Brazil will probably win this, but this is not a vintage Brazil side, and Japan has looked really strong in games I’ve seen.

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Don’t think I’m winning the office sweepstakes this World Cup…

If there's an FTAV end-of-week wrap in your inbox, you have our permission to take the rest of the day off. ftav.substack.com/p/money-has-...

Ah, that's a shame. www.ft.com/content/6a13...

Some amazing World Cup facts from Goldman Sachs.

🧑‍🍳 😘 www.ft.com/content/16a2...

When Obama worked with Larry David. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

We got spanked. Could have been much worse than 4-1. But Norway rested its entire starting 11, including the goalie. So on the pleasant scale this is still pretty fine. Our charmed existence will still last at least until Tuesday.

🚨US stocks have surged as earnings expectations have soared. True. But the stocks doing the surging haven't, in general, been the ones that have contributed to market expectations for soaring earnings. www.ft.com/content/eda5...

🚨 Up to 30% off Alphaville merch today. Treat yourself to a Small Caged Mammal bucket hat, or a clock with Jim Cramer's face on it. www.redbubble.com/people/FTAlp...

Brexit has made the UK more European. (In the ‘lacklustre GDP growth and weak inward investment’ sense, not the ‘café culture and egalitarian social values’ sense) www.ft.com/content/ad4a...

"Robot Goose alpha egg factory makes eggs more eggs." - as.ft.com/r/43bf495f-b...

Donald Trump — electric car salesman extraordinaire. www.ft.com/content/60d8...

Hmmmmmmmmmm www.ft.com/content/bb04...

#ThankYouDonald www.ft.com/content/60d8...

The CFTC has often been criticised as a regulator - but this is striking and important as indicator of where we are in US markets: @alphaville.ft.com blog by @robinwigglesworth.ft.com www.ft.com/content/b7a7...

Norway fans at WC 2026 a 🧵 An aerial view of Norway’s incredible “Viking Row”

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It's been a long time coming, but here is FINALLY The Story of Money's interview with @bhgreeley.bsky.social and the fascinating genesis story of the US dollar, which actually predates the US by a couple of centuries... www.ft.com/content/2350...

Here are 300 paywall jumps for Robin's big read on Citadel. as.ft.com/r/a9fbc529-9...

“I’ve got a Samuel Adams right now, the Porch Rocker, and it’s lovely. So we’re gonna have about 10 more, see where we end up.” Unsurprised to learn that the Tartan Army drank Boston dry... archive.ph/CiV8P#select...

In a way, all of us has an El Guapo to face. For some, shyness might be their El Guapo. For others, a lack of education might be their El Guapo. But as sure as my name is Robin, the Mag7 can conquer their own personal El Guapo, who happens to be the Three AImigos. www.ft.com/content/9858...

Ken Griffin's hedge fund Citadel is best known for its huge bond market bets, skilled stock pickers and cunning arbitrage trades, but its commodities business has become the hedge fund’s crown jewel over the past decade. www.ft.com/content/3d08...

The former head of international finance at the Federal Reserve isn't very taken with Kevin Warsh's new approach to communication...

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Ken Griffin's hedge fund Citadel is best known for its huge bond market bets, skilled stock pickers and cunning arbitrage trades, but its commodities business has become the hedge fund’s crown jewel over the past decade. www.ft.com/content/3d08...

Happy Brexit Day! Ten years later we can happily conclude that the U.K. is only a bit poorer than it would have been, food supplies have been “adequate”, it isn’t at outright war with its neighbours, and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland haven’t seceded yet. A smashing success, really.

When I used to cover Kuwait the joke was that you could throw a rock in Kuwait City and probably hit a former government minister. It feels a little like the U.K. is heading the same way.

Ｓａｌｔ ｂａ(tt)ｅ(ry) www.ft.com/content/d8f0...

The UK prime minister resigns about once a year these days, so this is by far the biggest news of the day. as.ft.com/r/1e3c9eda-5...

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YES

MUPPETS WUTHERING HEIGHTS, obviously.

Watching Netherlands-Sweden:

Another day, another stupid Excel chart.

We've had a week. Hope you have too. open.substack.com/pub/ftav/p/b...

Quick post on how bond yields haven't followed oil prices and inflation expectations lower. www.ft.com/content/70dd...

Poch is starting to look a bit like Russell Crowe.

Umm

Nangle's been at the graphs again. as.ft.com/r/51d2f465-b...

What happens when you ask ChatGPT to design your cap structure? A “death spiral unconvertible”. www.ft.com/content/7d55...

The Goldman version of "it's coming home"

"No one in the history of the world has done this, but it's totally legal" ... www.ft.com/content/7d55...

Word up. www.ft.com/content/e22b...