Toni

Investment writer. Ex-Reuters. All things finance/markets/macro. Fond of numbers, words, and cheese. Usual drill - opinions are my own etc.

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#Sustainable commuting in London #OnMyWayToPictet. Turns out it's not easy taking commute photos if you go by bike.

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Can't argue with facts. https://t.co/EY2YM3Ascx

[London Libraries @LDNLibraries]

Reading is a life skill. Get to your #library! #DinosaurDay #LoveLibraries #LovetoRead

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#Uber loses London operating licence. An example of why #ESG matters for corporates and investors? https://t.co/ZZkdFBL4bk

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New idea for an #investment strategy from @Guardian: sell shares in companies which have lots of long meetings https://t.co/i0XjPkNHPc

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A truly life-affirming tale - never underestimate the old. Mme Calment lived to 122. https://t.co/yIKDupnsQC https://t.co/yIKDupnsQC #ageing

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@SantanderCycles @TfL Please can you sort out bike spaces in city/Moorgate? More demand in summer so, yet again, no spaces after 9am.

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Average human attention span has fallen to just 8 secs, down from 21 secs in 2000. Goldfish are at 9 secs. (From UBS report on #millennials)

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Fun fact: 1st privately-run UK "rail" service after 1990s privatisation was a rail replacement bus from Fishguard to Cardiff - @Wikipedia

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A crusade close to my own heart. Clear writing "is without exaggeration the foundation for trust in science". https://t.co/9gsYbiL214

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There is nothing cute about innumeracy https://t.co/mvFCRRt7un via @FT

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Another global trend predicted by @TheSimpsons? Bloomberg starts reporting on grease market, complete with 12-mth MA https://t.co/NjG3dFyUXH

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Happy #PiDay!

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A great read worth sharing https://t.co/HdPF6cDZum via @FT

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RIP Clare Hollingworth. What an amazing woman. https://t.co/a0s0vOnvyC

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Perfect excuse to eat more chocolate and make more brownies #NationalBrownieDay https://t.co/TPwf8qDPpB

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Too much chocolate: In a sharp turn around, cocoa prices drop https://t.co/yirkscFOIi

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My favourite research note of all time was ING analysing Eurovision votes to assess political tensions in Europe (about 10 yrs pre-Brexit). https://t.co/yVVp6atezY

[Bloomberg @business]

Boring Wall Street analyst notes are out. Bold and funny calls are in https://t.co/4zSD6iAjac

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UBS on #ItalyReferendum: "Markets do not descend into turmoil with every change in the Italian government - that would be exhausting."

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Boris sets out vision for Global Britain - via elephants, Harry Potter, Anna Karenina, Burns & c19th Afghan history https://t.co/inSMyPtTiU

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A worthwhile read. https://t.co/2xw4jgD0ed

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Really cool art/multimedia from Tbilisi, Georgia by @EurasiaNet: "Selling the Soviet Past" https://t.co/QFB5dbH8hF #WednesdayWanderlust