Bertrand Ménard
@bertrandmenard.bsky.social
Économie, finances, politique, Amérique latine , laïcité ("agnosticité/athéisme")
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@jessefelder.bsky.social
I'm asking myself..what was the average "American-to-be" thinking 250 years ago ... ?
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@jessefelder.bsky.social
I'm asking myself..what was the average "American-to-be" thinking 250 years ago ... ?
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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@jessefelder.bsky.social
I'm asking myself..what was the average "American-to-be" thinking 250 years ago ... ?
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
@jessefelder.bsky.social
I'm asking myself..what was the average "American-to-be" thinking 250 years ago ... ?
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🤔🤔 2 questions ...
How does one make a "stockpile" of 0s and 1s...?
Why didn't they think of using "crypten age"...instead of golden ?
😉😉
How does one make a "stockpile" of 0s and 1s...?
Why didn't they think of using "crypten age"...instead of golden ?
😉😉
March 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
🤔🤔 2 questions ...
How does one make a "stockpile" of 0s and 1s...?
Why didn't they think of using "crypten age"...instead of golden ?
😉😉
How does one make a "stockpile" of 0s and 1s...?
Why didn't they think of using "crypten age"...instead of golden ?
😉😉
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‘Americans are unhappy with the economy. It’s no mystery why. Relentless inflation overwhelms good economic news.’ www.marketwatch.com/story/americ...
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
‘Americans are unhappy with the economy. It’s no mystery why. Relentless inflation overwhelms good economic news.’ www.marketwatch.com/story/americ...
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When you literally underperform Fartcoin. 💩
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
When you literally underperform Fartcoin. 💩
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It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
Have that translated prof !
It's the Quebec provincial federation of chamber of commerce passing (at least trying to) a (more) intelligent approach of the actual tariffs situation ...
(Something Reagan would have listened to...😉)
Have that translated prof !
It's the Quebec provincial federation of chamber of commerce passing (at least trying to) a (more) intelligent approach of the actual tariffs situation ...
(Something Reagan would have listened to...😉)
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
Have that translated prof !
It's the Quebec provincial federation of chamber of commerce passing (at least trying to) a (more) intelligent approach of the actual tariffs situation ...
(Something Reagan would have listened to...😉)
Have that translated prof !
It's the Quebec provincial federation of chamber of commerce passing (at least trying to) a (more) intelligent approach of the actual tariffs situation ...
(Something Reagan would have listened to...😉)
Reposted by Bertrand Ménard
Policy evaluation 101: Set the baseline.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Policy evaluation 101: Set the baseline.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
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‘Talking to contacts in the Kansas City Fed’s district, I hear widespread concern over continued cost increases and inflation. I view inflation expectations not as an input into Fed’s decisions, but as the outcome of the policy decisions that the Fed makes.’ www.kansascityfed.org/speeches/dis...
Dissent Statement by Jeff Schmid
The following statement is from Jeff Schmid, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, regarding his vote at the Federal Open Market Committee’s October 28-29, 2025, meeting.
www.kansascityfed.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
‘Talking to contacts in the Kansas City Fed’s district, I hear widespread concern over continued cost increases and inflation. I view inflation expectations not as an input into Fed’s decisions, but as the outcome of the policy decisions that the Fed makes.’ www.kansascityfed.org/speeches/dis...
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
😉 Indice de réponse quand on demande de prévoir les prochaines décisions de la FED... 😉
😉 Indice de réponse quand on demande de prévoir les prochaines décisions de la FED... 😉
‘PCE inflation exceeded the 2% target in each of the past four years. It’s on track to do so again this year. The FOMC’s inflation target is a serious commitment. Our obligation to the public is to deliver on this commitment.‘ www.dallasfed.org/news/speeche...
Ample liquidity for a safe and efficient banking system
President Logan discussed the stance of monetary policy and how the Fed's balance sheet fosters a safe and efficient liquidity environment for the U.S. banking system.
www.dallasfed.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
😉 Indice de réponse quand on demande de prévoir les prochaines décisions de la FED... 😉
😉 Indice de réponse quand on demande de prévoir les prochaines décisions de la FED... 😉
“If the markets end up investing hundreds of billions of debt in rapidly depreciating assets that may not have sufficient returns, the risk could become systemic.” www.ft.com/content/82f6...
Credit market hit with $200bn ‘flood’ of AI-related issuance
Jumbo debt sales to fund huge artificial intelligence capex threaten to store up new risks for investors
www.ft.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Nearly two years ago, the company that owns Trump's Truth Social sued the Guardian, Forbes, Reuters and more than a dozen other news orgs for defamation, over supposedly misrepresenting their financials.
Yesterday, Trump's company dropped their case altogether
Yesterday, Trump's company dropped their case altogether
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
October 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
😉😉 Comment est-ce que sa gang de bozos purs et durs vont "réagir" ? Et aussi Kennedy Jr ....? 😉😊😄
😉😉 Comment est-ce que sa gang de bozos purs et durs vont "réagir" ? Et aussi Kennedy Jr ....? 😉😊😄
October 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
😉😉 Comment est-ce que sa gang de bozos purs et durs vont "réagir" ? Et aussi Kennedy Jr ....? 😉😊😄
😉😉 Comment est-ce que sa gang de bozos purs et durs vont "réagir" ? Et aussi Kennedy Jr ....? 😉😊😄
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I should have been clearer: Both sides (implicitly) agree not to write down any deal. They understand Trump will fill the silence with outlandish claims, delivering him a political win. And our trading partners are obliged to deliver nothing, giving them the economic win.
I was just in Japan for two weeks, and learned a lot from talking Japanese policy wonks about the "strategic ambiguity" at the heart of the US-Japan trade deal, and what this reveals is -- and isn't -- in a number of the President's "deals."
August 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
A study about the softwood lumber tarrifs history by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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August 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A study about the softwood lumber tarrifs history by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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www.iedm.org/wp-content/u...
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@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
1/2
Looks like american will pay 15% on every imports from now on .... up to the next election.
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1/2
Looks like american will pay 15% on every imports from now on .... up to the next election.
July 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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1/2
Looks like american will pay 15% on every imports from now on .... up to the next election.
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
1/2
Looks like american will pay 15% on every imports from now on .... up to the next election.
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@jessefelder.bsky.social
Looks like Japan isn't the latest greatest deal anymore ...
Then who's next ?
This size ? ... remains only India, Russia or China...😉
@jessefelder.bsky.social
Looks like Japan isn't the latest greatest deal anymore ...
Then who's next ?
This size ? ... remains only India, Russia or China...😉
July 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
@jessefelder.bsky.social
Looks like Japan isn't the latest greatest deal anymore ...
Then who's next ?
This size ? ... remains only India, Russia or China...😉
@jessefelder.bsky.social
Looks like Japan isn't the latest greatest deal anymore ...
Then who's next ?
This size ? ... remains only India, Russia or China...😉
‘The costs for core goods excluding autos rose at their fastest monthly pace in three years, according to UBS. Barring a recession or pullback in tariffs, analysts at the bank project that overall inflation won’t slow to April’s 2.3% rate between now and the end of 2027.’ www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy
New data reflect that the president’s tariff and immigration policies are boosting inflation and weighing on jobs
www.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“.. Leader of the free world — of the ENTIRE world, effectively ..”
[the “world” couldn’t be reached for comment]
[the “world” couldn’t be reached for comment]
Scenes from a personality cult
July 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
‘Nvidia insiders have sold more than $1bn of the company’s stock over the past 12 months - with more than $500mn of the share sales taking place this month - as they cash in on investors’ enthusiasm for AI.’ www.ft.com/content/36f3...
Nvidia insiders cash out $1bn worth of shares
Chief executive Jensen Huang leads wave of insider selling as AI demand boosts stock to record high
www.ft.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Printing up my "I waited 90 days and all I got was this crumby letter" t-shirts in anticipation of Taco Tuesday.
July 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
Et pendant ce temps, le "prix" de la bourse bat des records... mais le momentum ? Et les insiders ? 🤔
Et pendant ce temps, le "prix" de la bourse bat des records... mais le momentum ? Et les insiders ? 🤔
Of all the times in our history, why blow out the budget deficit now?
July 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
Et pendant ce temps, le "prix" de la bourse bat des records... mais le momentum ? Et les insiders ? 🤔
Et pendant ce temps, le "prix" de la bourse bat des records... mais le momentum ? Et les insiders ? 🤔
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@geraldfillion.bsky.social
Silly. Dangerous.
Ça résume aussi le monsieur...
@geraldfillion.bsky.social
Silly. Dangerous.
Ça résume aussi le monsieur...
Trump is calling for the Fed to cut rates to a level that no economist on earth thinks is defensible. At one level, it's silly. At another, it's dangerous.
July 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@francisgosselin.bsky.social
@geraldfillion.bsky.social
Silly. Dangerous.
Ça résume aussi le monsieur...
@geraldfillion.bsky.social
Silly. Dangerous.
Ça résume aussi le monsieur...