Chris Giles

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Followers
27.1K
Account age
2 yrs

Known for

One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn since Labour came to office.... ... so is the UK witnessing a productivity revival? www.ft.com/content/161a...140 views One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn since Labour came to office.... ... so is the UK witnessing a productivity revival? www.ft.com/content/161a... Will Japan's potential massive fiscal stimulus create a Honebuto-Shokku? (which is roughly translated into English as a Liz Truss moment) My newsletter: www.ft.com/content/da40...53 views Will Japan's potential massive fiscal stimulus create a Honebuto-Shokku? (which is roughly translated into English as a Liz Truss moment) My newsletter: www.ft.com/content/da40... If Kevin Warsh has to choose between his legacy and Trump's ire, he should pick the latter...There is probably a route through the middle... But the oil shock is making things difficult as this Boston Fed research shows. My newsletter www.ft.com/content/2356...43 views If Kevin Warsh has to choose between his legacy and Trump's ire, he should pick the latter...There is probably a route through the middle... But the oil shock is making things difficult as this Boston Fed research shows. My newsletter www.ft.com/content/2356... should avoid. Number 1 is something the new PM seems unable to grasp... www.ft.com/content/9df2...36 views should avoid. Number 1 is something the new PM seems unable to grasp... www.ft.com/content/9df2...

📊 Post engagement

41
Avg engagement / post
0.2%
Engagement vs followers
Oct 2023
On Bluesky since

🔥 Top post: One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn s · 140 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.3 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
65×
Follows 415 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn since Labour came to office.... ... so is the UK witnessing a productivity revival? www.ft.com/content/161a... ★ 140
should avoid. Number 1 is something the new PM seems unable to grasp... www.ft.com/content/9df2... ★ 36 Will Japan's potential massive fiscal stimulus create a Honebuto-Shokku? (which is roughly translated into English as a Liz Truss moment) My newsletter: www.ft.com/content/da40... ★ 53 So...ONS must be unhappy with me. They've sent me a survey to complete... Hopefully it will "shape tomorrow" ★ 16 If kevin Warsh wants to avoid being caught with his pants down, he should avoid the BoE's communications from the 2000s... ...and confusing correlation and causation My newsletter: www.ft.com/content/8f35... ★ 36 Mervyn King and communications. A reminder from (contemporary) history. www.ft.com/content/f853... ★ 6 My central banks newsletter this week looks at the Supreme Court's rather thinner victory for Lisa Cook against Donald Trump than expected. Footnote 8 in the ruling is importantl she might well lose round 2. www.ft.com/content/c642... ★ 32 I struggle to understand the fascination with mainstream economists' (broadly accurate) Brexit forecasts... ... the leave forecasts on the other hand www.ft.com/content/f99c... ★ 72 If Kevin Warsh has to choose between his legacy and Trump's ire, he should pick the latter...There is probably a route through the middle... But the oil shock is making things difficult as this Boston Fed research shows. My newsletter w… ★ 43 If you like your economics to be reality-based, impartial and not always doom laden, listen to this @theifs.bsky.social podcast on the public finances with me @helenmiller.bsky.social and @maxwarner.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/articles/tou... ★ 20 as.ft.com/r/8a93ca26-0... ★ 12 Eurozone energy prices are higher than the March baseline, but not screaming "raise rates" But....that is not all My newsletter www.ft.com/content/19f0... ★ 30

🦋 Handle & authenticity

✅ Domain-verified
@chrisgiles.ft.com
The handle is the domain chrisgiles.ft.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real chrisgiles.ft.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Oct 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 2 years ago.
👁️Averages 41 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.3× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

76/100 Good
  • Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.
Est. authentic audience
92%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab Sign up to my central banks newsletter here https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=6501cc9ec6e3c91c18b0b9e6

📸 Gallery

should avoid. Number 1 is something the new PM seems unable to grasp... www.ft.com/content/9df2... Will Japan's potential massive fiscal stimulus create a Honebuto-Shokku? (which is roughly translated into English as a Liz Truss moment) My newsletter: www.ft.com/content/da40... If kevin Warsh wants to avoid being caught with his pants down, he should avoid the BoE's communications from the 2000s... ...and confusing correlation and causation My newsletter: www.ft.com/content/8f35... My central banks newsletter this week looks at the Supreme Court's rather thinner victory for Lisa Cook against Donald Trump than expected. Footnote 8 in the ruling is importantl she might well lose round 2. www.ft.com/content/c642... One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn since Labour came to office.... ... so is the UK witnessing a productivity revival? www.ft.com/content/161a... If Kevin Warsh has to choose between his legacy and Trump's ire, he should pick the latter...There is probably a route through the middle... But the oil shock is making things difficult as this Boston Fed research shows. My newsletter www.ft.com/content/2356... Eurozone energy prices are higher than the March baseline, but not screaming "raise rates" But....that is not all My newsletter www.ft.com/content/19f0...

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