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Royal Caribbean’s surprisingly negative number

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Further reading

Trump fridges vs Biden fridges; Source 3; hate talk in homes; inequality; and much more.

FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly

We need to be more honest in our reporting on Biden

The liberal media doesn’t want Trump to be reelected. That doesn’t make it OK to misrepresent his opponent.

FT AlphavilleJamie Powell

Boohoo’s Levitt report: the highlights

Hear no evil, see no evil.

AnalysisDigital currencies

Global gosbankification risk is now at orange

Beware of Chinese central bankers bearing frictionless and cheap CBDC payment gifts.

FT AlphavilleClaire Jones

Does working from home make us more or less creative?

It depends on where your head’s at.

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Fake reviews: botox boom: office space busts and much more . . .

FT AlphavilleEnvironment

The ECB needs to do more to “green” its monetary policy

The eurozone’s monetary policymakers have a means to offer cheaper funding to banks. They should use it to encourage lenders to issue more green loans.

FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly

PayPal is shilling crypto on the internet

Censor-resistant money, censored.

The great MMT debate, again

Round 1: fight!

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The pandemic model that’s spooking the UK government

Turns out there was one model that predicted the future more accurately than others.

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