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Spot Markets Live Transcript: 28/11/22

Izabella Kaminska 10:58 … Greetings rabble. Hello and welcome to Spot Markets Live, the weekly tour of what’s going on in markets and finance. Today I’m joined by Anjuli Davies… Hello Anjuli. Anjuli Davies 10:59 Good morning From London for a change Izabella Kaminska 10:59 Also, it’s a special session, as we are currently holed […]

In the Blind Spot (HKD, Semafor, Elon)

This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska (IK) and Dario Garcia Giner (DGG). Business, Econ & Finance etc: Nigel Farage has entered the investing world, but his calls have severely lagged the market. After more than a decade and $100bn, the self-driving market appears to be yet another Silicon Valley money […]

Leaked ‘Zoom Call’ Show Notes: Erik Townsend

In this one-off special edition, the Leaked Lunch podcast becomes the Leaked Zoom call podcast to overcome the geographic challenges of interviewing Erik Townsend of Macro Voices. We discuss everything from selective bias in the media and market structure issues to resource challenges and how media corruption really works. The conversation was recorded on November 22. Brought to you […]

In the Blind Spot (Bund Chaos, LNG Deals, AWS)

Susbcriber Note: The Blind Spot Wrap is becoming the new weekly free newsletter product! It will now be posted on the Blind Spot website on a Friday afternoon and will later be emailed out on Saturday morning. The wrap is authored by Izabella Kaminska, with contributions and cover from Dario Garcia Giner. You can sign […]

Spot Markets Live Transcript: 21/11/22

Today’s Spot Markets live session is with Ben Harrington, the founder and Editor of Betaville. Comments in bold are addressing audience questions or statements. Izabella Kaminska 10:58 …  Hello and welcome to Spot Markets Live – the live weekly tour of what’s moving markets. Good morning rabble I’m joined today by Ben Harrington of Betaville. […]

ALTIF Transcripts: The Last Days of Crypto

The sudden collapse of Sam Bankman Fried’s $16bn crypto trading empire has caused even the most bored of apes to sit up and take notice. Investors in these digital currencies have exhibited an incredible stoicism, soaking up their punishment and “HODL-ing” through past crypto collapses, but could this be the end of Satoshi’s children? Neil […]

Leaked Lunch Show Notes: James Aitken

In this Leaked Lunch episode Izabella Kaminska meets with James Aitken, of Aitken Advisors, at French restaurant La Vacherin in Chiswick. James is one of the UK’s top financial liquidity and plumbing experts, advising up to one hundred of the most influential capital pools in the world. James gained his experience working for UBS and […]

ALTIF Transcripts: The Renewable Religion

As the world gathers at COP27 to demand further action on emissions, what role can wind and solar really play in helping us hit global temperature targets? A sceptical Michael Shellenberger, US author and environmental activist, talks to Neil and Jonathan about the renewable “religion”, the need for more nuclear and gas, and how much […]

Spot Markets Live Transcript; 14/11/22

Today’s Spot Markets live session is with Anjuli Davies, formerly of the Telegraph and Reuters, Davies’ last posting was as Senior City Editor for the Telegraph, moving there from her role as Acting Chief UK Financial Correspondent for Reuters. Comments addressing audience statements are in bold. Izabella Kaminska 10:58 … Hello and welcome to Spot […]

Introducing 24 Hour Access For ALL Our Articles

Here at The Blind Spot, we’re trying our best to make this service even more accessible for our readers. We’re also conscious that not everybody has the inclination or ability to pay recurring monthly subscriptions, and would still like to read some of our subscriber-exclusive content. Therefore, readers of The Blind Spot will now have […]