Wimal Samara
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What publications do you read, other than the FT?
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 AM
What publications do you read, other than the FT?
A summary for those who don't have time to pore through 126 pages of the report:
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claude.ai/share/72dc77...
claude.ai
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
A summary for those who don't have time to pore through 126 pages of the report:
claude.ai/share/72dc77...
claude.ai/share/72dc77...
The overarching theme in the IMF's Oct 2025 GFSR is that while markets appear calm, structural vulnerabilities are building beneath the surface.
The IMF's growth-at-risk metric remains around the 30th historical percentile, indicating risks remain above historical norms despite recent improvements.
The IMF's growth-at-risk metric remains around the 30th historical percentile, indicating risks remain above historical norms despite recent improvements.
January 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The overarching theme in the IMF's Oct 2025 GFSR is that while markets appear calm, structural vulnerabilities are building beneath the surface.
The IMF's growth-at-risk metric remains around the 30th historical percentile, indicating risks remain above historical norms despite recent improvements.
The IMF's growth-at-risk metric remains around the 30th historical percentile, indicating risks remain above historical norms despite recent improvements.
Toby, you may be interested to shed some light for FT Alphaville readers on what has been happening in the UST Repo market at 2025 year end and why that did not happen at previous year ends:
x.com/i/status/200...
x.com/i/status/200...
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Toby, you may be interested to shed some light for FT Alphaville readers on what has been happening in the UST Repo market at 2025 year end and why that did not happen at previous year ends:
x.com/i/status/200...
x.com/i/status/200...
An Olympic-size swimming pool holds 2.5 million litres (2,500,000 L) of water, yes?
Measurements:
50 m long
25 m wide
02 m deep (minimum)
1650 people × 250ml = 412.5 litres of Urine.
So, Urine concentration in pool would be 165 PPM, yes?
(Calculation: (412.5 / 2,500,000) × 1,000,000 = 165 PPM)
Measurements:
50 m long
25 m wide
02 m deep (minimum)
1650 people × 250ml = 412.5 litres of Urine.
So, Urine concentration in pool would be 165 PPM, yes?
(Calculation: (412.5 / 2,500,000) × 1,000,000 = 165 PPM)
December 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
An Olympic-size swimming pool holds 2.5 million litres (2,500,000 L) of water, yes?
Measurements:
50 m long
25 m wide
02 m deep (minimum)
1650 people × 250ml = 412.5 litres of Urine.
So, Urine concentration in pool would be 165 PPM, yes?
(Calculation: (412.5 / 2,500,000) × 1,000,000 = 165 PPM)
Measurements:
50 m long
25 m wide
02 m deep (minimum)
1650 people × 250ml = 412.5 litres of Urine.
So, Urine concentration in pool would be 165 PPM, yes?
(Calculation: (412.5 / 2,500,000) × 1,000,000 = 165 PPM)
Is there reason to be hopeful about managing global warming, given the prgress made over the past 10 years?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Is there reason to be hopeful about managing global warming, given the prgress made over the past 10 years?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“How good is he on television?
He soothes the markets — I don’t soothe the markets,
I sometimes disturb the markets,”
~ Trump about Bessent and himself🙂
He soothes the markets — I don’t soothe the markets,
I sometimes disturb the markets,”
~ Trump about Bessent and himself🙂
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“How good is he on television?
He soothes the markets — I don’t soothe the markets,
I sometimes disturb the markets,”
~ Trump about Bessent and himself🙂
He soothes the markets — I don’t soothe the markets,
I sometimes disturb the markets,”
~ Trump about Bessent and himself🙂
Median house price in Sep:
Australia: USD 610,000
U.S.A. : USD 415,200.
Housing stock / GDP:
Australia:4.0x
U.S.A. : 1.6x.
What explains these differences?
www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/06/aust...
Australia: USD 610,000
U.S.A. : USD 415,200.
Housing stock / GDP:
Australia:4.0x
U.S.A. : 1.6x.
What explains these differences?
www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/06/aust...
Australia is a housing bubble with an economy attached
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on Australia’s housing stock, which was valued at a record $11,366 billion as of Q1 2025, equating to $1,002,500 per dwelling. The following cha...
www.macrobusiness.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Median house price in Sep:
Australia: USD 610,000
U.S.A. : USD 415,200.
Housing stock / GDP:
Australia:4.0x
U.S.A. : 1.6x.
What explains these differences?
www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/06/aust...
Australia: USD 610,000
U.S.A. : USD 415,200.
Housing stock / GDP:
Australia:4.0x
U.S.A. : 1.6x.
What explains these differences?
www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/06/aust...
Would you encourage a young person to start a career as a translator today?
The this article on the impact of Deepl on language translation:
www.deepl.com/en/translator
www.ft.com/content/50b1...
The this article on the impact of Deepl on language translation:
www.deepl.com/en/translator
www.ft.com/content/50b1...
‘They wanted me to make myself obsolete’: translators find themselves at the sharp end of AI
One linguist on the challenges of working in an industry most at risk from automation
www.ft.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Would you encourage a young person to start a career as a translator today?
The this article on the impact of Deepl on language translation:
www.deepl.com/en/translator
www.ft.com/content/50b1...
The this article on the impact of Deepl on language translation:
www.deepl.com/en/translator
www.ft.com/content/50b1...
Electric grids are intricate, complex systems with countless moving parts that must all operate in sync in order for electricity to reach users.
Engineers have spent decades creating solutions for often raised issues – such as renewables’ intermittency:
science.feedback.org/how-solar-an...
Engineers have spent decades creating solutions for often raised issues – such as renewables’ intermittency:
science.feedback.org/how-solar-an...
How do solar and wind change the electric grid?
Power grids don’t just move electricity around – they are complex works of engineering
science.feedback.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Electric grids are intricate, complex systems with countless moving parts that must all operate in sync in order for electricity to reach users.
Engineers have spent decades creating solutions for often raised issues – such as renewables’ intermittency:
science.feedback.org/how-solar-an...
Engineers have spent decades creating solutions for often raised issues – such as renewables’ intermittency:
science.feedback.org/how-solar-an...
Though Syria's situation is unfortunate, there is a global surplus of staple food crops including Corn, Soybeans, Rice & Wheat:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-proje...
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-proje...
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Though Syria's situation is unfortunate, there is a global surplus of staple food crops including Corn, Soybeans, Rice & Wheat:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-proje...
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/food-proje...
"I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word,
for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus:
thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon."
Which choice might Shakespeare have made for his character Costard in Act V, Scene 1 of 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus:
thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon."
Which choice might Shakespeare have made for his character Costard in Act V, Scene 1 of 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
September 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
"I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word,
for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus:
thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon."
Which choice might Shakespeare have made for his character Costard in Act V, Scene 1 of 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus:
thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon."
Which choice might Shakespeare have made for his character Costard in Act V, Scene 1 of 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
“I think it’s worth to have the cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.”
~ Charlie Kirk
www.ft.com/content/f5df...
~ Charlie Kirk
www.ft.com/content/f5df...
Financial Times
News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
FT.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“I think it’s worth to have the cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.”
~ Charlie Kirk
www.ft.com/content/f5df...
~ Charlie Kirk
www.ft.com/content/f5df...
The start of shameless, post-truth American politics dates back to Murdoch’s creation of Fox News in 1996.
The channel’s slant survived the ousting of Roger Ailes.
Now we know it’ll outlast Murdoch too.
www.ft.com/content/dc6b...
The channel’s slant survived the ousting of Roger Ailes.
Now we know it’ll outlast Murdoch too.
www.ft.com/content/dc6b...
Financial Times
News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
FT.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The start of shameless, post-truth American politics dates back to Murdoch’s creation of Fox News in 1996.
The channel’s slant survived the ousting of Roger Ailes.
Now we know it’ll outlast Murdoch too.
www.ft.com/content/dc6b...
The channel’s slant survived the ousting of Roger Ailes.
Now we know it’ll outlast Murdoch too.
www.ft.com/content/dc6b...
Is it possible that many in the SovCits movement have been driven there by financial stress and frustration?
Can a search for tips to get out of a speeding fine bring about a complete shift in ideology and a total rejection of government and the law?
lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july...
Can a search for tips to get out of a speeding fine bring about a complete shift in ideology and a total rejection of government and the law?
lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july...
Please explain: Why do sovereign citizens flout the law
lighthouse.mq.edu.au
September 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Is it possible that many in the SovCits movement have been driven there by financial stress and frustration?
Can a search for tips to get out of a speeding fine bring about a complete shift in ideology and a total rejection of government and the law?
lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july...
Can a search for tips to get out of a speeding fine bring about a complete shift in ideology and a total rejection of government and the law?
lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july...
The reason Apple mentions battery life is because the iPhone Air is only 5.6mm thick, making it particularly challenging to include a battery that has longer duration.
September 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The reason Apple mentions battery life is because the iPhone Air is only 5.6mm thick, making it particularly challenging to include a battery that has longer duration.
Conceding defeat would be the least Hamas could do to take responsibility for "the catastrophic error" of the October 2023 attack one that "caused plunder greater than the Nakba of 1948," the dispossession and displacement of Palestinians after Israel's founding.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/w...
Why Hamas Refuses to Give Up
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Conceding defeat would be the least Hamas could do to take responsibility for "the catastrophic error" of the October 2023 attack one that "caused plunder greater than the Nakba of 1948," the dispossession and displacement of Palestinians after Israel's founding.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/w...
Truckers in China are switching from diesel to electric for economic reasons, not for environmental reasons.
This trend is likely to play out in other parts of the developing world as charging infrastructure gets built out.
So, it's market forces that are driving a decline in diesel demand.
This trend is likely to play out in other parts of the developing world as charging infrastructure gets built out.
So, it's market forces that are driving a decline in diesel demand.
September 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Truckers in China are switching from diesel to electric for economic reasons, not for environmental reasons.
This trend is likely to play out in other parts of the developing world as charging infrastructure gets built out.
So, it's market forces that are driving a decline in diesel demand.
This trend is likely to play out in other parts of the developing world as charging infrastructure gets built out.
So, it's market forces that are driving a decline in diesel demand.
“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall,
then in the following one it should be fired.”
As with Chekhov's Gun, it seems inevitable now that we will see China take control of Taiwan by any means possible:
www.ft.com/content/2620...
then in the following one it should be fired.”
As with Chekhov's Gun, it seems inevitable now that we will see China take control of Taiwan by any means possible:
www.ft.com/content/2620...
Xi Jinping plots a post-American world
Led by China, a growing group of nations wants to change the global order — and they seem increasingly inclined to work together
www.ft.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall,
then in the following one it should be fired.”
As with Chekhov's Gun, it seems inevitable now that we will see China take control of Taiwan by any means possible:
www.ft.com/content/2620...
then in the following one it should be fired.”
As with Chekhov's Gun, it seems inevitable now that we will see China take control of Taiwan by any means possible:
www.ft.com/content/2620...
Those 'imbeciles' won the popular vote and continue to have strong popular support.
September 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Those 'imbeciles' won the popular vote and continue to have strong popular support.
Zionism makes claim for a national home and a sovereign state for the Jews (per UN Resolution 181), not at the expense of a Palestinian state but alongside it.
Zionist Israel was to be be a liberal democracy exercising full equality for men and women, Jews and Arabs:
www.ft.com/content/d871...
Zionist Israel was to be be a liberal democracy exercising full equality for men and women, Jews and Arabs:
www.ft.com/content/d871...
Financial Times
News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
FT.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Zionism makes claim for a national home and a sovereign state for the Jews (per UN Resolution 181), not at the expense of a Palestinian state but alongside it.
Zionist Israel was to be be a liberal democracy exercising full equality for men and women, Jews and Arabs:
www.ft.com/content/d871...
Zionist Israel was to be be a liberal democracy exercising full equality for men and women, Jews and Arabs:
www.ft.com/content/d871...
China's solar sector racks up billions in losses,
Factories in China produced 588 GW of solar cells last year, surpassing domestic demand of 277GW and overseas demand of 174GW.
Six of the largest Chinese cell and panel makers saw their combined first-half losses $2.8bn) from a year earlier
Factories in China produced 588 GW of solar cells last year, surpassing domestic demand of 277GW and overseas demand of 174GW.
Six of the largest Chinese cell and panel makers saw their combined first-half losses $2.8bn) from a year earlier
September 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
China's solar sector racks up billions in losses,
Factories in China produced 588 GW of solar cells last year, surpassing domestic demand of 277GW and overseas demand of 174GW.
Six of the largest Chinese cell and panel makers saw their combined first-half losses $2.8bn) from a year earlier
Factories in China produced 588 GW of solar cells last year, surpassing domestic demand of 277GW and overseas demand of 174GW.
Six of the largest Chinese cell and panel makers saw their combined first-half losses $2.8bn) from a year earlier