Here's the latest data on what Brexit has done to the UK economy ... GDP down 6% – 8% INVESTMENT down 12% – 18% PRODUCTIVITY down 3% – 4%

Yet, it helped millions of Russian war supporters to travel to Europe while there brothers and fathers were killing Ukrainian population. So, not convincing at all.

Breaking news - Trump is going into TACO mode He is preparing to cut tariffs and announce new trade deals with Latin America in a bid to tackle high food prices and improve affordability. This move comes after recent Democratic wins emphasizing economic relief. #Trade #Economics

Our Centre for Business Prosperity started a substack focued on trade, supply chains, innovation: centreforbusinessprosperity.substack.com?r=184zxb&utm...

ONS has published the first estimates of the UK GDP growth in 2025Q3. While the overall growth is disappointing 0.1%, there are encouraging changes in its drivers, more due to consumption and investment and less due to government spending. #UK #growth #ONS

Services exports were a bright spot on the overall bleak picture of the UK economic performance. It seems, though, it peaked in volume sometime this summer and now declining #UK #services #export

Our post on the Great Pasta War is out at LSE Blogs explains why the US administration picks seemingly random, non-strategic products to pick a fight against foreign governments. #USAPP #CBP #Pasta #tariff #US #Italy

Our blog on the great pasta war is out

In two months, the so-called Special Military Operation will surpass the duration of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. During that war, the Soviet Union, where Russians and Ukrainians fought together, shifted the frontline from Moscow and the Caucasus to Berlin.

🇨🇭 Switzerland is on the brink of a tariff deal with the US, aiming to reduce tariffs on its exports from 39% to 15%. This potential agreement could be finalized in two weeks, enhancing trade relations. #Trade #Economics

Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising EU relationship - and winning. China’s control over vital chip and mineral supplies is a strategic leverage. #Trade #Economics

Six FIDs, $72 Billion: U.S. LNG’s Record-Breaking Year. The U.S. LNG sector is booming, driven by Europe’s move to cut Russian gas reliance and Asia’s energy demand. #Trade #Economics

Taiwan’s exports hit a record $61.8B in October, a 49.7% YoY increase, driven by global AI demand. This highlights Taiwan’s key role in the AI supply chain. #Trade #Economics

Socialist woke-virus president of the US is regulating beef prices via DOJ

I actually like the chart - it shows 3 possible future - 2 non-stationary equilibria, where the immense wealth created by AGI is either distributed among all people or hogged by a few Elon Musks with 100% ownership and gazillion compensation. And the trend line if AGI is not achieved.

When federal data is suppressed EPI's @elisegould.bsky.social turns to state-level information for the latest read on jobs. See the latest →

This is pure gold! Saved In memories.

The arrogance of the ruling class ignoramus is breathtaking.

DJT sends cryptic signals to his supporters. Should we worry more?

U.S. manufacturing just posted a PMI of 48.7% — still contracting for the 8th straight month. Exports & imports both shrinking, domestic demand weak, tariffs and uncertainty clouding everything. #manufacturing #economy #tariffs

Hmm, I do sort of think you might have been able to find some experts who could have gently disagreed with the ideas that foreign producers will pay tariffs. Like which other countries are importers supposed to reliably export from when the President changes the tariffs every week.

Putin is weak and scared, he started a 3 day war, he failed miserably, and there is no way out of it for him. That is why he is falsely portraying himself as religious and merciful leader in front of KGB agents cosplaying as "wounded soldiers"

I refuse to accept market efficiency hypothesis when a drug addict idiot is the richest man on the planet

US agreed to lower tariffs for S Korean cars to 15%, in line with what Japan, EU and UK have. In exchange it promised to invest 350 billion in US economy. US keeps falling back from the tariff hikes it created this summer to something that is more tolerable.

We are introducing a very early research preview of Letta Code. Letta Code is our solution to the terminal-based coding assistant, but with state and learning built in. No more compactions. Just specialist agents that learn your code with every commit.

Trump and Xi talks could ease months of global economic chaos. The upcoming meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi aims to address the US-China trade war. #Trade #Economics

The US Senate has passed a bipartisan measure to scrap tariffs on Brazilian imports, marking a rare pushback against Trump’s trade policies. Led by Senator Tim Kaine, this move challenges the national emergency justification. #Trade #Economics

Musk is blackmailing Tesla shareholders if they do not agree to a 1T USD compensation scheme Based on my out-of-date knowledge of game theory, a median shareholder is facing two options: do not agree and take a hit losing X%<100% vs agree and lose 100%. The choice is clear IMHO

🇨🇳🇺🇸 US–China talks in Malaysia produced a “very positive framework” for the Trump–Xi summit. Tariff truce likely extended beyond Nov 10; rare-earth export curbs expected to be delayed a year. Markets cheer: stocks up, gold down, oil higher. 📈🛢️

‼️🛢️ The EU remains the largest buyer of Russian LNG and has bought half of Russia’s total LNG exports, followed by China (22%) and Japan (18%), - The Telegraph The bloc is also the largest buyer of pipeline gas, buying 35% of Russia’s pipeline gas, followed by China (30%) and Turkey (29%).

Russian media is flooded with news on the Russian nuclear wunderwaffe, which will crash the West -- it seems there are no cards left. Expect Musk, Ramaswamy and Mearsheimer to start crying about nuclear war because of Ukraine, to save Putin from fully crushing Russia

It is obvious for anyone, who the bad guys are in this war, so anyone who is simping for Russia either on Putin's payroll or Jeffrey Sacks

A tunnel between Alaska and Russia would be the most useless waste of public money one can imagine. Anyone in the US who plays along with this ridiculous psyop by Dmitriev is a clown or on Putin's payroll. So, who is it, Congresswoman Luna?

Jeffery Sacks is Putin's agent of influence. It is really sad he got so much publicity, badmouthing Ukraine. Why? He is not a political scientist or historian; he has zero expertise on Ukraine, but he shows his face everywhere talking about Maidan and Ukraine.

Moscow quacking...

Suddenly, Russians demonstrate amazing diplomatic speeds and willingness to talk. Dmitriev, Kyiv-born piece of shit traitor of his people, is already in US to talk about peace, presumably. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/24/e...

Putin started a war which killed tens of thousands, crippled hundreds of thousands, and forced millions to leave Russia He needs more cannon fodder, so he sends his minions with the message that Russians need more babies. Implicitly - to fight never never-ending war. Dispeakable and horrendous!

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Trump started this ridiculous trend of having press-conferences with people standing/sitting next to him. Now M Johnson do the same I do not know, all those people standing in the background, I really feel sorry for them. They really have no clue what the heck are they doing there

there is a new scandal as bad or worse than what got trump impeached the first time about every 48 hours

Maria Lvova-Belova — Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, wanted by the International Criminal Court for the abduction of Ukrainian children — has revealed new details about kidnapping a boy from Mariupol whom she later claimed to have adopted.

I give it to Marco Rubio -- he cut the BS coming out of Lavrov's mouth and forced him to state the obvious.

Lavrov openly admits that Russia does not want to stop the war in Ukraine. I wonder whether Trump, Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, the Global South, the far right, and the far left need a clearer signal about who is actually a warmonger here

🚚🇺🇸 President Trump announces a 25% tariff on imported medium- & heavy-duty trucks, plus a 10% duty on buses, effective Nov 1. This targets imports from Mexico & Canada after a Section 232 investigation. #Trade #Economics

India & US are reportedly making progress on resolving trade issues, focusing on tariffs & market access. This signifies a step towards a potential trade deal. #Trade #Economics

US abandons WTO-style trade negotiations for new sectoral agreements Australia and the US have signed a critical minerals deal to counter China’s dominance in the supply of essential materials. Both nations will invest $1 billion each in a $13 billion project pipeline. #Trade #Economics

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to seize through political backchanneling what he has failed to capture by force. So what is Donbas? And why is Russia so obsessed with it?

Interesting report on regional productivity in the UK. Bristol, Manchester and Leeds are leading in productivity growth, while London and Birmingham are lagging. For Midlands, which are an export-oriented cluster, Brexit and the US-China trade war are strong negative factors.

📉 In September 2025, for the first time in a decade, the US is no longer China’s top export destination, replaced by Hong Kong 🇨🇳📦 Exports to the US have stayed below the 12-month moving average for seven consecutive months, marking what looks like lasting realignment #Trade #China #US #Decoupling

Tesla leads the UK battery market. on.ft.com/4hnZJTU