Bas Jacobs

Volgend kabinet moet de belasting op vermogensinkomsten, vermogen en erfenissen pragmatisch hervormen - ESB Het Nederlandse belastingstelsel kent een groot aantal problemen bij de belastingheffing over de inkomsten uit vermogen, vermogen en erfenissen. Een hervorming is urgent en kan in stappen worden doorg...

Bas Jacobs - Volgend kabinet moet de belasting op vermogensinkomsten, vermogen en erfenissen pragmatisch hervormen - ESB: esb.nu/volgend-kabi...

Volgend kabinet moet de belasting op vermogensinkomsten, vermogen en erfenissen pragmatisch hervormen - ESB Het Nederlandse belastingstelsel kent een groot aantal problemen bij de belastingheffing over de inkomsten uit vermogen, vermogen en erfenissen. Een hervorming is urgent en kan in stappen worden doorg...

Bas Jacobs - Volgend kabinet moet de belasting op vermogensinkomsten, vermogen en erfenissen pragmatisch hervormen - ESB: esb.nu/volgend-kabi...

This is Europe’s ‘global euro’ moment But greater international prominence will not happen by default — it must be earned

Christine Lagarde - This is Europe’s ‘global euro’ moment - FT: www.ft.com/content/4d5d...

Now is the time for Eurobonds: A specific proposal Given the new geopolitical environment, there is wide agreement that Europe needs to achieve strategic autonomy. Autonomy has many dimensions. The most obvious today is military autonomy, building a s...

Olivier Blanchard and Ángel Ubide - Now is the time for Eurobonds: A specific proposal - Peterson Institute for International Economics: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Trump’s spending and attacks on Fed put US safe-haven status at risk, economists warn FT-Booth survey reveals broad concern over president’s policies and attacks on central bank independence

Trump’s spending and attacks on Fed put US safe-haven status at risk, economists warn https://on.ft.com/40w3BLb

The G7 is exempting American multinationals from the global minimum tax. It’s pathetic and scandalous.

Opinion | The Genius Act Will Bring Economic Chaos

Must read - Barry Eichengreen - The Genius Act Will Bring Economic Chaos - NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...

This is Europe’s ‘global euro’ moment But greater international prominence will not happen by default — it must be earned

Christine Lagarde - This is Europe’s ‘global euro’ moment - FT: www.ft.com/content/4d5d...

Olaf Sleijpen nieuwe president De Nederlandsche Bank De opvolger van Klaas Knot als president van De Nederlandsche Bank is nu directielid van de bank. Het ministerie van Financin heeft hiermee gekozen voor continuteit.

Olaf Sleijpen nieuwe president De Nederlandsche Bank

Central banks are beginning to fret about dollar swap lines Officials outside the US worry about what will happen when Jay Powell leaves the Fed

Gillian Tett - Central banks are beginning to fret about dollar swap lines - FT: www.ft.com/content/4ae6...

1. Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly help the rich
2. His spending cuts are targeted at the poor
3. Tariffs cost the poor a larger share of their income

Roll these three regressive policies together and you get the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history.

The anti-Robin Hood.

Donald Trump says he may ‘have to force something’ on interest rates President calls Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell a ‘numbskull’ for not reducing borrowing costs

Donald Trump says he may ‘have to force something’ on interest rates

https://www.ft.com/content/87a2c699-be5b-4a3b-9ae1-db3e997633af

Folks, CBO estimate of the distributional effect of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is out: www.cbo.gov/system/files...

It's grotesque

'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump "has created the conditions" surrounding the Los Angeles protests. The governor went...

Recommended watching in full - Governor Newson of California responding to Trump's decision to send in the National Guard - MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/...

De puinhopen van twee jaar stilstand De VVD experimenteerde met het ‘meest rechtse kabinet’ ooit. De enige uitkomst: jaren van weinig groei, een uitdijende overheid en een oplopend begrotingstekort.

Leestip - Mathijs Bouman - De puinhopen van twee jaar stilstand - FD: fd.nl/politiek/155...

We Are No Longer a Serious Country And the world is starting to notice

Paul Krugman - We Are No Longer a Serious Country - Substack: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Prutswerk van kabinet-Schoof is eindelijk voorbij Kabinet-Schoof is een jaar in de weer geweest. Het strompelde van crisis naar crisis. Het is nu door Geert Wilders opgeblazen. ✓Lees meer

Bas Jacobs - Prutswerk van Kabinet Schoof is Eindelijk Voorbij - EW Magazine: www.ewmagazine.nl/economie/opi...

Bas Jacobs:
fd.nl/politiek/155...

Examining what is the optimal macroeconomic tariff when trade is imbalanced and if a tariff can be used to permanently close an aggregate trade imbalance, from Oleg Itskhoki and Dmitry Mukhin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33839

The Trade Emperor Has Always Been Stark Naked But it’s a shock to see someone say it

Paul Krugman - The Trade Emperor Has Always Been Stark Naked - Substack: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

US trade court says Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal Panel of judges finds president did not have authority to introduce levies using the legislation he cited

US trade court says Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal - FT: www.ft.com/content/bd64...

#tinbergeninstitute #workshop #publiceconomics | Tinbergen Institute Registrations open for the 4th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop, taking place on May 21, 2025! This is the fourth of a biannual workshop series that brings together leading scholars in P...

4th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop - Speakers: Felix Bierbrauer, Nadine Riedel, Jacob Boerma and Emanuel Hanssen - Follow link for program, papers/presentations and registration: www.linkedin.com/posts/tinber...

Hoe Trumps handelsoorlog Amerika in een maffiastaat verandert Trumps financiële beleid zet de internationale orde op het spel en jaagt de markten al weken op hol. ✓Lees meer.

Bas Jacobs - Hoe Trumps handelsoorlog Amerika in een maffiastaat verandert - EW Magazine: www.ewmagazine.nl/economie/ach...

Hoe Trumps handelsoorlog Amerika in een maffiastaat verandert Trumps financiële beleid zet de internationale orde op het spel en jaagt de markten al weken op hol. ✓Lees meer.

Bas Jacobs - Hoe Trumps handelsoorlog Amerika in een maffiastaat verandert - EW Magazine: www.ewmagazine.nl/economie/ach...

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#tinbergeninstitute #workshop #publiceconomics | Tinbergen Institute Registrations open for the 4th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop, taking place on May 21, 2025! This is the fourth of a biannual workshop series that brings together leading scholars in P...

4th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop - Speakers: Felix Bierbrauer, Nadine Riedel, Jacob Boerma and Emanuel Hanssen - Follow link for program, papers/presentations and registration: www.linkedin.com/posts/tinber...

Trump’s Tariff War Has Added Risk to U.S. Bonds, Long the Surest Bet in Global Finance Shocked by Trump’s trade war, foreign investors are selling U.S. government bonds, long the world’s safe haven.

Trump Has Added Risk to the Surest Bet in Global Finance - NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...

Recommended reading to understand what happened last week:

Met de euro ruim boven de $1,13 (!) gooi ik de column van maandag er nog maar eens in:
fd.nl/opinie/15509...

Insider trading door Trump cs, zo lijkt het. 👇👇