Surprise! Who would have thought that threatening a country would lead them to buy their military equipment somewhere else... #Canada #Europe #Sweden #US

"States as Financiers: International Lending in War and Peace" #Finance #Investing #SSRN #War #EconSky #FinSky

Impact investing on the front lines

Big news in city's lawsuit against RealT: The two sides have agreed for a third-party to take over control of the crypto real estate company's extensive Detroit portfolio until at least the end of October. outliermedia.org/realt-detroi...

Political pressure on central banks achieves lower rates and a short-run boost to economic growth. However, over time, inflation rises and central bank credibility declines. Marijn Bolhuis, Rui Mano, Hedda Thorell cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

🚨What happens when a western firm is bought by a Chinese firm? The Chinese firm’s patent filings triple. www.ft.com/content/2b2f...

Interesting presentation about carbon tilts in factor investing by Grønborg of @au.dk at the factor investing conference in @lancasteruni.bsky.social #sustainability #investing #academic #finance #econsky #finsky #carbon #climate

Really nice seminar on asset allocation today by the Norwegian Association of Quantitative Finance at the University of Oslo @uio.no #Investing #Finance #Norway

the Norwegian campaign against enshittification is pretty great tbf vimeo.com/1168468796

Is the end near for RealT? Here are the facts: It stopped weekly payouts to investors. It owes millions of dollars in unpaid taxes, bills and tickets. And many of its Detroit properties could be pushed into tax foreclosure. So what happens now? @amondry.bsky.social's latest:

"Are Government Bonds Safe in Times of War and Pandemic?" Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #EconSky #Finance #Investing #Academic #Bonds #War

The divergence between the performance of China’s economy and its stock market has been a topic for decades. This from @tobyn.bsky.social may finally explain it. www.ft.com/content/b431...

"JPMorgan and Amundi 'evaluating' tokenised ETFs in Europe" #tokenization #finance #etf #innovation #finsky #investing

"BlackRock limits withdrawals from private credit fund after redemption surge" #finance #investing #privatecredit

"The illusion of the carbon premium" with Markwat and Hanauer. Link to paper: ssrn.com/abstract=625... Summary video in Engish: app.heygen.com/videos/34747... and Spanish: app.heygen.com/videos/5060f..., other languages here www.laurensswinkels.com #sustainability #carbon #climate #finance

Where do billionaires come from? Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #democracy #wealth #inequality #economics #econsky #finance #finsky

Orange 🍊 bonds have arrived to the market #Finance #Bonds #UN #Bangladesh #Investing #Sustainability #ESG

Zambia calls for domestic debt to be part of major indices #investing #africa #zambia #bonds #finance #debt

This morning’s cross country walk on skis in Oslo 🇳🇴

"Tokenized Gold" #RWA #RealWorldAssets #Tokenization #Gold #Blockchain #Finance #Investing #EconSky #FinSky Link to paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

BERNANKE/YELLEN/GREENSPAN JOINT STATEMENT: “.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..” (via @apnews.com)

Fresh morning walk in Son en Breugel 🇳🇱

BlackRock loses second Dutch pension fund over sustainable investing concerns. #Investing #Finance #Sustainability #ESG #Netherlands

Just came across an interesting data provider on tokenized real world assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities (gold!) and investment funds: app.rwa.xyz #tokenization #bitcoin #data #finance #investing #crypto

Submit your papers to this conference and see the midnight sun in Finland 🇫🇮 next August #Climate #Academic #Conference #Accounting #Finance #ClimateChange #Finland

Crypto is becoming mainstream. #Investing #Finance #Bitcoin #Crypto #FinSky

Interesting study on Payment-In-Kind Debt. Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #Investing #Bonds #FinSky #EconSky #Finance

Free databases on global capital allocation!! Great stuff for macro finance researchers and students to explore! #EconSky #FinSky #Investing #Macro #Finance #Data

Great interview with Antti Ilmanen about investing on the Meb Faber Show! #Investing #Finance #FinSky #EconSky

Harvard Management Company allocating a substantial amount to Bitcoin/crypto #investing #finance #bitcoin #crypto #etf

The cryptocurrency elephant in the room... why own exactly zero percent crypto is a puzzle Link to paper: doi.org/10.1093/rof/... #EconSky #FinSky #Bitcoin #Crypto #Investing #Academic

“Just a test” 😀🔥 #bitcoin #gold #crypto #currency #czechia #finsky #econsky #finance #banking

Banger post on the buzziest (but fuzziest) phenomenon in institutional investing, from @tobyn.bsky.social naturally. on.ft.com/47MeI73

A new working paper on "The Viability of Bitcoin as a Central Bank Reserve Asset" concludes that Bitcoin lacks stability and liquidity, but could still play a role in central bank management. Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #EconSky #FinSky #Finance #Bitcoin #Academic

Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?

My paper just published *open access* in the Journal of International Money and Finance "The risk and reward of investing" doi.org/10.1016/j.ji... Short video clip about the content on www.laurensswinkels.com, where you can also find the data. #EconSky #FinSky #Academic #Investing #Finance

Big shed, funky bond. as.ft.com/r/43444409-b...

Angels or Sinners? Exploring the halo effect in ESG investing in Indian equities url: www.emerald.com/sajbs/articl... #sustainability #esg #finance #investing #india

New working paper on Gold and Bitcoin Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #Gold #Bitcoin #Investing #FinSky #EconSKy #Safehaven

"The main lesson is that a country can reduce its debt without resorting to sovereign default or high inflation. Sensible, credible reforms can achieve both debt reduction and economic stability." Rangvid's blogpost: blog.rangvid.com/2025/10/26/h... #EconSky #Denmark #Debt #InterestRates #Book

🚨What’s up with private credit ratings? on.ft.com/47sTNV9

"Although pass-through at the border was incomplete, our estimates indicate that U.S. consumers paid more than the government received in tariff revenue, because domestic markups amplified downstream price effects." www.nber.org/papers/w34392

The economic consequences of war Link to paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34389 #EconSky #War #Economy #Academic #HistorySky

New paper on how to best reduce carbon emissions. #Climate #Carbon #Investing #Assets #EconSky Link to paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34342

New paper comparing investment in gold with investment in gold miners. #Investing #Gold #Stocks #FinSky Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Just published a new paper on investing in emerging markets debt in the Journal of Asset Management. Free to download from the link below. #EMD #EmergingMarkets #Investing #FinSky #EconSky #Academic

Bernanke, Cochrane, Greenspan, Mankiw, Paulson, Rogoff, Romer, Rubin, Summers, Yellen, etc & me: "allowing the removal of Governor Lisa D. Cook while the challenge to her removal is pending would threaten that independence and erode public confidence in the Fed." www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Our new report with capital market assumptions for the next five years: "The Stale Renaissance". #FinSky #EconSky #Investing #Investment #Stocks #Bonds

Post no one asked for on how to compare bond yields across currencies (more) properly. on.ft.com/48fJTIf