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Brad Setser

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CFR senior fellow. Views are my own. Retweets are not endorsements. Writes on sovereign debt and capital flows.

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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · Jun 13, 2023
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Really recommend this article (and the thread). The backstory on Erdogan's selection of Simsek ... 1/2

Article Jun 13, 2023
How Mehmet Simsek convinced Erdogan to drop his infamous interest rates policy
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · Jun 13, 2023
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Really recommend this article (and the thread). The backstory on Erdogan's selection of Simsek ... 1/2

Tweet Jun 13, 2023
How Mehmet Simsek convinced Erdogan to drop his low interest rate policy • Simsek made a 2.5-hour-long presentation to Erdogan, going through the numbers and making sure that he gets how awful the economic situation is
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · Jun 7, 2023
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As @velvetart noted, this is a very good thread from Charles Kenney -- Very much agree that the World Bank needs to set out options to expand its balance sheet (stock, not flow) by $100b -- and by $400b. 1/

Tweet Jun 7, 2023
Just had interesting/helpful session @WorldBank with think tank colleagues and the WBG team leading on the Evolution Roadmap. Do think they are doing some good thinking on eg hybrid capital for shareholders (I'm less keen on private hybrid capital
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · Jun 7, 2023
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Excellent piece from @greg_ip -- Not clear Europe is ready for this shock, or even saw it coming.

Article Jun 7, 2023
China’s EV Juggernaut Is a Warning for the West
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · Jun 1, 2023
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Good article - In an ideal world some of the reporting norms around sovereign funds should be strengthened (not likely to happen) -- and the BoP numbers should be set up to better capture some of these flows. 10/10

Article May 31, 2023
Has China become too cosy with private equity?
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 28, 2023
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that was a great story. @bobdavis187

Article Sep 26, 2018
How China Systematically Pries Technology From U.S. Companies
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 24, 2023
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Excellent thread -- illustrates with great charts the basic point of Jacky Wong's WSJ story -- namely China and Chinese firms have critical mass in the EV industry, and lead globally in many ways

Tweet May 24, 2023
China 🇨🇳 is now the world’s largest auto 🚙 exporter Short 🧵 below on China’s rise as an automotive superpower 📈 (1/9) Cc: @Noahpinion @ElbridgeColby @NickKristof @Brad_Setser @PekingMike twitter.com/scienceisstrat1/status/1661412500150034433/photo/
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 24, 2023
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Superb thread from @AtifRMian --

Tweet May 24, 2023
A 🧵comparing Ghana, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and what it teaches us about dealing with crises ... Ghana and Sri Lanka formally defaulted during the last two years, Pakistan did not but currency devalued by 1/2 for both Pakistan and Ghana, and 1/3rd
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 19, 2023
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Really good essay this -- Captures well the big issues raised by NSA Jake Sullivan's recent speech.

Article May 18, 2023
A New Foreign Policy | Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 19, 2023
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Red Capitalism at its finest ... (I do strongly recommend the Howie and Walter book -- its history of the financial moves of China back in the 00s is very relevant now)

Book Nov 22, 2010
Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 16, 2023
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Good summary by the WSJ of the financial risks that Turkey now faces ...

Article May 16, 2023
Turkey Faces Financial Reckoning After Election
by Chelsey Dulaney and Jared Malsin
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Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · May 9, 2023
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Excellent reporting as usual from the FT -- the source of the quotes in the last two tweets.

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Can Volkswagen win back China?
by Edward White and Patricia Nilsson
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