Editor of @FTAlphaville and co-host of The Story of Money. Norwegian despite the Harry Potter-esque name. Author of A FABULOUS DEBT and TRILLIONS.
Oslo, Norway
Joined July 2009
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Please prepare yourself for months of shameless self-promotion, mute me on socials, feel free to avoid me in public etc, because my next book — A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World — is now officially available for pre-orders.
Just make us the MPC already.
Bank of England follows FTAV advice ft.trib.al/hY373AB
Moro å være i DN denne helgen (og ikke fordi jeg har skrevet noe for avisen, slik jeg alltid drømte om da jeg var yngre). Men tross overskriften så handler det om den nye boken min. dn.no/magasinet/portrettet/-…
A Fabulous Debt is out soon, but a reminder that I have a little extra gift chapter for the champs that preorder. Details below.
Happy to say that I have a small but hopefully fun incentive for people that pre-order my new book A Fabulous Debt (a history of the bond market) before it goes on sale — a bonus chapter on the oldest bonds ever traded.
Literal Ur bonds! x5h4gde8rss.typeform.com/to/…
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Startup Nscale’s CEO pay nearly matched the FTSE 100 record, because of course it did ft.trib.al/UJa7dnk
How America’s extraordinary attitude to investing — where it is about as much as an expression of personal identity as a means of making money — can be traced back to the titanic Liberty Loan programme of WW1. time.com/article/2026/09/15/…
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Britons say they’re taking less annual leave. The ONS doesn’t believe them ft.trib.al/GsG6Wv7
‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’ ft.com/content/7a285c59-2a2f…
*sad trombone sound*
FT Alphaville’s Art of the Chart show returns 15 October. Tickets are £5, get them here ft.trib.al/ur5vDWA
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New post:
A global bond market sell-off is causing serious problems for govts + there is growing nervousness about debt levels.
I talked to the brilliant @RobinWigg to ask how worried we should be and what can be done about it.
(£/free trial)
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Damn. This is the most detailed map of Big AI’s incestuous relationships I’ve seen so far. And it’s interactive! ft.com/content/8475dc9b-b2d4…
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STW's recent piece in the FT (advocating for a technical fix to the asymmetries that give rise to the basis trade) is also worth a read
"The basis trade exists because of a remarkably uncomplicated balance-sheet need."
2/2
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Sun, stats and suspicious productivity ft.trib.al/7WJlcwg
I tilfelle det er noen som faktisk vil høre meg prøve å snakke om obligasjonslånets fødsel på norsk, så er første del av to episoder om det her: open.spotify.com/episode/6pE…
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"Strong bond markets lead to stronger countries, and stronger countries lead to stronger bond markets."
Our latest Ideas Lab guest, Robin Wigglesworth (@RobinWigg), editor of the @FT’s Alphaville blog and author of "A Fabulous Debt," joins Kevin Coldiron for a fascinating look at how bonds helped build the modern financial system.
Listen to the full conversation here:
toptradersunplugged.com/podc…
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Chattering central bankers are good, actually ft.trib.al/22S1MzY
Meet the Fuggers! Or more specifically, Jakob Fugger, possibly the wealthiest man who has ever lived, and the puppet-master behind several popes and emperors.
youtube.com/watch?v=gzdVAntf…
One of the things I loved learning was how Jakob Fugger's biggest superpower was book-keeping. He kept meticulous notes of all his assets and liabilities across all his business empire, which allowed him to juggle things so adeptly. Anyway, here's a link to the pod: open.spotify.com/episode/7om…
Thanks to @steinmetz_greg for being such an incredible guide to the Fuggers and the historical backdrop. His book is fantastic. amazon.com/Richest-Man-Who-E…
