interested in macrofinance | financing the just transition | geoeconomics
🌍 Viele Staaten stehen heute vor großen geoökonomischen Herausforderungen, von resilienter Energieinfrastruktur bis zur Handelspolitik. Historisch wurden hierfür immer wieder bilanzexterne Fiskalagenturen geschaffen, für dringend benötigten finanziellen Spielraum.
🌍 Viele Staaten stehen heute vor großen geoökonomischen Herausforderungen, von resilienter Energieinfrastruktur bis zur Handelspolitik. Historisch wurden hierfür immer wieder bilanzexterne Fiskalagenturen geschaffen, für dringend benötigten finanziellen Spielraum.
Unser Report zeigt: Eine stärkere Euro-Internationalisierung bringt nur kleine Nettoeffekte für's BIP. Globarer Euro ist nicht automatisch ein Vorteil.
Zum Report von Nils Gerresheim, @maxkrahe.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social ⬇️
Unser Report zeigt: Eine stärkere Euro-Internationalisierung bringt nur kleine Nettoeffekte für's BIP. Globarer Euro ist nicht automatisch ein Vorteil.
Zum Report von Nils Gerresheim, @maxkrahe.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social ⬇️
Important point as German industrial production drops to 2005 levels.
I can think of no better way for the German government to spend money than a few billion on EV demand subsidies
Beats all the other spending outlays I’ve seen hands down - it’s Germanys key industry u know
Important point as German industrial production drops to 2005 levels.
I can think of no better way for the German government to spend money than a few billion on EV demand subsidies
Beats all the other spending outlays I’ve seen hands down - it’s Germanys key industry u know
And do nothing for our most important industry bringing in 90bn in tax receipts, other than killing the ICE phaseout cuz we want to stay in the 20th century
The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today
Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.
But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.
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And do nothing for our most important industry bringing in 90bn in tax receipts, other than killing the ICE phaseout cuz we want to stay in the 20th century
It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.
Coincidence?
I think not.
It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.
Coincidence?
I think not.
Not sure some in France fully realised that Germany's big fiscal experiment also has sharp downsides for them.
Part of France’s fiscal woes: more German bund supply potentially means less OAT demand: investors often bought the latter to get core eurozone exposure — bunds were scarce.
Not as scarce anymore going forward as Germany issues more debt.
Profligate Germany disciplines France.
Not sure some in France fully realised that Germany's big fiscal experiment also has sharp downsides for them.
1. Classic separations of powers. The king should not held the purse directly
2. The inflation nutter credibility argument (k&p77,b&g82,rogoff85) whereby the cb plays a discipline role against labor demands
1. Classic separations of powers. The king should not held the purse directly
2. The inflation nutter credibility argument (k&p77,b&g82,rogoff85) whereby the cb plays a discipline role against labor demands
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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But I doubt a militarily more independent future Europe has the will, impetus and import-competition concern to reopen a broad trade war on the US.
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But I doubt a militarily more independent future Europe has the will, impetus and import-competition concern to reopen a broad trade war on the US.
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But, like: things keep happening!
But, like: things keep happening!
dezernatzukunft.org/en/der-zinsh...
dezernatzukunft.org/en/der-zinsh...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
Hard to shake the feeling that the scale of this shift hasn’t really sunk in for EU policymakers.
Neoliberale schaffen einen Staat, der die Menschen allein lässt. Doch es braucht gemeinsame Fürsorge.
In den nächsten Tagen im Briefkasten, am Kiosk oder sofort online auf:
👉 www.surplusmagazin.de/surplus-3-wi...
Neoliberale schaffen einen Staat, der die Menschen allein lässt. Doch es braucht gemeinsame Fürsorge.
In den nächsten Tagen im Briefkasten, am Kiosk oder sofort online auf:
👉 www.surplusmagazin.de/surplus-3-wi...
www.surplusmagazin.de/staat-schatt...
www.surplusmagazin.de/staat-schatt...
www.suerf.org/publications...
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