In the Blind Spot (Merry Christmas!)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska. It’s short and sweet because, hey, it’s Christmas Eve – and who wants to read about finance when you should be baking biscuits and preparing herrings? We will be back after Christmas with our Year in Review – all the stories you didn’t […]
Spot Markets Live Transcript: 19/12/2022
Izabella Kaminska10:59 … Hello and welcome to the last SML of the year. We will be taking a break now until January, when we will be back with renewed vigour and insight. Today I’m joined by Betaville’s Ben Harrington, as you can see. Hello Ben Ben Harrington11:00 Morning! Izabella Kaminska 11:00 Ben has to go […]
In the Blind Spot (Roubini, JFK, TTF)
This late edition of the Blind Spot Wrap (due to illness) was compiled by Izabella Kaminska (IK) and Dario Garcia Giner (DGG). Business, Econ and Finance etc: Nouriel Roubini’s quasi-apocalyptic take on the ‘unavoidable crash’ shaking our economy, resulting from our ultra-loose monetary policy, together with major negative supply shocks. Do check out my own […]
Leaked Lunch Show Notes: Nouriel Roubini
In this edition of Leaked Lunch Izabella Kaminska sits down with economist and author Nouriel Roubini for a modest “brunch” at the Ned in the heart of the City of London. The duo discuss Roubini’s new book “Mega Threats“, including its Malthusian themes, the global inflation outlook and how the crypto collapse is playing out. […]
Leaked Brunch with Nouriel Roubini
In this edition of Leaked Lunch Izabella Kaminska sits down with economist and author Nouriel Roubini for a modest “brunch” at the Ned in the heart of the City of London. The duo discuss Roubini’s new book “Mega Threats“, including its Malthusian themes, the global inflation outlook and how the crypto collapse is playing out. […]
ALTIF Transcripts: A Nation Deep in Debt (Part One)
“Let us be, say I, a free Nation deep in Debt.. rather than a Nation of Slaves owing nothing.” So wrote a pamphleteer in 1720 about the remorseless rise of Britain’s National Debt. At a time of mounting concern about the public finances, we launch a two-part series on the National Debt, starting with its […]
The Great Kitchen Exodus: Why All the Fine Dining Staff Quit in 2022
By Robert Stevens, exclusively for The Blind Spot “Hell” – that’s how one Spanish chef described his time at one of London’s three-Michelin starred restaurants. The experience saw the junior chef squirt gelatins and primp vegetables with ungodly precision from six in the morning until well past midnight, five days a week, for a monthly […]
Leaked Lunch Show Notes: Room Service with Pippa Malmgren
In this edition of Leaked Lunch I sit down for some room service with economist and author Pippa Malmgren at the Park Hyatt in Zurich, Switzerland. We discuss Pippa’s time serving as a special economic advisor to George W. Bush at the White House, how she feels about crypto and whether WW3 has already started. […]
Leaked Lunch with Pippa Malmgren
In this edition of Leaked Lunch I sit down for some room service with economist and author Pippa Malmgren at the Park Hyatt in Zurich, Switzerland. We discuss Pippa’s time serving as a special economic advisor to George W. Bush at the White House, how she feels about crypto and whether WW3 has already started. […]
Spot Markets Live Transcript: 12/12/22
Izabella Kaminska 11:00 … Hello and welcome to Spot Markets Live and the chaos that is a UK SNOW DAY. Today I’m joined by Anjuli Davies. Anjuli Davies 11:01 Howdy and happy snowballs. And good luck if you were on the M25 https://twitter.com/i/status/1602089639317278721 Izabella Kaminska 11:02 Whoa The UK always grinds to a halt because […]