The yield on 2-year US Treasuries is trading again above 5% as the Federal Reserve starts its two-day policy meeting.

#economy #markets #centralbanks #econtwitter #federalreserve

For a time in the 1960s, the CIA was one of the biggest employers in the city of Miami. This and more wild things I didn't know in my conversation with Vince Houghton Vince Houghton, on his new book 'Covert City.' Have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

The Swiss National Bank's data portal has been updated and is now even better than before. It is the VW Beetle of central bank data bases: small, simple to use, gets you were you want to go, easily and quickly!

data.snb.ch/en

US diplomacy seems to have not worked

Seems like a writer for the @Netflix series 'Baby Reindeer' has impeccable taste in news sources.

“Brest is a rainy industrial port…that is home to the French navy and its submarine nuclear deterrent. It has also witnessed a remarkable number of weddings in recent years between female Chinese students and the seamen who work at its naval bases” ft.com/content/6c115d…

so in summary: Paramount fired its CEO, then hosted an earnings call for only 9 minutes, refused to take any questions, and played the mission impossible song on a loop

Gentle 5k along the homeland’s border coastline 🙌🏽 preparing for that Easter overeating … nothing beats Greece in the springtime

I’ve been in Japan for most of the past two months. Growing nervousness about Chinas economy and politics are making Japan look a good bet by comparison. But Japan cannot be wholly insulated from Chinas problems on.ft.com/3WeK7tn

Good Morning from #Germany , where the 2 largest private banks are apparently doing brilliant business in #Russia . Acc to the FT, Deutsche Bank has increased its profits in Russia from €26mln before the war to €40mln in 2023, while #Commerzbank has more than tripled its profits

At 18, my academic advisor told me that “higher education might not be for you” as I struggled my 1st year at Uni. I was determined to prove him wrong. Yesterday, this first-generation, state-schooled student graduated from Cambridge with a PhD.

State school kids, you can do it!

Status: 'Waiting for Emmanuel Macron'

My dream come true: Korean coffee shop that artificially creates a biosphere of rain ☔️ complete with live weather reports and Lofi beats on loop

📍 Rain Report, Gyeongnidan

This guy is so unbelievably gutsy. Keep going Evan Gershkovich - and I hope Arsenal win tonight in your honour.

I can’t wait to meet this guy and compare notes.
#IStandWithEvan

Kudos to Viola Zhou and Rest of World, this is a great piece on the growing pains at the TSMC sites in Arizona. Tons of fascinating details in here. restofworld.org/2024/tsmc-ariz…

In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language

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Evan gave a thumbs-up when asked by the press how he was. And later shared this moment with his lawyers after the judge announced the decision. The legal team said they held out hope the next hearing would be the last.

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