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Katie Martin
@katie0martin.ft.com
FT, E17, Unhedged podcast, gardening, plazzy Scouser, 6 Music Mum.
I never give investment advice - if it looks like I am, it's a scam.
I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.
*Stop the pervert glasses*
Pinned
If only there had been some kind of warning

- on.ft.com/40Zncmv
So the ice skaters are all dancing to 90s music and yet none of them are going for classic hard house?
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Economists reject Kevin Warsh’s claim that AI boom will enable rate cuts - as.ft.com/r/37915aaf-e...
Economists reject Kevin Warsh’s claim that AI boom will enable rate cuts
[FREE TO READ] FT-Booth Survey shows scepticism of productivity gains forecast by Trump’s pick as next Fed chair
as.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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They were so fast my camera focus couldn't keep up with them.
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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British values
February 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
This is an achievement. The order of recognition goes:
Hello boss
Hello mate
Hello my friend
Hello [your name]
The Deliveroo rider knows Robert Shrimsley's name. ⁠

Convenience was the drug of the last few years, maybe a little more effort can be the next big addiction, he cautions.⁠

Tap here for his column ft.trib.al/tmthQLO
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A meme is born
This photo is funnier than it has any business being

people.com/hairdresser-...
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
February 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Me on this week's market reshuffle and the sad tale of its biggest victim, bitcoin 😢 - as.ft.com/r/c5d0ea1a-d...
Tech wreck signals a market reset
[FREE TO READ] Rising tide might no longer support all sector stocks, let alone speculative dross like crypto
as.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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The #SellAmerica trade: 🇺🇸

“.. The year-to-date underperformance of US equities relative to the rest of the world is the worst since at least 1995.”

- Auger
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“The US administration is on a crusade to save Europe... They have a real soft spot for the UK but feel it is under threat from dark forces that are spreading across Europe.”

we're good thanks, lads.

as.ft.com/r/b90c2e15-9...
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
[FREE TO READ] State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
as.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Many people are saying $0
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”

#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Can they pretend bitcoin is money? Or is that too silly?
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Hodlers: an apology for the apology ft.trib.al/7xAjxXu
Hodlers: an apology for the apology
Number go upside-down
ft.trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Please, my magic bean, it is very sick
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
sub 73 😥
Bitcoin sub-$75k
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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🚨EPSTEIN'S SECRET FAMILY OFFICE REVEALED 🚨

Paul Barrett was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime private banker at JPMorgan

What has never been reported until now: he set up a family office to trade on Epstein's behalf in the last years of the sex offender's life as.ft.com/r/8101f34a-f...
‘We made a lot of money working together’: Jeffrey Epstein’s in-house trader revealed
[FREE TO READ] Private banker quietly became paedophile financier’s money manager in his final years
as.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Jill gets the scoop on Tether's scaled back fundraising ambitions www.ft.com/content/3f7f...
Tether retreats from $20bn funding ambitions after investor pushback
CEO Paolo Ardoino downplays the scale of $185bn stablecoin group’s capital raise
www.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
layoffs, huh, i thought wapo was owned by a squazillionaire with deep pockets and a commitment to news?
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"bitcoin is moving from being a purely speculative asset to a more realistic reality" is a sentence i just read in real life, somehow
(from DB)
February 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Impressive gymnastics from Canaccord on MSTR. A double pivot and finish still facing the same direction.
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-Warsh
-Huh
-What is he good for?
-Being the Fed chair, apparently

Featuring:
-Great hair
-Rollercoasters
-grindcore

open.spotify.com/episode/50hv...
The next Fed chair
open.spotify.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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We're delighted to announce that Nigella Lawson is joining FT Weekend's food & drink pages as a columnist.⁠

Her first monthly column will appear in FT Weekend Magazine on April 4. Until then, you can read what she has already written for the FT here ft.trib.al/Vg2IlEI
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-Warsh
-Huh
-What is he good for?
-Being the Fed chair, apparently

Featuring:
-Great hair
-Rollercoasters
-grindcore

open.spotify.com/episode/50hv...
The next Fed chair
open.spotify.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Breaking news about the new driving taxes in Iceland
Driver billed for circling Earth 25 times at the speed of sound - RÚV.is
A coach driver in Egilsstaðir flatly refuses to pay nearly ISK 20.000.000 for (allegedly) driving almost a million kilometres in January. This would mean his coach circling the Earth 25 times at the s...
www.ruv.is
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM