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

First thought that this was about stocks that Republican voters like, but the term red turns out to be related to something completely different, accounting related: "The Rise of Red Equity" Link to paper: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #Investing #EconSky #FinSky #Stocks #Equities #Red

Lemme speak with directness and a sense of urgency about our most important economic threats, and what history teaches us about moments like this.

FX hedging sounds mysterious & intimidating/ super simple depending on your knowledge. Its pretty basic maths informs massive capital allocations. A no equation explainer: on.ft.com/4p7CwsD

So much for the energy transition... #climate #sustainability #ESG #investing

Opinion: On the assumption that a chaotic, incoherent trade war was baked in the cake, FT Alphaville’s main bet for a financial-economic calamity under Trump 2.0 has long been that he launches a full assault on the Fed. Well, it's here now. on.ft.com/3HRQKgo

"Norway's Northern Lights CCS project starts operations with first CO2 injected" #Climate #Norway #Carbon #CarbonCapture #Sustainability

Despite the US backtracking on its energy transition ambitions (trying to forbid emissions trading schemes for example), China seems to keep moving full speed ahead... #Climate #Sustainability #China #Investing #Carbon #Emissions #Energy

Very sad to have lost such brilliant colleague and coauthor.

Measures of physical climate risk lead to slightly lower credit ratings. Ambitious CO2 reduction targets and actual emissions reductions have been reflected in higher ratings, but only since the 2015 Paris Agreement. L Cappiello, G Ferrucci, A Maddaloni, V Veggente cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

A practical way to approach lifecycle investing for retirement Link to paper: doi.org/10.3386/w34166 #pension #retirement #finance #investing #econsky

Average US tariffs on Chinese exports now stand at 57.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. China's average tariffs on US exports are at 32.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods, according to ‪@chadpbown.com‬ tracker update:

Researchers at the FED examined the uptake of flood insurance and the location people live: "Flood Risk and Flood Insurance" Link to research: libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/08/floo... #Climate #Economics #Flood

"The value of finance journals" by Professor Douglas Cumming Link to paper: doi.org/10.48550/arX... #finance #academic #journals #valuation

Morning walk in Vaasa 🇫🇮

At a carbon emission price of $10 per tonne, the incentive to decarbonize seems too low. #sustainability #climate #carbon #investing #finance

Japan also going for tokenization of real estate: "MUFG to Tokenize $681M Osaka Skyscraper in Landmark Real Estate Move" #crypto #blockchain #tokenization #realestate #investing #japan

Retail investors in the UK can now also buy crypto-linked products on regulated exchanges. #crypto #investing #UK #tokenization

New paper "International Climate News" extending the line of research examining US climate news. #sustainability #climate #econsky Link to paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34084

Morning walk in Oslo 🇳🇴 (Skjærsjøen)