In the Blind Spot (Libor — Scarce reserves — Crypto conglomerates)
This week’s edition of the Blind Spot newsletter was compiled by me, Izabella Kaminska, with the help of Dario Garcia Giner + some of my Politico colleagues, because it features some recycled snippets (or blurbs as they call them) from the dummy runs of our new Politico Europe Central Banker newsletter, which launches on May […]
In the Blind Spot (Intraday funding — Beyond growth — FRONTEX)
This week’s Blind Spot newsletter was compiled by me, Izabella Kaminska, with the help of my own human version of ChatGPT, Dario Garcia Giner. I had the pleasure this week of taking part in a Cyber Salon event organised by entrepreneur Eva Pascoe at the House of Commons under the auspices of former shadow chancellor […]
Spot Markets Live 15/05/23 ***EU looks beyond growth edition***
Anjuli Davies10:57 … Good morning everyone. I’m getting in early to get the ball rolling Welcome back after a long break ! FRANCES COPPOLA10:58 Morning everyone! Anjuli Davies10:58 I hope everyone hasn’t forgotten about us ! FRANCES COPPOLA10:59 They’re just getting in the coffees Anjuli Davies11:00 Some green on the board at least this morning […]
In the Blind Spot (Natgas lows — $UNG — US debt deals)
This week’s Blind Spot wrap was compiled by me, Izabella Kaminska, and Dario Garcia Giner. It comes to you (at least in part) by way of the business class lounge at Prague airport, where I find myself late Friday evening on the way back from a CBDC-themed conference attended by some fascinating Czech and Slovak […]
In the Blind Spot (Grey economy — Influencers — Drug wars)
Happy coronation weekend to all my royalist readers, but also commiserations to the republicans. It’s been an extraordinarily busy week for me, but things will get into more of a normal flow as soon as the new Charles era begins proper. This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was mostly compiled by Dario Garcia Giner, […]
In the Blind Spot (Soft power — Gazprom Mercenaries — NIM)
Greetings and welcome to the weekend. I thought it was hayfever that I was suffering from but turns out it was actually a cold, no doubt connected to the lack of any semblance of spring or summer in the UK. I still have my winter coat hanging out, goddammit. This week’s Blind Spot Wrap was […]
In the Blind Spot (Meme warfare, RTGS renewal, HSBC)
This week’s Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska and Dario Garcia Giner, but sadly suffered an unscheduled delivery failure. Apologies for the delay! Business, econ, finance etc: The Reserve Bank of Australia said it would split its board into two panels: one to handle interest rates and another to handle currency issuance. The […]
In the Blind Spot (Greedflation, Conglomeration, War Games)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska and Dario Garcia Giner. Multipolar spin: Macron caused a stir by saying the EU should oppose “the extraterritoriality of the US dollar” so Pacemaker’s Kathleen Tyson dove into the historic roots of how the dollar became “extraterritorial”, and the “injustice and risks extraterritoriality […]
In the Blind Spot (Black Ops Capital, Daisy Chain QE, Substack)
This week’s Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska and Dario Garcia Giner. De-dollarisation goes mainstream:. The IMF’s latest Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER) release showed an increase in overall positions in Q4, 2022. Kathleen Tyson of Pacemaker Global argued the data could indicate that her theory that Western central banks […]
In the Blind Spot (De-dollarisation, MMFs, Rollover)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska and Dario Garcia Giner. US dollar says: Et tu Brute? Kenyan President William Ruto claimed measures had been put in place to protect local and international businesses from dollar shortages, and that their impact would be felt soon. Oil producers will now purchase fuel […]
