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FT AlphavilleClaire Jones

Central banks and climate change: all hot air

Saving the planet is easier to say than do.

Further reading

Giuliani; Heike Pauls; Bitcoin; and much more.

Crypto finally becomes bigger than . . . the world

Just another day in crypto-paradise.

Technology sector

Tesla is asked to recall 158,000 cars in the US over touchscreen issues

But does it matter?

Further reading

“The Line”; Elon and China; fishy delays; magic internet money; and much more.

FT AlphavilleClaire Jones

Why is the BoE only considering negative rates now?

Some policymakers at Threadneedle Street now appear keen on the policy, years after other central banks tried it.

Renault/Plug Power: what bubble?

Unbelievable Jeff.

FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy

A strong recovery could be bad for asset prices

Global liquidity will continue to pour into the world economy. But how will that impact asset prices and the recovery?

US equities: broken signal

You couldn’t make it up.

Snap AV: peak euphoria

All-time highs.

FT AlphavilleJamie Powell

Stifel is worried that Hipgnosis Songs Fund is slipping out of tune

The sellside have heard a bum note, or four.

Elon Musk is officially the richest man on earth

Today, in totally normal markets.

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