Alan Livsey
@lexiter.ft.com
FT asset management/investment writer based in London. Formerly at Lex. Chelsea fan, wine lover and a great admirer of butterflies. Opinions are all my own.
Emerging markets are not the exotic, risky bets they once were. on.ft.com/4mQV26r
Fiscal dominance and the unexpected rise of emerging markets
[FREE TO READ] Developed markets have a debt problem — some investors are looking elsewhere
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August 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Emerging markets are not the exotic, risky bets they once were. on.ft.com/4mQV26r
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I feel like there’s two “25 years ago”s and one of them is the year 2000 where we had like computers and the internet and email and shit and the other one “25 years ago” is a mixture of 1978 and somewhere around 1800
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I feel like there’s two “25 years ago”s and one of them is the year 2000 where we had like computers and the internet and email and shit and the other one “25 years ago” is a mixture of 1978 and somewhere around 1800
Excellent on the quiet rivalries between museums.
Story number three! —> In the battle of BM vs V&A over the Bayeux tapestry, are there any winners? (Yes, the BM, but still) on.ft.com/3U74giF
Museums should collaborate, not compete, in a hostile world
[FREE TO READ] Hosting the Bayeux Tapestry in London is a big win, but rivalry between institutions has a cost
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July 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Excellent on the quiet rivalries between museums.
Total assets held in tokenised Treasury products are booming this year. Investors pile into tokenised Treasury funds - on.ft.com/4nAS8E0 via @FT
Investors pile into tokenised Treasury funds
[FREE TO READ] Stablecoin issuers and traders are attracted by yields on offer and potential use as collateral in some derivatives transactions
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July 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Total assets held in tokenised Treasury products are booming this year. Investors pile into tokenised Treasury funds - on.ft.com/4nAS8E0 via @FT
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FT Wealth is out in today’s paper, with a fresh redesign and fabulous stories, from India’s Instagram prince to the chances of a billionaire tax. You can read all the stories here too www.ft.com/ft-wealth
May 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
FT Wealth is out in today’s paper, with a fresh redesign and fabulous stories, from India’s Instagram prince to the chances of a billionaire tax. You can read all the stories here too www.ft.com/ft-wealth
Bond vigilantes need not patrol in Argentina. Trump ally Milei issues popular international bond which is offered in dollars but pays in pesos. on.ft.com/4dJ99Yq
Argentina raises $1bn in international bond auction in boost for Javier Milei
[FREE TO READ] Peso-denominated sovereign bond offered in dollars will increase country’s foreign currency reserves
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May 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Bond vigilantes need not patrol in Argentina. Trump ally Milei issues popular international bond which is offered in dollars but pays in pesos. on.ft.com/4dJ99Yq
Strange times in the crude market. Here's my take for @alphaville Oil’s gone weird - enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/e9dc4... via @FT
Oil’s gone weird
[FREE TO READ] Opec’s last dance to keep inventory under control
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April 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Strange times in the crude market. Here's my take for @alphaville Oil’s gone weird - enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/e9dc4... via @FT
“It’s their getaway money” Great piece from @marymcd.bsky.social and @emdunks.bsky.social UK wealth managers say American clients are moving money to Britain - on.ft.com/4i2PXoM via @FT
UK wealth managers say American clients are moving money to Britain
[FREE TO READ] Response to Donald Trump’s second term has been greater, according to executives
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April 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“It’s their getaway money” Great piece from @marymcd.bsky.social and @emdunks.bsky.social UK wealth managers say American clients are moving money to Britain - on.ft.com/4i2PXoM via @FT
USA, USA, USA!
What I think you mean to say here is that global markets respond as the impact of America's renewed greatness takes hold
US STOCKS SEE WORST DAY IN 5 YEARS
April 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
USA, USA, USA!
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pffft 31% tariffs on Switzerland…
bad news. they’re still not moving the Patek atelier from Plan-les-Ouates to Michigan
bad news. they’re still not moving the Patek atelier from Plan-les-Ouates to Michigan
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
pffft 31% tariffs on Switzerland…
bad news. they’re still not moving the Patek atelier from Plan-les-Ouates to Michigan
bad news. they’re still not moving the Patek atelier from Plan-les-Ouates to Michigan
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2010s Trump tariffs: Vietnam and Malaysia become third countries of choice for rerouting exports to the US.
2020s Trump tariffs: Er… the UK and Brazil?
2020s Trump tariffs: Er… the UK and Brazil?
April 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
2010s Trump tariffs: Vietnam and Malaysia become third countries of choice for rerouting exports to the US.
2020s Trump tariffs: Er… the UK and Brazil?
2020s Trump tariffs: Er… the UK and Brazil?
Gold Standard? It's the non-standard practices that squeeze prices up. Gold’s triangular trade booms under threat of Trump tariffs - on.ft.com/4kPTwkL via @FT
Gold’s triangular trade booms under threat of Trump tariffs
[FREE TO READ] Swiss refineries are working 24 hours a day to resize gold bars headed from London to New York
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March 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Gold Standard? It's the non-standard practices that squeeze prices up. Gold’s triangular trade booms under threat of Trump tariffs - on.ft.com/4kPTwkL via @FT
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Global vineyard values tumble as falling wine consumption hits industry—Wine producers are battling shifting tastes, with younger generations increasingly opting for different beverages or shunning alcohol altogether. www.ft.com/content/8cb9... @lexiter.ft.com @financial-times.bsky.social
Global vineyard values tumble as falling wine consumption hits industry
Winemakers are battling shifting tastes among younger generations and lower prices caused by oversupply
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March 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Global vineyard values tumble as falling wine consumption hits industry—Wine producers are battling shifting tastes, with younger generations increasingly opting for different beverages or shunning alcohol altogether. www.ft.com/content/8cb9... @lexiter.ft.com @financial-times.bsky.social
No lingering over a few starters allowed! Top London restaurants adopt minimum spend to deter bots and influencers - on.ft.com/4kaGttZ via @FT
Top London restaurants adopt minimum spend to deter bots and influencers
[FREE TO READ] Gymkhana, Dorian and Hutong among capital’s eateries combating ‘reservation-squatting’
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February 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
No lingering over a few starters allowed! Top London restaurants adopt minimum spend to deter bots and influencers - on.ft.com/4kaGttZ via @FT
Really, this about a perceived Fed put option. The notion that interest rates are high enough to be slashed in a crisis: on.ft.com/42NABAM
Why speculators are still running wild when money is no longer free
Something even bigger than AI and the Trump effect is at work
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February 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Really, this about a perceived Fed put option. The notion that interest rates are high enough to be slashed in a crisis: on.ft.com/42NABAM
Some people fear volatility, while others embrace it. How investors can harness Trump-induced volatility - on.ft.com/3Q7ye49 via @FT
How investors can harness Trump-induced volatility
Some want their portfolio to take cover with cash or gold — for others, it’s a huge buying opportunity
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February 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some people fear volatility, while others embrace it. How investors can harness Trump-induced volatility - on.ft.com/3Q7ye49 via @FT
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January 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I marvelled at the crystalline voice of Tamara Lindemann, lead singer of The Weather Station, last night at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social in Shoreditch.
January 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I marvelled at the crystalline voice of Tamara Lindemann, lead singer of The Weather Station, last night at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social in Shoreditch.
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Iran sent into space its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state television reported reut.rs/49nuLqO
Iran launches advanced module to deploy satellites to higher altitudes, media say
Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state television reported.
reut.rs
December 6, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Iran sent into space its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state television reported reut.rs/49nuLqO
Boy, this is a popular subject! Had a lot of reads for my story on CFA exams on.ft.com/4fRW8vT
Number of candidates sitting chartered financial analyst exams falls sharply
[FREE TO READ] Changes in asset management industry threaten relevance of CFA qualification
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December 2, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Boy, this is a popular subject! Had a lot of reads for my story on CFA exams on.ft.com/4fRW8vT
A fast growing industry is now struggling. The English winemakers pressed by Budget tax changes - on.ft.com/3Zc2JtR via @FT
The English winemakers pressed by Budget tax changes
[FREE TO READ] Rachel Reeves’ measures on national insurance and inheritance left a sour taste in producers’ mouths
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November 30, 2024 at 7:05 AM
A fast growing industry is now struggling. The English winemakers pressed by Budget tax changes - on.ft.com/3Zc2JtR via @FT
They're hardly has beens. Great show from Been Stellar at @scalaio.bsky.social.
November 28, 2024 at 11:02 PM
They're hardly has beens. Great show from Been Stellar at @scalaio.bsky.social.
A wonderfully bananas Lex note on the newly polished status of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption - on.ft.com/4i59w0X via @FT
Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption
[FREE TO READ] Both have joined the elite world of useless objects that get desirable as they get pricier
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November 23, 2024 at 8:01 AM
A wonderfully bananas Lex note on the newly polished status of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption - on.ft.com/4i59w0X via @FT
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,970,909!
November 23, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,970,909!
Not every Budget deserves oohs and aahs, but this one did. on.ft.com/4hnC0CV
What the Budget means for your money
[FREE TO READ] Key measures on tax, investments, pensions and property
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October 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Not every Budget deserves oohs and aahs, but this one did. on.ft.com/4hnC0CV