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🎇 Happy US publication day to A FABULOUS DEBT! 🎇
The working title of the book was The Greatest Show on Earth: An Affectionate Biography of the Bond Market, which probably sums up my feelings about the subject.
The working title of the book was The Greatest Show on Earth: An Affectionate Biography of the Bond Market, which probably sums up my feelings about the subject.
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“When a million people each lose a dollar, it’s a tragedy. When one person loses a million dollars, it’s hilarious.” open.substack.com/pub/ftav/p/bri…
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In times of financial strife, buy french government bonds apparently! (The real reason is obviously technicals>fundamentals when markets puke)
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Tokenised, exchange-traded interval funds with venture capital exposure and hedge fund-level fees. What could go wrong?
Ark Invest wants to bring some ‘disruptive innovation’ to interval funds ft.trib.al/laCyVoc
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Robin Wigglesworth retweeted
IDEAs Africa Regional Director for Research and Policy, @nssylla, spoke with @gilliantett & @RobinWigg to uncover the controversial history of CFA franc, asking whether monetary independence is the missing piece of the post-colonial puzzle & whether former colonial powers can ever truly relinquish control.
Watch: youtu.be/-a1QDe9E9SA via @FT
Watch: youtu.be/-a1QDe9E9SA via @FT
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‘The new frontier of finance is built in the United States of America’ ft.trib.al/mGuayvr
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Sick of US midterm content? For this week’s Story of Money, Gillian and I explored the intriguing history of the CFA franc — the world oldest surviving common currency zone. youtube.com/watch?v=-a1QDe…
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Loved learning about the currency’s *many* tribulations, the murky machinations of Jacques "Monsieur Afrique" Foccart, and why the CFA franc might finally be replaced in the coming years (maybe!) from economist and scrabble champ @nssylla.
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Robin Wigglesworth retweeted
The midterms have already cost Musk more than $60bn — and counting ft.trib.al/8WnCHcX
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How demographics can distort economic narratives — redux ft.trib.al/jtH0VyB
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“The new frontier of finance is built in the United States of America.” ft.com/content/f8629d…
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AI build-out forecasts are increasingly reliant on Elon Musk telling the truth ft.trib.al/CZ5k59u
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Beyond honoured that the Museum of American Finance has invited me to talk about my new book A Fabulous Debt with none other than RICHARD SYLLA.
It will be a virtual *free* talk, so anyone can sign up. Details here: moaf.org/events/2026-12…
It will be a virtual *free* talk, so anyone can sign up. Details here: moaf.org/events/2026-12…
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im old enough to remember when the complaint was that the lamestream media was out of touch because it kept pointing out that violent crime has been falling across the country for decades, contrary to popular rhetoric.
The Media Won’t Tell You Felony Violent Crime Is Plunging Under Trump
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What data centre construction delays mean for debt holders ft.trib.al/pr7kJLv
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