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John Authers
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Columnist, Bloomberg @business. Previously 29 yrs @FT Englishman in New York. Mexicanophile. RedSox&Seagulls4ever. Views mine except RTs Please sign up below:
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    John Authers
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    Apr 10
    REMINDER - Points of Return is nominated for a Webby and voting closes Monday. Please vote for us, and many thanks!
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    John Authers
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    Apr 5
    Hello everyone! A year on from Liberation Day, this video explaining why "reciprocal" tariffs were nonsense has been nominated for a Webby. Please vote for it!
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    John Authers
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    Jun 24, 2016
    Good morning Britain. This is what happened to your currency while you were asleep.
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    John Authers
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    Dec 13, 2017
    The economy is growing in the US, so why are people still so unhappy and angry? This amazing chart might be the answer. (h/t Torsten Slok, @DeutscheBank)
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    John Authers
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    May 11, 2021
    Dogecoin may be a hustle, but it's the people's hustle, @tculpan says. Reminds me of when Spike Milligan and the Goons found an unexploded mine, and said: "Don't worry, it's one of ours!".... bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @bopinion
    Dogecoin May Be a Hustle, But It's the People's Hustle
    From bloomberg.com
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    John Authers
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    Aug 16, 2023
    Quote for the ages from Argentina's possible next president: "Central banks are divided in 4 categories: the bad ones, like the Federal Reserve, the very bad ones, like the ones in Latin America, the horribly bad ones, and the Central Bank of Argentina."
    Argentina’s Milei Vows to Pay Country’s Debt While Shuttering the Central Bank
    From bloomberg.com
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    John Authers
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    Jul 13, 2021
    Exclude everything you want to exclude - food, fuel, shelter and used cars & trucks - and this still looks like the worst inflation spike in almost 3 decades. Now on MLIV on @TheTerminal. #inflation
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    John Authers
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    May 19, 2021
    So. Bitcoin fell 53% in five weeks, and then it rallied 35% in four hours. Two observations for now: 1) Nobody in their rate mind would enter into a transaction denominated in bitcoin 2) It's too early to say the bubble's burst (or to say this is a new bull market).
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    John Authers
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    Sep 15, 2019
    As we await the start of another week's trading, it's worth noting that the drone attack constitutes the biggest sudden disruption of global oil supply ever, topping Saddam's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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    John Authers
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    Sep 13, 2022
    This chart from @TheTerminal shows why this #CPI number is so disappointing. The contribution of energy has declined, as expected; but services inflation is now rising sharply. Not what the #FOMC will have wanted to see.
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    John Authers
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    Nov 2, 2021
    Now Elon Musk is worth 3 times as much as Warren Buffett, some fun with valuations. Berkshire produces the highest EBITDA of any US company, 20 times that of Tesla. But Tesla is worth 2 Berkshires. Make sense? bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @bopinion
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    John Authers
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    Sep 24, 2018
    I have a personal announcement to make. This will be my last week at @FinancialTimes, after 29 great years. Next month, I start as Senior Editor at @business. Thank you, FT, for a wonderful career. Now for the next challenge. talkingbiznews.com/1/bloomberg-ha…
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    John Authers
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    Oct 26, 2020
    Opinion | I believe in the president, now more than ever - in which George Conway seems to be making a bid to become a late-night comedy writer. This is very funny.
    Opinion | I believe in the president, now more than ever
    From washingtonpost.com
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    John Authers
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    Jan 20, 2021
    As former President Trump no longer has access to this platform, let me point out that the US stock market is at an ALL-TIME HIGH already after only one day of President Biden, higher than it EVER was under failing Trump administration. (And just to be clear, this means nothing).
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    John Authers
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    Jun 5, 2020
    God what a boring year on the markets this has been so far. S&P 500 down 1.7% YTD, dollar index up 0.6%. Yawn. Maybe if we're lucky something interesting will happen soon.