James Saft

Financial columnist, work appears on Reuters products, International Financing Review and elsewhere

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Who best knows what a poor person needs? That person. Just give directly. https://t.co/kmKzqWrTS1 (here subtweeting all central banks)

[James Saft @jamessaft]

https://t.co/0CG8GTMj6n

[Manatee Sheriff @ManateeSheriff]

Great job today by Deputies Mizner and Hart as they helped rescue two Manatees that were stranded in receding water.

[simon wren-lewis @sjwrenlewis]

Debunking 'market forces' myth. I would add that incentives to rent seek played a role alongside social norms: https://t.co/v0oJFxQtW8 https://t.co/ZnS3Or5Mqy

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Astronomers could chart the trajectory of the eclipse, but modern commerce could not deliver trustworthy glasses. https://t.co/dLThfBXppg

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Football helmet would be better, or a rubber Jimmy Carter mask. https://t.co/yr3TJNSGMl

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Utility crews stream into Florida for hurricane payday -
And the guy is out earning for his 11-mo old foster kid. https://t.co/bWQ7ghw7Qn

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Utility crews stream into Florida for hurricane payday, adventure https://t.co/bWQ7ghw7Qn

[Beate Reszat @rszbt]

Unless rates rise to around 4 per cent...:
US and Europe have world’s worst-funded corporate pension schemes https://t.co/Qiktk6pJN6 via @FT

[Rob Blackwell @robblackwellAB]

Equifax breach may kill GOP chances of rolling back CFPB mandatory arbitration rule: https://t.co/XdwpuxgA1c

[Brad Heath @bradheath]

.@mattapuzzo's story on the ATF sting-turned-slush-fund is the craziest thing I have read in a long time.
https://t.co/cJgrJEh236

[Ed West @edwest]

This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea, https://t.co/sXwEzQLWQa

[James Saft @jamessaft]

@pdacosta Yes, I expect a taper shortly after Middle East peace accord;)

[James Saft @jamessaft]

I wonder how Fed Chair John Miller will handle that... https://t.co/P4QWYlMBs0

[Pedro da Costa @pdacosta]

Trump debt ceiling deal means "the Fed's December meeting could take place against backdrop of a federal shutdown." https://t.co/ilCRzJAPAt

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

Excellent point from DB's George Saravelos. Big source of inflows to US in last 3ys = US sales of foreiegn bonds! https://t.co/eUVN6cm4i8

[James Saft @jamessaft]

We'll have to wait for Jose to hear that the taper is delayed too. The one after that, "Hurricane Lee" will see resumption of QE;) https://t.co/iLMHN97Y17

[Alister Bull @alisterbull1]

Bill Dudley says hurricanes could temporarily influence timing of next #fed interest-rate increase https://t.co/zmp64TIm2i @markets @boes_

[James Saft @jamessaft]

"Catastrophe Bonds" are a good example of the maxim: when someone tells you who they are, believe them.

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Jamie Dimon’s $13 Billion Secret—Revealed https://t.co/Wvzvam0m1b

[James Saft @jamessaft]

Trump anger at Cohn raises doubts about his White House tenure: sources | Article [AMP] | Reuters https://t.co/cluWupcyGL

[James Saft @jamessaft]

@SFCatPhotog again, apols. brgds https://t.co/mbOEQoWleD

[Ryan Detrick, CMT @RyanDetrick]

Today is officially 10 months without a 3% correction for the #SPX. This is now the second longest streak ever ... https://t.co/LbCYoeatRI