Raf Castro

All opinions are my own and just that. Never claim to have the whole truth. No relation to dictator with same surname. likes are not endorsement.

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@ttmygh Reported. AI has some way to go if it even thinks it can pretend to be the you.

[Calvin and Hobbes Fan Account @Calvinn_Hobbes]

Oof 😮‍💨🫤 #CalvinandHobbes

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@HubNutVids And I am sure I will now remember this forever and every time I see a Charade.

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@EnergyCynic @AndrewYang Hi. Thanks for all your thoughts. On this I recommend you look into Bullshit Jobs the concept and book by David Graeber. One key point he makes is the possibility of eliminating alot of government admin via the UBI. Most political proponents of UBI skip this.

[Leveraged Loans @lcdnews]

European #leveragedloan default rate ends 2020 at 2.57%, near its 3.5-year high. Market pros expect rate to hit ~4% by end 2021. Defaults/restructurings across Europe leveraged finance space (loans + #highyield bonds) reached €37B, most since Great Financial Crisis

[Save Hackney Roads @HackneySave]

Dear followers,
TfL have released a consultation for the LTNs scheme across London. Please complete and share the link below 👇
https://t.co/sJMVLmemBY

[London Ambulance Service @Ldn_Ambulance]

Sadly, the number of suicide and attempted suicide incidents we attend are increasing.

Our crews now attend an average of 37 suicides or attempted suicides per day, compared to 22 in 2019 and 17 five years ago.

#Ambulance

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@LKPleasehold @RobertJenrick @MikeAmesburyMP Again in Barnet and still pending 20/3784/PNV using permitted development right to push through previously denied application

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

#COVID19 did not feature in the top 10 causes of death in September for England and Wales.

• In England it was the 19th most common cause of death

• In Wales it was the 24th most common cause of death

➡️https://t.co/Aw2tdtQul2

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@markbspiegel And the new Honda is seriously desirable. Started to spot them in London.

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@marmarbabyy Lol. Just searched it here and this was the first result.

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@KateAndrs Why oh why is the 5 year average always the one and only benchmark referenced by the ONS?

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 28 August 2020 (week 35) was 9,032.

This was

▪️ 599 less than week 34
▪️ 791 more than the five-year average for week 35

➡️https://t.co/CABQU4Ll7l

[Grant Williams @ttmygh]

Remarkable.

In every. Single. Way (except the one that matters to them)

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@resi_analyst @FinancialTimes The only piece we needed on house prices this weekend. Thank you.

[Leveraged Loans @lcdnews]

Corporate defaults in Europe at record pace, topping numbers seen in 2009. Also, some 18% of spec-grade issuers in region are "Weakest Links" (B- or lower/neg watch); odds of default for these cos. are 8x higher, S&P says $ https://t.co/bwOqYMkjFO #highyield

[S&P Global Market Intelligence @SPGMarketIntel]

Confirming grim fears about the $1.2 trillion U.S. leveraged loan asset class, the #coronavirus pandemic cut a broad swath through corporate earnings in Q2, resulting in the deepest plunge in profits for public filers within the S&P/LSTA Loan Index. https://t.co/b6gLrduYcZ

[TC @TESLAcharts]

The incumbent automotive OEMs are so far behind Tesla they have no hope. They should give up. They should make bicycles. It is over.

$TSLAQ

[Raf Castro @rafaofcourse]

@UkPropertyLion How was that ever 825K?? Third price drop & probably more to come.