"The less dominant the U.S. economy is, the less the dollar can function as a stable anchor for the global financial system. It was still intact in 2008-10, when a global financial crisis sent capital flooding to the safe haven of U.S. government bonds. But in recent years, people have begun to question whether Bretton … Continue reading Stable Anchors & Financial Dominance
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52 Things [Tom Whitwell] Learned in 2021
"4. 10% of US electricity is generated from old Russian nuclear warheads. [Geoff Brumfiel]43. Privacy seems to be connected to productivity. An experiment in a phone factory showed that putting curtains round workers on a production line increased output by 10–15%. [Ethan Bernstein via Ethan Mollick]52. A study of 14,000 Australians over 14 years found … Continue reading 52 Things [Tom Whitwell] Learned in 2021
