Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

Politics and Financial Markets 🌍 Occasional columnist.🌲 “While our feet have been planted on the ground, our eyes have been turned towards the stars” London, EU and Global Joined November 2018

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Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall

4 hours ago

Starmer can look decisive today because of the reshuffle. But tomorrow the dep leadership contest begins. And it will inevitably become a de facto battle for the future of the party post-Starmer, with a full on beauty contest at conference. And no matter what he does that can…

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

6 hours ago

A sad loss to UK govt - one of most able and nicest members of parliament.

Ian Murray MP @IanMurrayMP

6 hours ago

A sad loss to UK govt - one of most able and nicest members of parliament.

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

a week ago

British retail consortium clear in their warnings that - another - inflation shock now hitting the UK.

Harvir Dhillon @HarvirDhillon

2 weeks ago

British retail consortium clear in their warnings that - another - inflation shock now hitting the UK.

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

2 weeks ago

The Bank of England - again - failing to get inflation under control will further amplify the UKs budget problems due the high proportion of inflation linked debt and huge maturity rollovers across gilt market.

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

2 weeks ago

UK inflation yet again way over target and rising higher

Andrew Sentance @asentance

2 weeks ago

UK inflation yet again way over target and rising higher

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

2 weeks ago

This is an important political issue in DC -> Congress has become ever more wary of adding to U.S. defence commitments

Punchbowl News @PunchbowlNews

2 weeks ago

This is an important political issue in DC -> Congress has become ever more wary of adding to U.S. defence commitments

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

3 weeks ago

Sensible comments here. Fed was right to avoid policy measures like forward guidance for so long - as the riksbank always warned, they are a forecast not a promise….

Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers

3 weeks ago

Sensible comments here. Fed was right to avoid policy measures like forward guidance for so long - as the riksbank always warned, they are a forecast not a promise….

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J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling

3 weeks ago

The Twilight of Nicola Sturgeon My review of Frankly jkrowling.com/in-my-own-word…

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

3 weeks ago

When central banks cut interest rates when inflation is “too high” -> long term rates rise. This is the market signal of central bank policy error.

Jim Bianco @biancoresearch

3 weeks ago

When central banks cut interest rates when inflation is “too high” -> long term rates rise. This is the market signal of central bank policy error.

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

4 weeks ago

Another potential Fomc appointment published op-ed calling for rate cuts

Nick Timiraos @NickTimiraos

4 weeks ago

Another potential Fomc appointment published op-ed calling for rate cuts

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

4 weeks ago

Good overview of some of the key drivers of the Japanese government bond market recent months

Brad Setser @Brad_Setser

4 weeks ago

Good overview of some of the key drivers of the Japanese government bond market recent months

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

4 weeks ago

This really drives home the "stranded asset" and political risks around investments which are only viable with substantial government subsidies.

Javier Blas @JavierBlas

4 weeks ago

This really drives home the "stranded asset" and political risks around investments which are only viable with substantial government subsidies.

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

4 weeks ago

Almost 40% of UK electricity use today is having to be imported. This is one of reasons the UK has close to worlds highest electricity bills.

British Electricity Tracker @myGridGB

4 weeks ago

Almost 40% of UK electricity use today is having to be imported. This is one of reasons the UK has close to worlds highest electricity bills.

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Mark M Bathgate @m_bathgate

4 weeks ago

The kind of growth numbers the UK can only dream of…..

The Greek Analyst @GreekAnalyst

4 weeks ago

The kind of growth numbers the UK can only dream of…..

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Sam Ashworth-Hayes @SAshworthHayes

a month ago

British state capacity update: the Labour Force Survey is so flawed that our employment and unemployment measures "are currently not considered accredited official statistics and are designated as official statistics in development." Good luck to the Bank of England MPC!

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Josep Borrell Fontelles @JosepBorrellF

a month ago

Bad strategy leads to bad outcomes. Commission chose to appease and flatter Trump by agreeing to buy more weapons and gas—on which it has no competence—and by tolerating unilateral tariffs. Europe emerges geopolitically weakened from a deal struck in just 1 hour on a golf course.