The Blind Spot Plugs Into POLITICO
I’m pleased to announce a wind of change for me and the Blind Spot. As of today, our service will begin benefiting from an exclusive deal to access POLITICO Europe’s paywalled premium content. The tie-up is based around a republishing licensing deal, which aims to protect The Blind Spot’s unique voice while enhancing its subscriber […]
Spot Markets Live Transcript (30/1/23)
Izabella Kaminska10:58 … Hello and welcome to Spot Markets Live, the weekly round-robin of stocks and markets news. Today I’m joined by Anjuli Davies… my courageous partner in crime operating from the murky outposts of the commuter belt. Hello Anjuli! Anjuli Davies11:00 Good morning. Lovely and sunny here for a change Izabella Kaminska11:00 Today is […]
In the Blind Spot (A BoJ Merry-go-Round, Dark Green Funds, Academia)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska. Business and Finance: Elon Musk and Tesla had the last laugh as the EV maker reported record profits and sparked a short squeeze in its stock. g Bank of Canada expects a law change to ease its mounting losses. Microsoft gave a downbeat […]
How deep church paranoia hijacked the late Pope Benedict’s passing
By Ben Munster, in Rome, reporting for The Blind Spot If you are to take the word of certain online “tradcath” pundits seriously, there is a conspiracy of silence in the mainstream media over the recent release of an apparently scathing, posthumous book by late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Benedict—née Joseph Ratzinger—levelled up to the […]
Spot Markets Live Transcript (23/01/23)
Izabella Kaminska10:59 … Hello and welcome to an extremely chilly Monday morning! Brrrr….. Today I’m joined by Anjuli Davies. Howdy Anjuli. How are you coping with the cold? Anjuli Davies11:00 Even my 4-year old today told me he wants Summer to come. Izabella Kaminska11:00 Apparently British Airways has cancelled at least 80 flights. Anjuli Davies11:00 […]
In the Blind Spot (Versailles, Dollar Standard, BrewDog)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska. Business, Finance, Econ etc… Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, announces 12,000 job cuts. Says Google “hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today”. Crypto lender Genesis files for bankruptcy. Tencent reveals it fired 100 people for corruption. […]
Why the Davos Succession Story Is a Modern Arthurian Legend in the Making
(And How What Happened to Twitter, Also Happened to the World Economic Forum) This is a post based on a Twitter thread about how popularity and success always corrupt and ruin neutral platforms, often through the bureaucracies created to protect them. The more liquid they are, the greater the gains from influencing them. But also […]
ESG’s biggest secret is that its investment case is based on crypto economics
Over the last 10 years ESG — Environment, Social and Governance — has taken the financial world by storm. Sometimes dubbed “woke capitalism”, it favours morals over short-term financial self-interest. It has resulted in the rush of capital into stocks like Tesla’s, helping turn Elon Musk into into the world’s richest man. But what ESG […]
High Interest Rates Are Encouraging Fintechs Like Wise To Become Shadow Banks
And Why There Are Risks with Fintechs Cashing In on Higher Rates The fintech sector has been having a tough time of late. But, as I noted in my last Blind Spot wrap, even those fintechs that looked like they were at death’s door in mid-2022, i.e. Monzo and Klarna, came out at the end […]
Spot Markets Live Transcript: 16/01/23
Anjuli Davies10:59 Morning all Izabella Kaminska11:00 Morning everyone. Happy Davos day. Anjuli Davies11:00 Martin Luther King day in the US so a bit quiet on the Western Front Izabella Kaminska11:01 But it’s okay because Davos is here. Except… apparently everyone important is snubbing it this year. Apart from Olaf Scholz. Maybe because Davos membership fees […]