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Emeritus Prof Christopher MayKatie Martin (FT) suggests the relative lack of volatility in US stock markets is not an indication that Trumponomics is going just fine, but rather shows investors are like the (metaphorical) frogs in a slowly boiling pot... when a Trump induced crises finally hits) it'll be too late to get out with investment(s) intact.If she's right, we could be heading for a major market meltdown in the USA; which despite the ongoing decoupling of the US may have significant global impact(s)?<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a>

Alo Japan<a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1345178/japans-investment-in-550-billion-us-fund-could-be-more-than-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alojapan.com/1345178/japans-investment-in-550-billion-us-fund-could-be-more-than-2/</a> Japan’s Investment in $550 Billion US Fund Could Be More Than 2% <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Baseball</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DonaldJohnTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldJohnTrump</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanNews</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanTopics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JULYSARL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JULYSARL</a>/CAEN <a href="https://channels.im/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#markets</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NIPPONSTEELCORP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIPPONSTEELCORP</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retail</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/RyoseiAkazawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RyoseiAkazawa</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SOFTBANKGROUPCORP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SOFTBANKGROUPCORP</a> The rate of actual Japanese investment forming part of a $550 billion US fund could be higher than the 1-2% initially cited, Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said in a live television interview on Wednesday.

TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Is this indicative of supply chain issues? I ordered some epoxy on the 1st of August. Today, the 12th...it's still out of stock. This is not an exotic material by any means. It's just two-part epoxy.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupplyChain</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Epoxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Epoxy</a>

YogthosLower-income countries' external debt payments to private lenders remain three times higher than payments to China: data countered a narrative that China has played a primary role in creating debt crises in lower-income countries.<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/emerging-countries-debt-payments-private-lenders-dwarf-those-china-2025-08-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/emerging-countries-debt-payments-private-lenders-dwarf-those-china-2025-08-11/</a><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a>

unusual_whalesMicrosoft, $MSFT, warns Windows users to stop using Google, $GOOGL, Chrome, per Forbes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finance</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stocks</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/options" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#options</a>

unusual_whalesTexas data centers are projected to use 49 billion gallons of water this year, as the state faces a prolonged drought, per MorePerfectUnion. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finance</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stocks</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/options" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#options</a>

Kyle MontanioWhat is the thing most likely to break society? Turns out, it's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a>."An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished" "The lessons he has drawn are often striking: people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites, while past collapses often improved the lives of ordinary citizens." <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collapse</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse</a>

unusual_whalesCPI 0.2% MoM, Exp. 0.2% CPI 2.7% YoY, Exp. 2.8%CPI Core 0.3% MoM, Exp. 0.3% CPI Core 3.1% YoY, Exp. 3.0% <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finance</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stocks</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/options" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#options</a>

YogthosChina’s exports have significantly rebounded, excluding the US, with trade surplus hitting a new record high of $1.2 trillion over the past year.China is expanding global trade as countries flock to it in face of US tariffs.If one of the objectives of Trump's trade war was to constrain China's global trade dominance, the results are in, and it has failed dramatically. In fact, if anything, it probably had the opposite effect.<a href="https://datatrack.trendforce.com/blog/content/43491/chinas-trade-surplus-breaks-world-record-in-first-half-of-2025-amid-us-tariff-challenges" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://datatrack.trendforce.com/blog/content/43491/chinas-trade-surplus-breaks-world-record-in-first-half-of-2025-amid-us-tariff-challenges</a><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tradewar</a>

The Inquisitive BiologistCurrently stewing, review coming soon to <a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inquisitivebiologist.com</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scicomm</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/@timparrique" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@timparrique</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://degrowth.social/@IDN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@IDN</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/@UCPH_Degrowth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@UCPH_Degrowth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@degrowthuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@degrowthuk</a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/@ecosurrealism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ecosurrealism</a>

US news | The GuardianTrump’s China trade truce extension spurs market rally <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/12/trumps-china-trade-truce-extension-spurs-market-rally" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/12/trumps-china-trade-truce-extension-spurs-market-rally</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Internationaltrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internationaltrade</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Globaleconomy</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trumptariffs</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Stockmarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stockmarkets</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AsiaPacific</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a>

Frontend DogmaInformation Pollution, Poisoning, and Hygiene, by <a href="https://me.dm/@uxdesigncc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@uxdesigncc</a>:<a href="https://archive.fo/NqYZ5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.fo/NqYZ5</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#content</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/informationarchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#informationarchitecture</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ux</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a>

Mediterranean DietMediterranean Diets Won’t Shield You From Food InflationOverall inflation rates may be slowing across Europe, but the price of ingredients to make t… <a href="https://vive.im/tags/dining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dining</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooking</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diet</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediterranean</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediterraneanDiet</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediterraneanFood</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanIngredient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediterraneanIngredient</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Automation</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/EuroSpot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EuroSpot</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/EUROPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EUROPE</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Generic1st" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Generic1st</a>&<a href="https://vive.im/tags/x27" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#x27</a>;CL&<a href="https://vive.im/tags/x27" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#x27</a>;Future <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#italy</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markets</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mediterranean</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spain</a> <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2227806/mediterranean-diets-wont-shield-you-from-food-inflation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.diningandcooking.com/2227806/mediterranean-diets-wont-shield-you-from-food-inflation/</a>

TinDrumJason Hickle on degrowth"Degrowth should be understood as an element within a socialist transformation, as a corrective to certain productivist strains of socialist thought that are inadequate for our current moment"<a href="https://aus.social/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#degrowth</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/democraticSocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democraticSocialism</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/socialDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialDemocracy</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://breakdownjournal.substack.com/p/interview-with-jason-hickel-degrowth-a84" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://breakdownjournal.substack.com/p/interview-with-jason-hickel-degrowth-a84</a>

GhostOnTheHalfShell10 minIt’s hard to ignore the sociological and political consequences of every major metric for sociability eroding away along with the general decline in male belief in equal pay for equal work. I find a little little bit stupid though. Because they don’t understand that if a woman cost less employers will hire women before men.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0fCoEJyZCs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0fCoEJyZCs</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a>

YogthosDonald Trump has once again delayed implementing sweeping tariffs on China, announcing another 90-day pause just hours before the last agreement between the world’s two largest economies was due to expire. 😆 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-china-tariffs-deal-deadline" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-china-tariffs-deal-deadline</a><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a>

prau"The issue is not the right to form associations. It is whether or not any association of private citizens should be granted the privilege of resorting with impunity to violent action. It is the same problem that relates to the activities of the Ku Klux Klan." — Ludwig von Mises, Human Action. <a href="https://mises.org/library/book/human-action" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mises.org/library/book/human-action</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mises</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#liberalism</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/misesquotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misesquotes</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a>

GhostOnTheHalfShell<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/economics-that-works" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@economics-that-works</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ChrisMayLA6</a> 10 min He’s pointing out that more and more of government spending is going directly into the hands of corporations through outsourcing. This where fiat money is being invested.It could either go directly into the hands of individuals and small businesses and communities, or it can be fed into the maul of private equity and large corporations<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3oNuFWFWSc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3oNuFWFWSc</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

US news | The GuardianUS-China trade truce deadline looms threatening escalation of economic tensions <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-china-tariffs-deal-deadline" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-china-tariffs-deal-deadline</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trumptariffs</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USeconomy</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a>

GhostOnTheHalfShell1 minClimate reporting really fell down on the job, so did I think the IPCC. The framing for climate change was always presented with the idea that the global South would be the one struggling.Temperature changes are not distributed evenly over the globe. The higher, the latitude, the greater the change.. this means that Europe is experiencing a more dramatic change in air mass temperatures flowing over it. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NklAdDfD8cg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NklAdDfD8cg</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a>

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