Max Gerten

Views expressed my own. Retweets not endorsements.

[Klaas Meijer @klaasm67]

On this day in 1811, French Emperor Napoleon ordered everyone in the Netherlands who did not yet have a surname to adopt one within a year. As a protest, some people chose names like Poepjes (little turds) or Rotmensen (nasty people). Many of these names are still in use today.

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Ranked: The Income Needed to Be Happy Around the World 💸 

https://t.co/xONL9wMVu4

[David Carretta @davcarretta]

Let’s fight for the European way of life.

Just like or repost it to send a clear message to the @ecb

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Ranked: The Countries Gaining and Losing the Most Tourists ✈️

https://t.co/SX81327yml

[McKinsey Global Institute @McKinsey_MGI]

A total of $160 billion American imports are critical, concentrated, and come from geopolitically distant trading partners.

To maintain competitiveness in a new era, the US will need to enhance national economic security. One step is clear: The United States will need to bolster its ability to procure or develop critical materials and to address manufacturing gaps that could become strategic choke points. https://t.co/UnmFWMvUsQ

[Peter Berezin @PeterBerezinBCA]

I think that AI could be as transformative as Gutenberg‘s printing press.

Unfortunately Gutenberg went bankrupt because of the high capex nature of his operations.

[BiH Basketball @BiHBasketball]

- Serbian president supports Iran
- Leader of the Serbs in Bosnia supports USA/Israel
- Kosovo‘s leader supports USA / Israel
- Bosnians support Iran and claim Kosovo is Serbia
- Albanians in response call Bosnians Muslim Serbs

There is no place like the Balkans

[VoxEU @voxeu]

Harnessing the wisdom of the crowds for OECD recession predictions
Thomas Chalaux, David Turner, Steven Cassimon @OECD @oecdeconomy
https://t.co/hid69pPvty

[VoxEU @voxeu]

How foreign wars can consolidate authoritarian power: Evidence from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
@ElinderMikael & Oscar Erixson @EconomicsUU @UU_University, Olle Hammar @ollehammar @linneuni
https://t.co/JS3fzOX3GM

[St. Louis Fed @stlouisfed]

Has generative #AI led to U.S. productivity gains? Read this new analysis: https://t.co/tsVgr6hw3S

[SIPRI @SIPRIorg]

SIPRI's Michal Krelina's report on quantum technology cited in this article from the Asia Times:
https://t.co/nuqrHM1mpD

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Global energy demand has risen nearly 60% since 2000, with more than half of the increase taking place in China

In the coming years, other emerging economies, led by India & Southeast Asia, are set to become increasingly influential in growth trends 👉 https://t.co/2Y5Zm6J3aq

[Deník N @enkocz]

https://t.co/Z1ByafVUqv
Co když se NATO rozpadne? A Rusko vyhraje? Německý politolog Carlo Masala v novém bestselleru Když vyhraje Rusko říká, že pokud takové situaci chceme zabránit, musíme si ji nejdříve umět představit. K tomu ale Evropě chybí odborníci.

[Econovis @econovisuals]

📈 Luxembourg’s International Investment Position (2002–Q1 2025)

Luxembourg’s international investment position (assets) grew rapidly from the early 2000s through 2018, rising at an annual rate of 13.2% from $2.11 trillion in 2013 to $13.56 trillion in 2018. Since then, growth has nearly stalled, averaging just 0.34% annually, with assets reaching $13.88 trillion in Q1 2025. Between 2018 and 2025, direct investment declined, while portfolio investment expanded—particularly in equities, investment fund shares, and financial derivatives—driven by global stock market gains. As of Q1 2025, portfolio investment stood at $6.48 trillion (46.6% of total assets), while direct investment amounted to $5.38 trillion (38.7%).

#investment #stocks #equity #bonds #FDI #financial

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Kenneth Rogoff explains why the growth driven by the technology will not lead to an equivalent increase in tax revenues. https://t.co/hm72SZawKE

[Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office San Francisco @LU_LTIOSanFran]

Luxembourg Launches Europe’s First Sovereign Defence Bond Framework, yet another financial innovation made in #Luxembourg! @LuxFinance @Defense_lu @gouv_lu @MinFinLux
https://t.co/hsraA6Do9C

[Francesco Sassi @Frank_Stones]

🤯Welcome to the🇪🇺EU gas chessboard for Winter 2025, the first one in many decades where🇷🇺Russian gas won't be so much relevant

[IMF @IMFNews]

Global current account imbalances are widening again, reversing a post-crisis trend and signaling possible structural shifts, according to the IMF’s 2025 External Sector Report. https://t.co/ErmbG6kdMC

[RTL Luxembourg @RTLlu]

Haut virun 81 Joer: US-Truppe befreien d'Stad Lëtzebuerg. https://t.co/ZLIkDRG4tP