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Macro for Civilians. Hunting for acorns in the market for over 30 years. Not anon. Own my views. I write a newsletter (much of it for free) so get more ruminations of a slightly snarky rodent at www.blindsquirrelmacro.com

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Everybody’s jet lag hack is personal. I have found that arriving in my new destination in the evening is my secret to time zone conquest. This belief nudges me towards ‘The Chairman’s’. Also, the advent of in flight WiFi means that time at 30,000 feet can now be quite productive. When it works!

12.10.2025 21:12 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Had a lot of fun (as ever!) sitting down with Maggie for her new show Market Notes (from the Market House). @maggielake open.substack.com/pu...

10.10.2025 06:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Twitchy Whiskers Review of the 🐿️'s BUSHY™ Multi Asset ETF Portfolio and live Acorn trade ideas. 2025, Week 40.

Start the week note now in inboxes.

06.10.2025 11:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It didn't work for Brian... The Blind Squirrel's 'Monday' Morning Notes. Year 3; Week 40.

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06.10.2025 10:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This week's note will hit inboxes at 7am EST. Natty has the 🐿️'s attention. Make sure you are on the list at www.blindsquirrelmac...

05.10.2025 07:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One the road this week. Latest note in inboxes now.

28.09.2025 10:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Latest note now in inboxes. Looking under the hood of the latest IPO cohort.

21.09.2025 08:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pod: Making Sense of the Junk Blind Squirrel Macro: The Pod. s2025; Episode 102.

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15.09.2025 19:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Making sense of Junk The Blind Squirrel's 'Monday' Morning Notes. Year 3; Week 37.

Not your father's junk bond market.

14.09.2025 11:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BYD's decision to cut its sales target was pragmatic, industry consolidation will happen slowly Rupert Mitchell of Blind Squirrel Macro and former chief strategy officer at WM Motor, says that amidst the "vicious price war" in China's EV industry, he doesn't see the number of players shrinking a...

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08.09.2025 07:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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07.09.2025 18:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In China, the 'Game Master' has spoken clearly. Act accordingly. New report out at 7am EST at www.blindsquirrelmac...

07.09.2025 01:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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George Soros used to fax his inventory to Goldman when his back hurt. For the 🐿️, it's twitchy whiskers that put me on risk management alert. Time for a 'drains up' re-underwriting of all live positions. Note out at 7am EST via www.blindsquirrelmac...

31.08.2025 03:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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You can keep your crypto treasury ponzis, the 🐿️is long Labubu makers, African e-commerce (aka 'da Nile') and Japanese rice combine harvesters.

20.08.2025 06:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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17.08.2025 17:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Reader notice. This weekend's 'Monday Morning Notes' is not a write up on the Japanese autos. Available Sunday 7am EST at www.blindsquirrelmac...

16.08.2025 23:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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This week's podcast is out. Family history tells the 🐿️ that restaurant owners know the true health of the consumer.
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12.08.2025 00:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This week some thoughts on the US consumer. Publishing at Sunday 7pm EST. Get on the list at www.blindsquirrelmac...

10.08.2025 05:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
He Lived the Boom. Then Saw the Blind Spots | Rupert Mitchell’s Journey Through Global Finance
YouTube video by Epsilon Theory He Lived the Boom. Then Saw the Blind Spots | Rupert Mitchell’s Journey Through Global Finance

Had so much chatting with Matt Zeigler the other day
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06.08.2025 22:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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05.08.2025 08:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's the [insert Ticker] of [insert EM]! The Blind Squirrel's 'Monday' Morning Notes. Year 3; Week 31.

Da Nile
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02.08.2025 19:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This weekend's 'Monday Morning' is coming to you on a Saturday! We appear to be rerunning a greatest hits medley of 2020/2021 trading degeneracy classics. Even a couple of the dodgier SPACs are having an encore in the sun. There is one fallen angel from that period that we are keen to revisit...

02.08.2025 07:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Another Table at the Wall Street Casino The Blind Squirrel's Monday Morning Notes, 16th December 2024.

I wrote this piece just before Christmas. I keep on being asked for an update on my views on crypto / Bitcoin. They remain unchanged. A Withnail tribute. No paywall. $BTC $IBIT
www.blindsquirrelmacro.com/p/another-ta...

28.07.2025 10:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Missing the Gulf The Blind Squirrel's 'Monday' Morning Notes. Year 3; Week 30.

I guess it should have been obvious when the oligarchs’ superyachts and the crypto fugitives all converged on Dubai in 2022. Like the Tatooine of Star Wars or the Arrakis of Dune (nod to my sci-fi nerd readers: - the 🐿️ is aware that they are one and the same …
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27.07.2025 19:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This week the 🐿️ revisits the Middle East after a 2-decade hiatus. Gulf capital markets are shaping up to be a lot more interesting these days. Note out at 7am EST via www.blindsquirrelmac...

26.07.2025 23:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🐿️ is getting serious about global domination. I will be comping a paid subscription to the first new subscriber from any of the following countries - Greenland, Svalbard, Mongolia, anywhere in the ‘stans, Sahel, Central Africa or PNG.

23.07.2025 13:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pod: Bonds and Bulls Blind Squirrel Macro: The Pod. s2025; Episode 94.

Pod: Bonds and Bulls
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21.07.2025 22:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The 🐿️ has a beef The Blind Squirrel's 'Monday' Morning Notes. Year 3; Week 29.

When I first moved to Australia, the 🐿️ was barely allowed to touch his own barbecue let alone get anyone near anyone else’s! Apparently, the application of direct heat to raw meat is the exclusive birth right of Aussie blokes!

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20.07.2025 15:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When I first moved to Australia, the 🐿️ was barely allowed to touch his own barbecue let alone get anyone near anyone else’s! New report (calling time on the original bull run) out at 7am EST. www.blindsquirrelmac...

20.07.2025 01:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Strap in! Review of the 🐿️'s BUSHY™ Multi Asset ETF Portfolio and live Acorn trade ideas. 2025, Week 28.

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14.07.2025 01:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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