Financial Opinion Editor at the FT. I have views. A spotter of things in markets, companies, world affairs. Also interested in food and climbing.
Tony Tassell
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Quite the quote from Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on why he went to Russia where he met with Elon Musk's father www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
The Fed might yet again take the punch bowl away - really excellent column by the always eloquent Richard Bernstein (who went went against the consensus for 2026 predictions in December, forecasting the Fed might not be able to cut rates as quickly as investors expected) www.ft.com/content/7cac...
Tesla’s robotaxi falls short with long waits and stalled rides h/t @bobburgess.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Germany’s €100bn bid to make the trains run on time and what it says about the country and its shift on public spending - great stuff from @olafstorbeck.ft.com www.ft.com/content/db75...
Real Madrid, SpaceX and the dangers of mixing fans and finance - great column here by @andrewtghill.ft.com www.ft.com/content/424f...
Great chart in that column via @raydouglas.bsky.social - and importantly Sinder points the earnings have been strong outside the AI giants www.ft.com/content/81dc...
The Musk exception on IPO banking fees for SpaceX - column here by @thekrazykobra.bsky.social on the deal Elon has wrung and why most companies are willing to pay up more for a prestige good www.ft.com/content/9e80...
Earnings are driving the US stock market - column here from Goldman’s chief US strategist Ben Snider. Gains are spurred by the strength of profits rather than rising valuations or speculative fervour www.ft.com/content/81dc...
"Of all the extraordinary things about the SpaceX IPO, the most extraordinary might be this: it is impossible to tell what this company will be 10, five or even two years from now. " - Richard Waters column here www.ft.com/content/625a...
what a chart
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Tony Tassell
The country’s railway renewal is the first test of whether Europe’s largest economy can reverse years of decline
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Club president Florentino Pérez’s aim of bringing in outside investors is high risk
