Stanislas Jourdan

finally some competitive advantage for the Dutch: unlike the Chinese, we are not weaponizing your electric bus.

Cheaper, greener power is on the way As long as anti-net zero populists don’t throttle it in the cradle

"why would any politician want to throttle the nascent tech that could make electricity more affordable and abundant for millions of people, just because it’s also green?" www.ft.com/content/8bf1...

Crystal-clear policy implications:

💥🤯Shocking findings from this new IMF working paper: inflation outcomes were similar between inflation targeting and non-inflation targeting countries, despite more aggressive rate hikes by the former.

🔗 Read more: www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
#MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #CentralBanks

Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors

Exactly!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The FT once again siding with left-wing activists because 80%of the political spectrum has chosen to defend oligarchs and, well, common sense and basic economics both conclude that oligarchs are a nuisance.

We need a new monetary-fiscal settlement A fresh regime is required for a world of high debt and large central bank balance sheets

Very spot-on analysis, but the proposed solution are quick fixes, no long-term solution to democratically re-align central banks' with society's high priorities.

www.ft.com/content/3640...

Sur Wikipédia, des internautes ne cessent de tenter d'associer le parti nazi ou Hitler à la gauche, et caviardent leur rattachement à l'extrême droite.

Nobel Peace Center | Museum of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize. Experience our exhibitions, events and guided tours inspired by the ideas and work of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

Note the wording.. Ms. Machado receives the prize for:
- promoting democratic rights
- struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition
- At a time when democracy is under threat
- where democracy is in retreat
- more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norm
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en

Lucas Chancel, économiste : « Seule la socialisation de l’énergie peut éviter aux Européens une vassalisation » Dans un entretien au « Monde », le professeur à Sciences Po estime que la reprise de contrôle du secteur énergétique par les citoyens permettrait de mieux lutter contre les crises climatiques et démoc...

Reprendre le contrôle de l'énergie (le vrai moteur de l'économie, le cœur de la crise climatique...) : est-ce la clé de tout ? J'ai posé la question à @lucaschancel.bsky.social

www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

The only solution I can think of would be to form a center-left government whose narrow mandate will be to pass a reasonable budget and convoke a citizens assembly to review the electoral law and constitution (to be approved by referendum).

Timing is super short, but still doable.

France's political crisis has escalated into a regime crisis.

At this point, the highest priority should be 1/ to avoid that the chaos brings the far right to power (no dissolution) and 2/ to ensure future 2027 elections can plausibly result in a functioning government in spite of fragmentation.

Le gouvernement par la dette est devenu un instrument de sécession sociale
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

This makes so much sense.

Informal ECOFIN do not lead to formal conclusions or decision yet the ECB hopes to reach an agreement on digital euro ceilings and thresholds... I'm a bit confused😜

Cette histoire de taxe zucman est littéralement le seul sujet politique qui me donne actuellement un peu d'espoir pour la France en ce moment.

Les gens qui n’ont toujours pas compris qu'il fallait faire contribuer les très riches à l'effort commun ne comprennent rien à la France.

Draghi, one year after his report, still not mincing words on EU industrial policy:

“Europe’s response has fallen into two traps: uncoordinated national efforts, or blind faith that market forces will build new sectors.”

Amen!

The battle for the Fed is about much more than interest rates Trump and his economic advisers want to narrow the central bank’s mission dramatically

The Fed’s future isn’t just about interest rates—it’s about power, politics, and the very purpose of central banking.

👀🍿

www.ft.com/content/2f38...

I understand the fears. But we can organise things in infinitely superior manners than under sovietism. Jason's point on workplace democracy is key in this respect and progress is already happening in many companies across Europe.

Can Socialism Solve the Climate Crisis? Governments globally are failing to combat climate change because they prioritise profit over the planet — for real change, the capitalist mode of production must be overhauled.

Capital won’t stop funding SUVs, private jets, and industrial beef—no matter how much the planet burns.

We urgently need outright nationalisation of key industries, workplace democracy and credit guidance frameworks.

Great article by @jasonhickel.bsky.social

tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/can-...

One point: central bank independence was the core tenet of neoliberalism, but it was the rise of market-based finance and the deflationary bias in fiscal policy, key features of the neoliberal era, that forced central banks into a position that made political backlash inevitable.

Whose Fed? | Brett Christophers For the past twenty years, central banks have rarely been out of the news. Called upon to stabilize the global financial system when it appeared at risk

“Are central banks like the Fed really independent in the first place? If so, of what and whom? And what goals are they “independently” pursuing?” — @brettchristophers.bsky.social

European bank shares hit highest levels since 2008 A surge in long-term interest rates and economic optimism has lifted the region’s lenders

European bank shares hit highest levels since 2008 https://on.ft.com/4onRmLi

Unlike today, central banks in the 1980s avoided financial losses when implementing anti-inflationary measures because they didn't remunerate bank reserves and their balance sheets didn'tt carry the legacy of a decade of large asset purchases at low interest rates/long maturity.

Sinds 2022 heeft de Europese Centrale Bank de rentetarieven fors laten stijgen. Dat heeft een negatief effect gehad op de energie­transitie, schrijven Sanders et al.
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En Grèce, les partis doivent un milliard d’euros aux banques : « C’est de la corruption » Les deux principales formations politiques grecques, Nouvelle Démocratie et Pasok-Kinal, sont de très loin les plus endettées d’Europe. Une faillite de fait qui les conduit à multiplier les cadeaux à…

Nouvelle collaboration depuis la Grèce, par Basile Dekonink, à propos de cette information folle : les partis doivent un milliard d’euros aux banques, qui bénéficient de la complaisance des autorités politiques. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...

How magical thinking came for net zero critics Badenoch shows the temptation of just putting all this climate unpleasantness behind us

"The reason why it is tempting to imagine that we can just declare net zero unachievable and move on is that, for many politicians, it means being able to focus on the stuff that excites them" (...) "people do not go into politics because they want to manage crises "

www.ft.com/content/c40f...

Ah, j'avais oublié mais il faut aussi avoir fait + de 500 contributions et être actif depuis + de 6 mois

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