#Markets

I come from a part of the world where we love to trap wildlife and sell them for $$$. At our wet markets, crowds come to select the living wild
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Really enjoyed listening to @Paschald at the @iiea But it's obvious that politicians/policymakers don't fully understand what the @ecb is doing, and the effect of the multiple monetary policies they
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10 predictions about the future of the economy and markets (I’m a twitter economist - so treat with fist of salt) 1. Indian Markets will remain choppy with a
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Be fearful when others are greedy.Be greedy when others are fearful.- Warren BuffettAs per yesterday's closing the Fear & Greed Index has reached -- 91 points -- which is extremely
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A word about the US supply chain.As an American who moved to Asia in the mid 90s I was clueless how different everything worked outside the US. In Singapore I
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There was a Trump Putin phone call on March 30.http://www.anews.com.tr/world/2020/03/30/putin-trump-discuss-oil-markets-coronavirus-in-phone-call On March 30, Putin and Trump “spoke by telephone, the first of 5 calls between the two over
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So a few people have DMd me this clip from @padspoker regarding GGPoker so I thought I'd add a few thoughts.(First, @cardplayerlife great execution on this format - production is
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As we head into the U.S. #election, there will continue to be a lot of noise that may lead to near-term #market #volatility, particularly since (as we’ve long argued) #markets
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Whenever I see an African startup playing media games, it is a bad signal. I have seen many not-for-profits outraising commercial startups in Africa simply because their mission is clear
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6 REASONS IT'S BEEN A BAD YEAR FOR BITCOIN.In today's @Markets newsletter, I wrote about all the ways that 2020 has undermined a bunch of popular Bitcoin narratives.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-06-15/five-things-y
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There are a handful of polling firms (e.g. Trafalgar and Rasmussen) that rather explicitly operate on the premise other polls are skewed against Trump. Including them in your polling averages
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We've already written a lot about the rise, plateau and the inevitable return back to earth of online poker. We'll be covering it a lot more in the coming days
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There's probably a pretty good column in this about how the hyper capitalism of the post-2005 markets is fundamentally inimical to most news organizations.https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1248258400779145218 The irony is that the newspaper
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JPMorgan just released a report titled: "Why is the Bitcoin futures curve so steep?"The big banks are eyeing Bitcoin's contangoHere are some of the highlights: Thread/ 1. "As has often
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In the Panic of 1907, our economy plunged. Steel output -60%, iron -55%, imports -26%, unemployment soared, doors closed, rent wasn't paid. Economic output cratered for 6 months. GDP down
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The most significant data points this week largely flew under the radar. The Conference Board CEO and Duke University CFO surveys give deep insight into the direction of the economy
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