Jill Ward

Reporter for @business interested in economics, markets, green finance. Canadienne. Opinions my own. She/her

[Jill Ward @jillianfward]

@meghamohan @Narratively is wonderful for these types of stories

[National Press Foundation @NatPress]

Read @NatPress biomass fellows’ latest work on the #WoodPellet industry, incl. #Louisiana gov’s push for #biomass in the state and the impact of the U.K.’s green bond. Stories from @davidboraks @jaked926 @remroc15 and @jillianfward in our newsletter.

https://t.co/iSh7m4lH3L

[Greg Ritchie @greg_ritchie]

🧵Green finance is growing faster than the real-world green projects it's meant to be enabling. Here's how:

When a bank issues a green loan, it can bundle a bunch those loans together – let's say $1bn – and refinance them through a green bond. 1/ https://t.co/gdA6tox7ly

[Jill Ward @jillianfward]

@fergalob The OPEC of maple syrup!

[Malina McLennan @malulamcl]

If the fossil fuel lobby was a delegation at #COP26 it would safely be the biggest. Our research found at least 503 delegates with significant corporate affiliations to fossil fuel companies - and that’s 503 too many.

[Jill Ward @jillianfward]

@OliviaGKA Congrats!! 🥳🥳🥳

[Jill Ward @jillianfward]

.@lizzzburden & @_DavidGoodman spell out everything you need to know about today's crucial Bank of England decision https://t.co/1AFpZ92Yd1 via @markets

[John Ainger @johnainger]

Greta Thunberg Attacks CO2 Offset Projects as ‘Greenwash’ at COP26 https://t.co/Nkp7cKO01k w/@Jess_Shankleman

[John Fraher @johnfraher]

A reminder that Bloomberg Green’s climate coverage is free to read for all of #COP26

Click here for more https://t.co/tASpCPBLFo @climate

[Bloomberg Economics @economics]

The bond market’s age-old measure of growth is flashing an ominous warning as the world’s central banks move closer to boosting interest rates from near record lows https://t.co/bco62frFL8

[Jim Pickard 🐋 @PickardJE]

and the prize for most deadpan headline goes to

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

Our new Intergenerational Audit finds that the second half of the pandemic has seen the generational jobs gap close, but the generational wealth gaps widen, says RF's @kathleenhenehan . Summary video below - and here's a thread with our key findings 🧵🧵

[Kristine Aquino @krisaqnews]

First, rate hikes; next, quantitative tightening. Investors are suddenly being forced to ponder life after @bankofengland support. Great read by @LibbyCherry98
https://t.co/rk2PHZwrMT

[Greg Ritchie @greg_ritchie]

What's happening in U.K. money markets:
➡️VAR shocks and liquidated positions
➡️mortgage lenders' hedging creating momentum “no-one in their right mind wants to stand in the way of”
➡️inverted curve show worries over Bank of England error
W/ @highisland
https://t.co/fqcVFWXp7e

[Bloomberg Markets @markets]

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman is girding for rate hikes, and he says markets are ready for them https://t.co/5I6elDfNeF

[Jill Ward @jillianfward]

The European Union’s inaugural green bond sale wowed investors this week with its record size and massive order book. But it also raised some awkward questions about how the money will be used - story with @johnainger https://t.co/6OWWs990W3 via @markets

[Lizzy Burden @lizzzburden]

After winning praise for a quick response to the pandemic last year, @hmtreasury & @bankofengland are now preparing to be among the 1st industrial nations to whip away support

Here's why it matters, with @_DavidGoodman 👇🏾

https://t.co/b0qRBnRTbL

[Gert Jan Koopman @GertJanEU]

In the morning news, another record-breaking achievement by @EU_Commission @EU_Budget…

#NextGenerationEU #GreenBond

[Jill Ward @jillianfward]

@chepker @BloombergRadio Would love to be back on, I’m sure there will be lots more to discuss on all things green bonds in the next few months!