Filippos Petroulakis
@filpet4.bsky.social
Economist @BankofGreece, formerly @ecb. Educated
@UMDEcon, @LSEEcon. Views are my own and may not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
@UMDEcon, @LSEEcon. Views are my own and may not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
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“Clear evidence of growth expectations: The steepening German yield curve, rising stock prices, euro appreciation, and stable CDS prices collectively indicate that markets interpret Germany’s fiscal expansion as growth-enhancing rather than a reckless fiscal bet.”
www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
March 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Clear evidence of growth expectations: The steepening German yield curve, rising stock prices, euro appreciation, and stable CDS prices collectively indicate that markets interpret Germany’s fiscal expansion as growth-enhancing rather than a reckless fiscal bet.”
www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
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New @kiel.institute Policy Brief (with @filpet4.bsky.social): How are capital markets reacting to Germany's proposed €500bn infrastructure investment + defense spending boost? Surging Bund yields reflect growth optimism, not default concerns -- in contrast to the UK's 2022 Truss episode.
In Merz We Truss: Financial Market Reaction to Germany’s Fiscal Package | Kiel InstituteMenu
• This study analyzes capital market reactions to Germany’s recent announcement of loosening fiscal restrictions for defense and state-level spending, while establishing a €500 billion infrastructure ...
www.ifw-kiel.de
March 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
New @kiel.institute Policy Brief (with @filpet4.bsky.social): How are capital markets reacting to Germany's proposed €500bn infrastructure investment + defense spending boost? Surging Bund yields reflect growth optimism, not default concerns -- in contrast to the UK's 2022 Truss episode.
She thoughts and prayersed fired veterans.
Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
She thoughts and prayersed fired veterans.
Another star graduate from the School of Ted Cruz
"In less than a month’s time, Rubio has presided over America’s willing abdication as leader of the free world. It’s a shameful legacy that cuts against everything he once proclaimed to stand for."
How Marco Rubio helped bury American soft power
This is why his boss once called him "Liddle Marco."
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Another star graduate from the School of Ted Cruz
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It's not about fentanyl. It was never about fentanyl. Nothing Canada does about fentanyl will solve this.
It's Anschluss.
It's Anschluss.
Trump on what Trudeau could offer him to change his mind on tariffs: "What I'd like to see -- Canada become our 51st state."
February 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's not about fentanyl. It was never about fentanyl. Nothing Canada does about fentanyl will solve this.
It's Anschluss.
It's Anschluss.
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Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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The federal government has intense limits on data sharing in order to protect privacy. Sharing IRS tax data to another part of government *requires an act of Congress.*
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The federal government has intense limits on data sharing in order to protect privacy. Sharing IRS tax data to another part of government *requires an act of Congress.*
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
What constraints are being placed on Musk hoovering up people's personal data?
You can’t make this shit up (including the frame cut with the black banner above his upper lip)
January 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You can’t make this shit up (including the frame cut with the black banner above his upper lip)
Carl Sagan is the Homer Simpson of philosophy (i.e. he saw it all 30 years before it happened)
January 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Carl Sagan is the Homer Simpson of philosophy (i.e. he saw it all 30 years before it happened)
New paper out! With @evgeniapassari.bsky.social and Dimitris Malliaropulos.
New Bank of Greece Working Paper with @filpet4@bsky.social and Dimitris Malliaropulos. A festive 🧶
December 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM
New paper out! With @evgeniapassari.bsky.social and Dimitris Malliaropulos.
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New Bank of Greece Working Paper with @filpet4@bsky.social and Dimitris Malliaropulos. A festive 🧶
December 30, 2024 at 1:16 PM
New Bank of Greece Working Paper with @filpet4@bsky.social and Dimitris Malliaropulos. A festive 🧶