Robin Wigglesworth
@robinwigglesworth.ft.com
Editor of FT Alphaville. Norwegian, despite the Harry Potteresque name.
A few new gigs have come up at the FT: newsletter editor, job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim... social video producer job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim... and Asian companies/markets news editor. job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
Asia Companies and Markets News Editor
Hong Kong
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November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A few new gigs have come up at the FT: newsletter editor, job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim... social video producer job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim... and Asian companies/markets news editor. job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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Might be enough to win the next election for Labour?
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Might be enough to win the next election for Labour?
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Nearly £100bn in active gilt sales have disappeared from the OBR's QT projections, for sensible reasons.
on.ft.com/4invCwb
on.ft.com/4invCwb
Holy cow, the OBR finally used timely data in its QT forecast
[FREE TO READ] On Wednesdays, we accidentally share links
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Nearly £100bn in active gilt sales have disappeared from the OBR's QT projections, for sensible reasons.
on.ft.com/4invCwb
on.ft.com/4invCwb
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This isn’t a big deal currently for Tether: the executive leadership (basically one guy) would prefer they stay private bc they get huge dividends (think billions) yearly.
But it suggests:
1. Tether is far riskier than perceived.
2. They’re making bad investments.
3. They can never go public.
But it suggests:
1. Tether is far riskier than perceived.
2. They’re making bad investments.
3. They can never go public.
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This isn’t a big deal currently for Tether: the executive leadership (basically one guy) would prefer they stay private bc they get huge dividends (think billions) yearly.
But it suggests:
1. Tether is far riskier than perceived.
2. They’re making bad investments.
3. They can never go public.
But it suggests:
1. Tether is far riskier than perceived.
2. They’re making bad investments.
3. They can never go public.
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👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
Me and, unusually, @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on:
- who's shorting what and why (spoiler, it rhymes with 'AI hubble')
- nerds
- u ok, crypto maxis?
open.spotify.com/episode/6EYU...
Me and, unusually, @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on:
- who's shorting what and why (spoiler, it rhymes with 'AI hubble')
- nerds
- u ok, crypto maxis?
open.spotify.com/episode/6EYU...
What are the hedge funds shorting?
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
Me and, unusually, @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on:
- who's shorting what and why (spoiler, it rhymes with 'AI hubble')
- nerds
- u ok, crypto maxis?
open.spotify.com/episode/6EYU...
Me and, unusually, @robinwigglesworth.ft.com on:
- who's shorting what and why (spoiler, it rhymes with 'AI hubble')
- nerds
- u ok, crypto maxis?
open.spotify.com/episode/6EYU...
Come for my puns (I was pretty happy with "Tinker Saylor Sell-Off, Cry"); stay for Craig incisive analysis of Strategy's strife.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Come for my puns (I was pretty happy with "Tinker Saylor Sell-Off, Cry"); stay for Craig incisive analysis of Strategy's strife.
Even by the subzero standards of FIFA, this is extraordinarily dodgy. www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Why FIFA reducing Cristiano Ronaldo's ban should surprise nobody
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November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Even by the subzero standards of FIFA, this is extraordinarily dodgy. www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
When you’re an FT journalist but you don’t even need to pretend to care about the UK budget.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
When you’re an FT journalist but you don’t even need to pretend to care about the UK budget.
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New: 'Shark's fin' chart reveals the uneven impact of 'fiscal drag', the stealth tax beloved of recent chancellors. Plus use our interactive calculator to see how fresh freezes announced by Rachel Reeves at todays Budget could affect you on.ft.com/3KqOYUL
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New: 'Shark's fin' chart reveals the uneven impact of 'fiscal drag', the stealth tax beloved of recent chancellors. Plus use our interactive calculator to see how fresh freezes announced by Rachel Reeves at todays Budget could affect you on.ft.com/3KqOYUL
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‘Infinite money glitch’; meet arithmetic
[FREE TO READ] Micro Strategy, major strife
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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What even are par-par asset swaps, and why won’t they melt the gilt market today?
on.ft.com/43S8Vul
on.ft.com/43S8Vul
Don’t worry about another leveraged gilt market blow-up
Keep calm and carry on
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
What even are par-par asset swaps, and why won’t they melt the gilt market today?
on.ft.com/43S8Vul
on.ft.com/43S8Vul
“OpenAI is a money pit with a website on top.”
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“OpenAI is a money pit with a website on top.”
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What US hedge funds are shorting right now
The little short before the big short?
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November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Hedge funds don’t seem quite ready to brave a “Big Short” on AI, but some are starting to dabble around the edges. on.ft.com/3LTM4Zb
What US hedge funds are shorting right now
The little short before the big short?
on.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hedge funds don’t seem quite ready to brave a “Big Short” on AI, but some are starting to dabble around the edges. on.ft.com/3LTM4Zb
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It’s been a long time coming, but FT Alphaville is finally on Substack. You can subscribe and read for free, here: on.ft.com/49D7nIl
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s been a long time coming, but FT Alphaville is finally on Substack. You can subscribe and read for free, here: on.ft.com/49D7nIl
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We made a little video thing to mark Alphaville’s debut on Substack. As you can probably guess after watching this, we’re not going to be pivoting to video any time soon.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We made a little video thing to mark Alphaville’s debut on Substack. As you can probably guess after watching this, we’re not going to be pivoting to video any time soon.
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Went on @msnbc.com to talk crypto grift. Plus, a sneak peak of the film I directed, EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY playing @docnycfest.bsky.social this weekend!
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Went on @msnbc.com to talk crypto grift. Plus, a sneak peak of the film I directed, EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY playing @docnycfest.bsky.social this weekend!
After taking seven children to a funhouse all day (solo) I was really hoping Liverpool would give me a jolt of happiness and energy to carry me through the weekend. Ah well.
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
After taking seven children to a funhouse all day (solo) I was really hoping Liverpool would give me a jolt of happiness and energy to carry me through the weekend. Ah well.
As a teaser for a paid Substack post, this is something else. open.substack.com/pub/telos/p/...
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As a teaser for a paid Substack post, this is something else. open.substack.com/pub/telos/p/...
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Five questions from an ignorant no-coiner about the crypto crash
[FREE TO READ] Do Our Own Research
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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it's up! an analysis of a new "economic capital" measure that turned into a slightly bitter autobiography www.ft.com/content/8df0...
The ‘Marathon Man’ approach to bank supervision
Can we really build better mousetraps?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
it's up! an analysis of a new "economic capital" measure that turned into a slightly bitter autobiography www.ft.com/content/8df0...