Beyond energy, closure of Hormuz Straits could have ripple effects on agricultural staples
• Around one-third of global fertiliser supplies pass through Hormuz
• Prolonged conflict could prompt producers to cut back on fertiliser use, reducing yields
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"This is natural: creative destruction has few champions. But it is not wise. Europe is clearly capable of speeding up its transition to energy independence via renewables." Excellent piece by @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/a6be...
Dans mon université actuellement
- la préparation au (nouveau!) CAPES en Licence n'est pas garantie à la rentrée prochaine
- les départs ne sont pas remplacés
- nous devons refaire nos diplômes en réduisant encore le nombre d'heure étudiants et augmentant le nb d'heure des enseignants
#fil #ESR
Une moyenne à 30% calculée entre des 70% en Indonésie et Malaisie, et des 7% en France. Ça ne veut pas dire grand chose, si ce n’est que les attitudes dans ce domaine sont variables selon les pays, à la surprise générale.
Time to dust off maybe one of the best pieces of business writing of all time, by @tracyalloway.bsky.social: That Time I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
War related effects on the economy may get worse
Pictures emerging from today’s heavy bombing of Isfahan. Damages to the mirror works, tiles, floors, and carved wooden doors of Safavid palaces of Aali Qapu and Chehelsotoon. Both of these are within the UNESCO Heritage complex of Naqsh-e Jahan Square. These are 16th-17th century bldgs.
Its ok to just say “brutally invaded with the goal of illegally seizing territory” you can add the proper nouns later
@robarmstrong.bsky.social is still trying to Make Ties Great Again, but illustrated by pictures of generally really bad ties? www.ft.com/content/2ce0...
Well, I ain’t surprised but still more depressed
L'épisode 9 des écorruptibles est en ligne.
C'est un grand entretien avec l'économiste Olena Havrylchyk ( @olena-havrylchyk.bsky.social )
Un beau moment.
Nous avons longuement évoqué l'Ukraine, sur des sujets économiques, financiers, mais aussi plus simplement humains.
Merci Olena !
Слава Україні!
I am surprised that US sources are surprised.
www.axios.com/2026/03/08/u...
My stress response is to eat grapes and think about aeroplanes. And I'm all out of grapes.
Depuis 5 ans, on a versé environ 4 milliards d’aides à l’achat de voitures électriques. À comparer avec les montants indiqués dans cet article pour entretenir notre dépendance à une énergie nocive et coûteuse à la moindre hausse.
Incredible scenes in this photo essay & story on Istanbul's hair transplant industry (which is v evident if you transit through the airport).
Particularly enjoyed this from Dr Serkan Aygin, who has a luxuriant head of hair AND a Kehinde Wiley work in his clinic: “I myself admit I had a transplant”
Quand j'observe l'actu américaine, tout, toute la journée, me ramène au fonctionnement de la dictature russe. Ici l'idée très répandue en Russie que toutes les vérités ne sont pas bonnes à dire par temps de guerre.
A new Economics for Inclusive Prosperity policy brief on basic income and job guarantees, by Max Kasy and Lukas Lehner econfip.org/policy-brief...
Zelensky said more Patriots were used in 3 days fighting Iran than used by Ukraine since 2022. Imagine how much Ukrainian energy infrastructure—and how many Ukrainian civilians—might have survived the winter if Trump had sent more Patriots to Ukraine rather than to a “war of whim.” wapo.st/4ui9QzJ
Bangladesh is (by far) most exposed to disruptions of LNG shipments from Gulf
• Gas makes up >40% of country's energy mix and country relies heavily on Gulf supplies
• Pakistan and India also rely on Gulf supplies, but share of gas in these countries' energy mix is low
www.ft.com/content/78fb...
Avec un jour de retard, je finis le montage de l'épisode 9 des écorruptibles. Si vous ne saviez pas quoi faire ce soir, c'est réglé. Vous ne trouverez pas mieux.
"Imagine if...large-scale programme had been funded to produce batteries at scale and install them in...European households" @martinsandbu.ft.com
Fun fact, we🇧🇬 decided to use RRF🇪🇺 to support batteries (grid-scale). Today, we have 2 of largest BESS in EU and soon up to 10,000 GWh- all in <4 years.
China earns more in clean tech exports than US does with fossil fuels
• US energy firms sold $80bn in oil & gas abroad through July '25 (latest available data)
• China exported $120bn in green tech over same period, with rising footprint in developing economies
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
He's been skirting around Mad King territory for a decade and I think we can now officially say that the king is, indeed, Mad
Defenders of the rules-based system would have condemned the invasion of Iran, and not signed the Turnberry deal. But if the EU was militarily strong enough to defend itself and Ukraine, without US help, it would be able to defend the values its citizens believe in. That should be the agenda.
Pension reforms is key to boosting EU investment
• If EU countries had pension funds worth 140% of GDP (the US figure), they'd be worth ~$30trn
• If quarter was invested in equities, with just a fifth staying in EU, pool of capital would grow by $1.5trn
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
“It was the first time in almost four years that the global oil benchmark, known as Brent, cost more than $100 a barrel. Oil is now around 50 percent more expensive than it was before the United States and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb. 28.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/b...
What is the willingness to pay for reproductive rights? An NBER paper finds that American states with abortion bans see a 2.2% decrease in rents compared to the counterfactual, increasing over time. www.nber.org/papers/w34921
NYMEX Brent prompt opens at over $108 #EconSky
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