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London property prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 2 years ft.trib.al/zA44eLr
London property prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 2 years
Drop of 2.4% in year to October takes cost of average dwelling in UK capital to £547,299
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December 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
London property prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 2 years ft.trib.al/zA44eLr
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The US Housing Affordability Index is now at its best level since February 2023
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December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The US Housing Affordability Index is now at its best level since February 2023
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Since 1950 the average US inflation rate is 3.5%
It was 1.8% in the 2010s but 4% this decade
What happens if inflation is 3% going forward instead of 2%?
awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/12/infl...
It was 1.8% in the 2010s but 4% this decade
What happens if inflation is 3% going forward instead of 2%?
awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/12/infl...
Inflation is Not Going Back - A Wealth of Common Sense
Is 3% inflation the new 2% inflation?
awealthofcommonsense.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Since 1950 the average US inflation rate is 3.5%
It was 1.8% in the 2010s but 4% this decade
What happens if inflation is 3% going forward instead of 2%?
awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/12/infl...
It was 1.8% in the 2010s but 4% this decade
What happens if inflation is 3% going forward instead of 2%?
awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/12/infl...
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Looking at historical immigration patterns may explain why the United States is so divided.
Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America. That’s a Big Reason We’re So Divided. - POLITICO
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Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America. That’s a Big Reason We’re So Divided. - POLITICO
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Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America. That’s a Big Reason We’re So Divided.
Today’s debates over immigration and assimilation have their roots in patterns of settlement that go back centuries.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Looking at historical immigration patterns may explain why the United States is so divided.
Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America. That’s a Big Reason We’re So Divided. - POLITICO
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Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America. That’s a Big Reason We’re So Divided. - POLITICO
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The global stock market now trades > 20x P/E.
It was 10x just 14 years ago $ACWI $VT
It was 10x just 14 years ago $ACWI $VT
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The global stock market now trades > 20x P/E.
It was 10x just 14 years ago $ACWI $VT
It was 10x just 14 years ago $ACWI $VT
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The Trump administration is planning to announce $12 billion in aid to U.S. farmers, as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from President Trump’s far-reaching tariffs.
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Trump administration is planning to announce $12 billion in aid to U.S. farmers, as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from President Trump’s far-reaching tariffs.
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"The challenges of communicating mathematical ideas to the general public are well-known. But what may be surprising to people outside the field is how little mathematicians themselves understand each other," writes Emily Riehl in a new #ScienceExpertVoices article. https://scim.ag/3K5yukX
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"The challenges of communicating mathematical ideas to the general public are well-known. But what may be surprising to people outside the field is how little mathematicians themselves understand each other," writes Emily Riehl in a new #ScienceExpertVoices article. https://scim.ag/3K5yukX
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Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities on.ft.com/4iNVdim
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
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December 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities on.ft.com/4iNVdim
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Boomer Nation: 31% of Wealth Owned by People Over 70
Torsten at Apollo
Torsten at Apollo
December 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Boomer Nation: 31% of Wealth Owned by People Over 70
Torsten at Apollo
Torsten at Apollo
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Europe and Japan continue to outperform the S&P 500 ex $NVDA JPMAM
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Europe and Japan continue to outperform the S&P 500 ex $NVDA JPMAM
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The median cost of college has gone from $2.9k a year to $45k, an increase of 16x.
And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14.6k, an increase of 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14.6k, an increase of 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The median cost of college has gone from $2.9k a year to $45k, an increase of 16x.
And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14.6k, an increase of 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14.6k, an increase of 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
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The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10K in 1971 to $106k today, an increase of 10x.
However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25K to $445k, an increase of 17x.
And the median cost of a car has gone from $3.6K to $50k, an increase of 14x.
However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25K to $445k, an increase of 17x.
And the median cost of a car has gone from $3.6K to $50k, an increase of 14x.
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10K in 1971 to $106k today, an increase of 10x.
However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25K to $445k, an increase of 17x.
And the median cost of a car has gone from $3.6K to $50k, an increase of 14x.
However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25K to $445k, an increase of 17x.
And the median cost of a car has gone from $3.6K to $50k, an increase of 14x.
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Middle-aged lexicographers are often tempted to crown a bit of youth slang—but such terms are transient and quickly go out of date. We have not been so sloppy
And The Economist’s word of the year for 2025 is…
An unappetising symbol of a messy year
econ.st
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Middle-aged lexicographers are often tempted to crown a bit of youth slang—but such terms are transient and quickly go out of date. We have not been so sloppy
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Politicians across Europe fear the wrath of retirees. But how will the continent cope with an ageing population? We dig into the data
European pensions are in dire need of reform
Some countries are much better prepared for ageing than others
econ.st
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Politicians across Europe fear the wrath of retirees. But how will the continent cope with an ageing population? We dig into the data
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US consumer sentiment improves in early December reut.rs/4pwc3EP
US consumer sentiment improves in early December
U.S. consumer sentiment improved in early December, but worries about high prices and the labor market persisted, a survey showed on Friday.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
US consumer sentiment improves in early December reut.rs/4pwc3EP
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China has a long history of pouring money into African infrastructure, but as America embraces protectionism, its rival has spotted an opportunity to redefine its role on the continent in the coming year
As the West turns inward, Africa looks eastward to China
Western countries have reduced aid and military support to Africa, prompting African nations to pivot towards the east, particularly China
econ.st
December 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
China has a long history of pouring money into African infrastructure, but as America embraces protectionism, its rival has spotted an opportunity to redefine its role on the continent in the coming year
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It took four years...and one important poker game...but a plan to set up investment accounts for young Americans—the “Trump Accounts”—is moving forward. Wall Street senses an opportunity.
Wall Street Wants In on the ‘Trump Accounts’ for Babies
Banks, brokers and money managers are eager to find a role in the program offering Americans investment accounts at birth.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It took four years...and one important poker game...but a plan to set up investment accounts for young Americans—the “Trump Accounts”—is moving forward. Wall Street senses an opportunity.
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The market cap share of the top decile (i.e., the largest 10 percent) of all US publicly traded companies has risen to a record high of 78%. @augurinfinity
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The market cap share of the top decile (i.e., the largest 10 percent) of all US publicly traded companies has risen to a record high of 78%. @augurinfinity
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'Searches for “ai stocks” hit their zenith in mid-August and have since fallen, just as the stocks themselves are having a wobble.' www.economist.com/finance-and-...
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
'Searches for “ai stocks” hit their zenith in mid-August and have since fallen, just as the stocks themselves are having a wobble.' www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Australia's economic growth misses estimates, rising 2.1% in the third quarter
Australia's economic growth misses estimates, rising 2.1% in the third quarter
Australia's economic grew less than expected in the third quarter, yet still accelerating at the fastest pace in over two years.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Australia's economic growth misses estimates, rising 2.1% in the third quarter
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The staff of The New York Times Book Review have chosen the 10 Best Books of 2025.
The 10 Best Books of 2025
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The staff of The New York Times Book Review have chosen the 10 Best Books of 2025.
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The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again on.ft.com/3XwOhwe | opinion
The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again
Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation
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December 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again on.ft.com/3XwOhwe | opinion
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The expansion of Central Asia's consultative mechanism forces regional elites to confront a question they have long been able to avoid: what, exactly, is “Central Asia” today?
Turkic or Central Asian? Azerbaijan’s Entry Tests the Region’s Identity
What, exactly, is “Central Asia” today?
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The expansion of Central Asia's consultative mechanism forces regional elites to confront a question they have long been able to avoid: what, exactly, is “Central Asia” today?
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Rupee cracks below 90 to the dollar, hit by tariffs, capital outflows reut.rs/4iCpQXZ
Rupee cracks below 90 to the dollar, hit by tariffs, capital outflows
The Indian rupee fell past the key psychological level of 90 to the dollar on Wednesday, extending an eight-month decline as dollar outflows for trade and investment and a rush by companies to hedge against further weakness pummelled the currency.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Rupee cracks below 90 to the dollar, hit by tariffs, capital outflows reut.rs/4iCpQXZ