Kate Duguid
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Kate Duguid
@kateduguid.bsky.social
I'm the US markets editor at the Financial Times
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:

In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.

“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”

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November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Scoop from last night: Behind the scenes of the big Fed conference this week was a hastily convened meeting between Williams and big banks about the standing repo facility www.ft.com/content/395f...
New York Fed convened meeting with Wall Street firms over key lending facility
Impromptu talks come amid worries about strains in money markets
www.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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New York Fed convened meeting with banks over key lending facility on.ft.com/3K0wKsS
New York Fed convened meeting with banks over key lending facility
Impromptu talks come amid worries about strains in money markets
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November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
SCOOP: Behind the scenes of the Fed conference this week was hastily convened meeting between Williams and big banks about the standing repo facility www.ft.com/content/395f...
New York Fed convened meeting with banks over key lending facility
Impromptu talks come amid worries about strains in money markets
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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This penny thing is a classic example of the US doing something lots of other countries have done but making a balls if it because it’s incapable of doing things normally
THE VAULT: The penny was declared dead this week at the age of 232-years-old, courtesy of the Trump administration. Now it’s Capitol Hill’s turn to pick up the tab. Because the penny hasn’t gone quietly.

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Painful penny politics
The penny was declared dead this week at the age of 232-years-old, courtesy of the Trump administration.
punchbowl.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Measures of expected dollar volatility have tumbled, and the currency's value has recovered some ground against peers, as investors and analysts say the "Trump shock" is over for FX markets...

By @emilydherbert.bsky.social, me + @kateduguid.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c817...
Dollar volatility tumbles as currency markets move past ‘Trump shock’
Investor expectations of US currency swings have fallen to lowest since before last year’s presidential election
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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If you're after a wild weekend read, check out our deep dive into the flashy Utah leasing firm that somehow racked up $2bn of exposure to the First Brands debt debacle

Featuring prominent Mormon sports stars, a private jet, cheerleaders and an epic corporate rap video

www.ft.com/content/f0ae...
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
a good read on yesterday's supreme court decision www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some big names here saying that the Fed may have to act sooner than December 1 to prevent further stress in short-term funding markets www.ft.com/content/f470...
US money market risks new bout of stress, Wall Street banks say
Federal Reserve may need to begin asset purchases if short-term rates flare up again
www.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Breitbart's John Carney on the commie corridor www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
Zohran’s Park Slope Populists
Conservatives shouldn’t write off the economic pain of New York City’s downwardly mobile professional class.
www.commonplace.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"We can honor her legacy by building a city where trans New Yorkers are cherished." www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The latest banger in George's "bilge bracket" coverage www.ft.com/content/39a4...
How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire
Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr
www.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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First one to say “stocks sell off as Mamdani appears lock for NYC mayor” wins/loses
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Okay that’s easy. Reserves are GAM, if there isn’t enough of it you have to start doing some real hare-brained stuff to your roster that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be terrible but does mean a lot less talent than you could otherwise afford.
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Credit market hit with $200bn ‘flood’ of AI-related issuance—The tech giants that provide the cloud computing on which the internet is run at first financed their huge investments in data centres and related infrastructure primarily… www.ft.com/content/82f6... @iankmsmith.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Credit market hit with $200bn ‘flood’ of AI-related issuance
Jumbo debt sales to fund huge artificial intelligence capex threaten to store up new risks for investors
www.ft.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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"The $8 billion paid in monthly SNAP benefits represents around 10% of retail grocery sales..." - RBC www.rbc.com/en/thought-l...
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The latest banger in our First Brands coverage, helmed by new markets superstar Jill Shah www.ft.com/content/f0ae...
How a flashy Utah-based leasing firm lent billions to First Brands
Onset Financial called itself a ‘dominant force’ in financing everything from chickens to helicopters. It ended up as First Brands’ biggest creditor
www.ft.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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NEW: A little-known drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr has won its largest-ever contract from the Pentagon.

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Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract
[FREE TO READ] Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft
on.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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It's still early but when we compare current earnings season (156 reports tracked in our data) to where things were at with that many reports during prior earnings seasons, this is the third-strongest EPS beat rate on record and strongest revenue beat rate. Just incredibly strong versus estimates.
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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goldmania takes a dent
www.ft.com/content/5ad2...
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM