Isn’t gold, er, a commodity?
02.03.2026 19:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Isn’t gold, er, a commodity?
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Bonds are no port in this storm, as inflation fears intensify
“We are seeing bonds again failing to provide protection against risk-off events, even as gold delivers,” said one HF investor
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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Polymarket odds jumped shortly before US strike on Iran
One gambler, with the username “Dicedicedice“, placed a total of $29,990 of bets on an attack by the US on Iran by the end of February 28, writes @chriscook.news
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🇮🇷 Srikes on Iran by the US and Israel could send oil towards $80-$100 a barrel, analysts say
The military action may send global oil prices towards $100 a barrel “if the conflict is prolonged”, said William Jackson, chief EM economist at Capital Economics
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Tories and Lib Dems see votes collapse, writes @pickardje.bsky.social
"One fascinating angle in the by-election was that the Tories and Liberal Democrats both got under 1,000 votes..."
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🇬🇧 Betting markets make Greens the favourites to win the Gorton and Denton by-election 🗳️
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#UKPolitics #Starmer #Labour #HannahSpencer #Greens
🇺🇸 Nvidia beats estimates again, posting $68.1bn in quarterly revenue, up 73% y/y
Chipmaker guided for $78bn next quarter, almost $6bn above expectations and yet... 🤔 its shares were unmoved after hours as investors question how long the much-hyped AI boom can last
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US stocks trail the rest of the world by the widest margin in decades
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FT: “.. Wherever you look in financial markets, you see signs that global investors are going out of their way to avoid Donald Trump’s America.”
@financialtimes.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Chart of the day - from a column by @katie0martin.ft.com on the death of the Trump trade. Chart by @raydouglas.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/cfdc...
25.02.2026 12:01 — 👍 88 🔁 36 💬 1 📌 5It’s such a fast-moving sport
22.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Elbows up 🇨🇦
22.02.2026 13:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Boo!
21.02.2026 20:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🥌 Am I the only one watching curling?
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🇬🇧 UK inflation falls sharply to 3% in January
This strengthens the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March
BoE predicts that inflation will fall to around its 2% target from April
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🇬🇧 UK wage growth cools further as unemployment hits highest level since pandemic
Prospect of interest rate cut rises as Bank of England responds to slowing labour market
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Is there room for one more? The UK could do with signing a trade deal...
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“.. With the vacancy-to-unemployed ratio now below 1.0, bargaining power is again shifting back to capital and away from workers. .. This is a marked contrast with an overall economy that is running hot.”
@elerianm.bsky.social
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The spectrum you speak of blurs an issue that is, in fact, fairly straightforward. Output derived from keying commands into, say, Suno should be labelled as such. Even a bedroom producer making “beats” is still being inventive — and if that person produces a hit, sample owners will also get paid
14.02.2026 23:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Your definition of AI music is way too broad. There’s a world of difference between Cher’s “Believe” and AI output from the likes of Velvet Sundown or Xania Monet
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🇺🇸 I did this chart last year, revealing the scale of the problem
Black unemployment is often the "canary in the coal mine", signaling impending joblessness across the broader population
I really hope that both TikTok and Instagram introduce AI filters. (Music streaming services should do the same)
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🇩🇪 One could be forgiven for thinking Olympic luge exists to hand out medals to Germany
Since 1964, more than 70% of luge golds have gone to German athletes
Utter dominance
#Olympics #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina
🇺🇸 US stocks fall sharply as the tech sell-off resumes
If it feels like Wall Street has been lurching from calm to panic in recent weeks, you’re not imagining it. The Vix, the so-called “fear gauge”, has spiked several times this year
FT: www.ft.com/content/513d...
“Credit markets have increasingly exhibited bubble‑like behaviour"
A sweeping, undiscriminating rally in corporate bonds has pushed the compensation for taking extra credit risk to historic low...
Story with Michelle Chan, Euan Healy. Charts from @raydouglas.bsky.social
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Sunderland are super tough at home. It’s going to be a difficult game
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🇺🇸 The US created virtually no jobs in 2025
After revisions to November and December, the economy added just 181,000 jobs for the year -- the weakest total outside a recession since 2003
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#nonfarms #USjobs #nonfarmpayrolls #USemployment
🇺🇸 🎬 Activist investor Ancora has built a $200mn stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and is planning to oppose Warner’s proposed deal with Netflix
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Current state of play ahead of tomorrow’s revisions
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