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mikedavidsonbda.bsky.social
Monetary Policy Nerd living in Bermuda
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Muppets. Everyone knows we can’t grow tea in Scotland as it makes the Haggis really aggressive www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bureaucracy saves itself. It’s almost beautiful

I told you we’d be back

As a kid, I thought these were called Nerf Sharks. Was disappointed when I found out I was wrong…

You can probably tell that @louisashworth.bsky.social is manning Alphaville solo today. on.ft.com/4dCjVzv

this is really the other thing about crypto. if they make it money, its such total lock-in to one era of hardware ideas

When does a potato cease to be a potato? It’s a question that has plagued some of Britain’s finest legal minds for at least some time this year. Luckily, @louisashworth.bsky.social has revisited Sensations Poppadoms vs HMRC and broken it down for your enjoyment. www.ft.com/content/3a64...

1/8 This Caixin article summarizes various proposals by Chinese academics on how to respond to Trump's tariffs. Most of these proposals focus on boosting domestic demand, but some involve expanding "free-trade" relationships with other countries, which... www.caixinglobal.com/2025-04-18/i...

Hopefully not the start of something

Currency risk hedging is hard on.ft.com/4lHupRM

Donald Trump takes his trade war to the world’s tiniest nations - on.ft.com/4jjc4IU

⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid. On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.

Just in time for the election

Premier David Burt, Opposition Leader Jarion Richardson and other dignitaries gathered at the airport to bid farewell to Governor Rena Lalgie, Bermuda’s first female and Black Governor, as she departed the Island today

The Bermuda General Election is February 18th - I encourage all Bermudians over the age of 18 to check if they are registered to vote, & where, & if not, get registered. elections.gov.bm/registration...

Last year was one of the quietest on record for the London Stock Exchange, which saw the largest outflow of companies since the global financial crisis, stark new analysis shows.

This is a cracking read from @robynvinter.bsky.social about getting snowed in at Britains highest pub www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

@blacksealsix.bsky.social

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

A good write up in the RG about President Carter and the Bermuda connection. www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...

‘Preying on investors’: how software firm MicroStrategy’s big bet on bitcoin went stratospheric

Elbow beach, Christmas Day, Bermuda

This is an unfortunate issue that I don’t get where I live.

Brentrance? Breturn?