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Nicolas Veron

@veron.bsky.social

Senior Fellow at Bruegel and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

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10 Senior Officials Ousted in Chinese Anti-Corruption Purge 10 Senior Officials Ousted in Chinese Anti-Corruption Purge CPPCC Personnel Reshuffle Reflects Crackdown on Naked Officials with Children Abroad

Most recently, it's said that Yi Gang, the well-known former head of China's central bank, was purged due to this. www.chosun.com/english/worl...

22.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Š The changing global and European environment for sustainability-related financial disclosures
πŸ—“οΈ 26 November 2025 14:00-15:00 (CET)

Join @veron.bsky.social & Sue Lloyd of International Sustainability Standards Board on sustainability-related financial disclosures

πŸ”— Online only: buff.ly/2D07JJe

21.11.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who's going to buy US weapons in future when it's clear Donald & GOP will cut you off if your invader bribes them as part of a "peace plan".

Art of the deal.

21.11.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 953    πŸ” 218    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 10
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One thing I absolutely love in central bank rhetorics: declare a boundary, then elegantly step right over it.

Here's Richard W. Fisher (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) on Obama's 2008 fiscal package

20.11.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI

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Address at the Annual Dinner of White House Correspondents' Association | The American Presidency Project

β€œFor order among Nations presupposes something enduringβ€”some system of justice under which individuals, over a long period of time, are willing to live. Humanity will never permanently accept a system imposed by conquest and based on slavery.” www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad...

19.11.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As F. D. Roosevelt put it in 1941: It is not new and it is not order.

19.11.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.

ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."

18.11.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14569    πŸ” 5230    πŸ’¬ 577    πŸ“Œ 630
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."

18.11.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7951    πŸ” 2973    πŸ’¬ 2311    πŸ“Œ 2666

Applause!

17.11.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kherson streets covered with anti-drone nets.

16.11.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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The Eurofile Live Podcast: is a New Era Emerging for the Euro? | CSIS Events The Eurofile LIVE: A special video podcast event exploring what's next for the European economy. Max Bergmann, Host of The Eurofile podcast, sits down with Federico Steinberg and Nicolas VΓ©ron to disc...

🚨 Join us for a special LIVE episode the #Eurofile!
This week, Max will sit down with experts to unpack the Euro’s future, digital currencies & fiscal sustainability.

πŸ“ Monday 11/17 at 11:00am EST
πŸŽ™οΈ @maxbergmann.bsky.social @steinbergf.bsky.social @veron.bsky.social
πŸ”—: www.csis.org/events/eurof...

15.11.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.

14.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1900    πŸ” 789    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 52
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In this map @researchremora shows us the urban footprint around the world. I pondered this map for quite a bit. Few of us venture outside of the pink areas for any long stretch of time.

11.11.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

An event at @bruegel.org this week in which my essay published in June (www.bruegel.org/blueprint/br...) was presented and discussed by the great Stefan Ingves

07.11.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FCA urges CROs to take β€˜more risk’ in major culture shift No more hiding behind rules, says watchdog

Imagine trying to explain this headline to someone ten years ago www.thebanker.com/content/dfa7...

07.11.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kyiv plots how to stretch finances as Brussels drags feet Get more news like this directly to your inbox every week by subscribing to our Ukraine Business Roundup newsletter. Ukraine is considering a cocktail of ideas to keep its finances afloat while it wa...

Ukraine is considering a cocktail of ideas to keep its finances afloat while it waits for Brussels to greenlight new aid, and a big drop in foreign aid in 2026 looms.

See my latest piece for the Kyiv Independent:

kyivindependent.com/kyiv-plots-h...

05.11.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire [FREE TO READ] Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr

come for the bank sandwiched between a junkyard and a funeral parlour, stay for gems like this:

β€œEveryone wants to focus on money, money, money, but [our relationship with the Trump family] actually started with charity”

300 free clicks. Go:

on.ft.com/43eocoS

04.11.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Teen Vogue did some great journalism around immigration detention and enforcement. Sounds like corporate has now killed that off.

The media landscape shrinks even further.

03.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2832    πŸ” 830    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 27
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

03.11.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6389    πŸ” 1488    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 152
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The world’s mostβ€”and leastβ€”powerful passports Americans’ travel documents aren’t as muscular as they used to be

Luxury problem for liberal cosmopolitans, some will say -- but surely another indicator of decline:

"America, which topped the index in 2014, has dropped out of the top ten for the first time since the ranking began in 2006. It now shares the 12th tier of passports with Malaysia..."

02.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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πŸ“ˆ Supranational supervision: unlocking European capital markets
πŸ“… 5 November 2025 13:00-14:00 CET

What is the future of European capital markets supervision? w/@rebeccawire.bsky.social
, Stefan Ingves & @veron.bsky.social

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29.10.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They call themselves conservatives

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Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

23.10.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5827    πŸ” 1844    πŸ’¬ 1298    πŸ“Œ 1031
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

23.10.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 15067    πŸ” 5849    πŸ’¬ 1205    πŸ“Œ 1082

Old Soviet joke:

Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three?

One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals

23.10.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5844    πŸ” 1617    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 13

Here who has signed the Pentagon's press policy:

OAN
Epoch Times
Federalist
Real America’s Voice
Lindell TV
Gateway Pundit
Post Millennial
Human Events
National Pulse
RedState
TPUSA
Timcast
Washington Reporter
Daily Signal
Just the News
& some Turkish media and freelancers

23.10.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 491    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 75
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Fed Lost Access to Private Jobs Data Ahead of Government Shutdown Payroll processing firm ADP ended its data-sharing with the central bank after a speech highlighted the already-public collaboration.

So much for relying on private data. Just as govt shutdown denies the Fed official jobs data, payroll processor ADP stops sharing its data with the Fed. via @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

23.10.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few pictures I remember fondly from having a view that stared straight out at the east wing.

20.10.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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