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Monday, 11 November, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
How big a deal is Liverpool’s switch to Nike?
Nike claims it will sell more shirts, but ultimately that will depend on what happens on the pitch.
Thursday, 7 November, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
Scholz gives ground on banking union, but will Rome cede too?
German minister softens opposition to eurozone-wide deposit insurance, but Italy will worry about impact on banks and its own books
Thursday, 7 November, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
Turns out WeWork’s future is bright
SoftBank’s ‘Aim to achieve Turnaround’ is pretty impressive/insane.
Tuesday, 5 November, 2019

Macroeconomics
How and why economics forgot Keynes’ warnings on panics
George Akerlof on how Keynesians neglected markets to win one of the crucial ideological battles of the mid-20th century.
Monday, 4 November, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
359% pie = 100% trigger
Who is behind some of the dodgiest pie charts we have seen in a long while?
Monday, 4 November, 2019

FT AlphavilleEnvironment
GenX will set central banks’ climate response
The climate change debate pits the young against the old, but those in the middle must solve it.
Tuesday, 29 October, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
Libra threat has central banks eyeing faster payments
The Zuck Buck has pushed policymakers to make global money transfers quicker and cheaper.
Monday, 28 October, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
Rising healthcare costs are another driver of US inequality
America’s have-nots have benefited from low inflation, except when it comes to medical costs.
Friday, 25 October, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
Hong Kong’s protests are hitting growth. That’s surprisingly rare
Movements that last this long are rare. So too are those which shrink GDP.
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Friday, 25 October, 2019

FT Alphaville
Further reading
Mario D; AOC takes on FB; HTSI; PE and fashion; and more.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019

US inequality
Is railing against inequality just about envy of the rich?
Short answer: no.
Monday, 21 October, 2019

FT AlphavilleBrexit
Lord King: Brexit is no big deal
Merv loses his nerve.
Monday, 21 October, 2019

Central banks
No inflation? Tell that to my landlord
Monetary policymakers need to spell out why they don’t pay more attention to asset prices, such as housing.
Sunday, 20 October, 2019

Global Economy
Policymakers’ fears of a global recession grow
Chatter at IMF and World Bank meetings focused on trade and economic uncertainty
Friday, 18 October, 2019

Emerging markets
Further reading
Historical hacks; Chinese gulags; UK schools; Extinction Rebellion: Preston; and more.
Thursday, 17 October, 2019

AnalysisFT Alphaville
The risks behind foreign banks’ dollar funding
IMF paper highlights that, if anything, non-US banks have become more exposed to higher funding costs
Monday, 14 October, 2019

FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy
Inflation’s vagaries lie behind the scrap at the ECB
Central bankers’ theories have in practice fallen short. That has left them vulnerable to attacks.
Monday, 30 September, 2019

AnalysisThe Big Read
Interview: Draghi declares victory in battle over the euro
Departing ECB president justifies more stimulus and says hawks have lost the political argument
Sunday, 29 September, 2019

Eurozone reform
Draghi backs calls for fiscal union to bolster eurozone
Outgoing ECB president ‘optimistic’ that the political debate is shifting
Friday, 27 September, 2019

Retail & Consumer industry
A McKinsey shopping list
Here’s what we’d like to buy from the consultancy’s modern retail collective.
Wednesday, 25 September, 2019

Climate change
What is the true cost of carbon emissions?
New index helps price discovery, but no cure-all.
Thursday, 19 September, 2019

FT Globetrotter
Frankfurt’s top spots for business dining
The city may not have the flashy food scene of other European financial centres, but it’s full of stylish places for a working meal
Thursday, 19 September, 2019

FT Globetrotter
Frankfurt’s six best cafés for coffee and cake
Former Frankfurt bureau chief Claire Jones reveals her top addresses for a first-rate brew
Wednesday, 18 September, 2019

FT AlphavilleCapital markets
Germany’s very generous green bond
Where can you get a 2 per cent return in this day and age? Possibly Berlin.
Friday, 13 September, 2019

FT AlphavilleNegative interest rates
There’s a German word for negative rates
Two of them, in fact.