Published On: June 16, 2025

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Five Things I don’t necessarily agree with, but are worth thinking about….

FT : Why is the oil price not surging?

  • Markets are nervous on oil – but the threat of a price spike is muted. So far.

Project Syndicate: The Trump Global Fallout

  • The world is changing faster than we think as a result of Trump’s policy miscalculations.

The Times: The state spends £24,000 a year for every adult. Somethings got to give.

  • The Centre for Policy Studies is unlikely to embrace Rachel Reeves policy spending plans – but they do ask good questions.

The Guardian: The lesson of 1933 is – you get out.

  • Let’s be clear – no one really believes Trump is a Nazi… but… history does has a habit of repeatedly resonating.

WSJ How Stablecoins can be destabilising

  • What are the dangers to the banking system if stablecoins – effectively they create cash.

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