January 29, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar’s dominance - www.ft.com/content/0933... via @FT
Add this to the charge sheet against Osborne-Tory austerity in the wake of the GFC; not only did they spurn low borrowing costs, but missed benefits of higher fiscal multipliers. UK's poorest still paying the price for his incompetence. @jomichell.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The fiscal multiplier in presence of unconventional monetary policy: Evidence for 17 OECD countries
Following the exhaustion of conventional interest-rate tools during the 2008 financial crisis, central banks relied on unconventional monetary policy,…
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January 27, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Add this to the charge sheet against Osborne-Tory austerity in the wake of the GFC; not only did they spurn low borrowing costs, but missed benefits of higher fiscal multipliers. UK's poorest still paying the price for his incompetence. @jomichell.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal? - www.ft.com/content/277a... via @FT
Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal?
Graduates are in uproar about Budget changes to loan repayment terms, and they have a point
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January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets? - www.ft.com/content/beea... via @FT
Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?
NIIPing an outlandish idea in the bud
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January 21, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets? - www.ft.com/content/beea... via @FT
Reposted by Jeff Powell
We hear it all the time:
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
We hear it all the time:
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
"...the Montreal version is a superior standalone product." I don't often agree with the Economist, but they've nailed it here. www.economist.com/culture/2026...
How bagels conquered the world
Despite rampant “carbphobia”, the circular bread is on a roll
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January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"...the Montreal version is a superior standalone product." I don't often agree with the Economist, but they've nailed it here. www.economist.com/culture/2026...
Claudette Colvin’s life should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops | Gary Younge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Claudette Colvin’s life should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops | Gary Younge
Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge
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January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Claudette Colvin’s life should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops | Gary Younge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rise in top grades at English universities sparks alarm - www.ft.com/content/6935... via @FT
Rise in top grades at English universities sparks alarm
Office for Students says almost two-thirds more first-class degrees were awarded than can be explained
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January 16, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Rise in top grades at English universities sparks alarm - www.ft.com/content/6935... via @FT
Whose fault is fiscal dominance? - www.ft.com/content/25d3... via @FT
Whose fault is fiscal dominance?
Monetisation and its discontents
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January 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Whose fault is fiscal dominance? - www.ft.com/content/25d3... via @FT
Repo is even bigger than we thought - www.ft.com/content/220d... via @FT
Repo is even bigger than we thought
A taxonomy of the engorged and utterly systemic US repurchase market
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January 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Repo is even bigger than we thought - www.ft.com/content/220d... via @FT
Earth to breach 1.5C warming a decade early, scientists say - www.ft.com/content/e995... via @FT
Earth to breach 1.5C warming a decade early, scientists say
EU’s Copernicus observation service sees temperatures passing Paris goal by 2030
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Earth to breach 1.5C warming a decade early, scientists say - www.ft.com/content/e995... via @FT
Shadow money and shadow banks in Brazil: A case of subordinated derisking, Teles & Reitermeijer journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Shadow money and shadow banks in Brazil: A case of subordinated derisking, Teles & Reitermeijer journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Putting the US AI boom(let) in perspective - www.ft.com/content/918f... via @FT
Putting the US AI boom(let) in perspective
Smaller than you might’ve thought
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January 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish) - www.ft.com/content/8970... via @FT
Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish)
China pivots its digital currency strategy
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January 12, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish) - www.ft.com/content/8970... via @FT