Ray Douglas
@raydouglas.bsky.social
Journalist at @financialtimes.com Formerly @thetimes.com and The Sunday Times | Editor, writer and occasional coder | Markets and tech | Views my own
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🇬🇧 UK unemployment rate rises more than expected to 5%
Figures are a setback for government ahead of high-stakes Budget
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Figures are a setback for government ahead of high-stakes Budget
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🇬🇧 UK unemployment rate rises more than expected to 5%
Figures are a setback for government ahead of high-stakes Budget
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Figures are a setback for government ahead of high-stakes Budget
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November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
🇺🇸 The same chart, broken down by political affiliations, shows Republicans leading this month's fall in consumer sentiment
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🇺🇸 The same chart, broken down by political affiliations, shows Republicans leading this month's fall in consumer sentiment
🇺🇸 US consumer sentiment drops to its lowest level since June 2022 -- and the sharpest fall comes from Republicans
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#ConsumerSentiment #USPolitics #Economy
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#ConsumerSentiment #USPolitics #Economy
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🇺🇸 US consumer sentiment drops to its lowest level since June 2022 -- and the sharpest fall comes from Republicans
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#ConsumerSentiment #USPolitics #Economy
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#ConsumerSentiment #USPolitics #Economy
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🇳🇬🇺🇸 Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over violence against Christians
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November 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
🇳🇬🇺🇸 Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over violence against Christians
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🚨 Gold momentum gauge was flashing red
The RSI has been in overbought territory (>70) for weeks, a classic warning sign that the gold rally may have run out of steam
For some goldbugs, this confirmed the price was ripe for its recent correction
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#Gold #Markets #RSI
The RSI has been in overbought territory (>70) for weeks, a classic warning sign that the gold rally may have run out of steam
For some goldbugs, this confirmed the price was ripe for its recent correction
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#Gold #Markets #RSI
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨 Gold momentum gauge was flashing red
The RSI has been in overbought territory (>70) for weeks, a classic warning sign that the gold rally may have run out of steam
For some goldbugs, this confirmed the price was ripe for its recent correction
FT www.ft.com/content/d6c0...
#Gold #Markets #RSI
The RSI has been in overbought territory (>70) for weeks, a classic warning sign that the gold rally may have run out of steam
For some goldbugs, this confirmed the price was ripe for its recent correction
FT www.ft.com/content/d6c0...
#Gold #Markets #RSI
🇺🇸 Tesla chair warns Musk could quit if shareholders reject $1tn pay deal 🚗
'Robyn Denholm urges investors to support billionaire chief’s package ahead of crucial November 6 vote'
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#Musk #Tesla #ElonMusk
'Robyn Denholm urges investors to support billionaire chief’s package ahead of crucial November 6 vote'
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#Musk #Tesla #ElonMusk
October 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🇺🇸 Tesla chair warns Musk could quit if shareholders reject $1tn pay deal 🚗
'Robyn Denholm urges investors to support billionaire chief’s package ahead of crucial November 6 vote'
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#Musk #Tesla #ElonMusk
'Robyn Denholm urges investors to support billionaire chief’s package ahead of crucial November 6 vote'
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#Musk #Tesla #ElonMusk
Lovely, informative column by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social, the FT’s architecture critic, on Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing
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October 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Lovely, informative column by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social, the FT’s architecture critic, on Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing
FT www.ft.com/content/8564...
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🇺🇸 Beyond Meat shares surge 🚀
Shares in the shorted maker of plant-based burgers and sausages have leapt since Friday, echoing the meme stock mania of 2021
BYND is currently the top trending ticker on Stocktwits
#BYND #BeyondMeat
Shares in the shorted maker of plant-based burgers and sausages have leapt since Friday, echoing the meme stock mania of 2021
BYND is currently the top trending ticker on Stocktwits
#BYND #BeyondMeat
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇺🇸 Beyond Meat shares surge 🚀
Shares in the shorted maker of plant-based burgers and sausages have leapt since Friday, echoing the meme stock mania of 2021
BYND is currently the top trending ticker on Stocktwits
#BYND #BeyondMeat
Shares in the shorted maker of plant-based burgers and sausages have leapt since Friday, echoing the meme stock mania of 2021
BYND is currently the top trending ticker on Stocktwits
#BYND #BeyondMeat
🇺🇸 Netflix shares down more than 6% in after-hours trading
Streamer reported an operating margin of 28%, below guidance of 31.5%, owing to a $619mn expense from a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities
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Streamer reported an operating margin of 28%, below guidance of 31.5%, owing to a $619mn expense from a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities
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October 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🇺🇸 Netflix shares down more than 6% in after-hours trading
Streamer reported an operating margin of 28%, below guidance of 31.5%, owing to a $619mn expense from a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities
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Streamer reported an operating margin of 28%, below guidance of 31.5%, owing to a $619mn expense from a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities
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🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
"US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting"
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"US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting"
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October 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
"US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting"
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"US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting"
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🇺🇸 In lieu of today’s postponed US CPI release (now due Oct 24), here’s a look at what’s happened to US imported and domestic prices since Trump’s tariff announcements
Tariffs reversed moderating retail prices
📊 H/T: “Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of US Tariffs”
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Tariffs reversed moderating retail prices
📊 H/T: “Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of US Tariffs”
🔗 www.hbs.edu/faculty/Page...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🇺🇸 In lieu of today’s postponed US CPI release (now due Oct 24), here’s a look at what’s happened to US imported and domestic prices since Trump’s tariff announcements
Tariffs reversed moderating retail prices
📊 H/T: “Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of US Tariffs”
🔗 www.hbs.edu/faculty/Page...
Tariffs reversed moderating retail prices
📊 H/T: “Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of US Tariffs”
🔗 www.hbs.edu/faculty/Page...
🇺🇸 Broadcom up more than 12% pre-market
OPENAI AND BROADCOM FORGE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CHIP DEVELOPMENT DEAL
OPENAI AND BROADCOM FORGE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CHIP DEVELOPMENT DEAL
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🇺🇸 Broadcom up more than 12% pre-market
OPENAI AND BROADCOM FORGE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CHIP DEVELOPMENT DEAL
OPENAI AND BROADCOM FORGE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CHIP DEVELOPMENT DEAL
🇺🇸 Cutting staff from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the middle of a public health crisis? 🤔
More than 1,000 CDC workers got layoff notices, just as the US faces its worst measles outbreak in decades. Some notices are now called ‘errors’
WaPo www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
More than 1,000 CDC workers got layoff notices, just as the US faces its worst measles outbreak in decades. Some notices are now called ‘errors’
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October 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🇺🇸 Cutting staff from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the middle of a public health crisis? 🤔
More than 1,000 CDC workers got layoff notices, just as the US faces its worst measles outbreak in decades. Some notices are now called ‘errors’
WaPo www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
More than 1,000 CDC workers got layoff notices, just as the US faces its worst measles outbreak in decades. Some notices are now called ‘errors’
WaPo www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
🇳🇴 Nobel Institute probes leak of peace prize winner’s name
The Nobel committee is supposedly super secret, a bastion of confidentiality and yet... 🤔
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The Nobel committee is supposedly super secret, a bastion of confidentiality and yet... 🤔
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October 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🇳🇴 Nobel Institute probes leak of peace prize winner’s name
The Nobel committee is supposedly super secret, a bastion of confidentiality and yet... 🤔
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The Nobel committee is supposedly super secret, a bastion of confidentiality and yet... 🤔
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🇺🇸 US stocks fall after Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on China
President signals he may cancel planned meeting with Xi Jinping over critical minerals dispute
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President signals he may cancel planned meeting with Xi Jinping over critical minerals dispute
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October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🇺🇸 US stocks fall after Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on China
President signals he may cancel planned meeting with Xi Jinping over critical minerals dispute
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President signals he may cancel planned meeting with Xi Jinping over critical minerals dispute
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🇪🇺 🇺🇸 US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal
Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans
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Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans
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October 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🇪🇺 🇺🇸 US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal
Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans
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Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans
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🇪🇺 🇺🇸 Trump administration issues new "maximalist" demands for EU trade deal, reports @albertonardelli.bsky.social
"EU officials view the requests as maximalist and the concessions as significant... "
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"EU officials view the requests as maximalist and the concessions as significant... "
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🇪🇺 🇺🇸 Trump administration issues new "maximalist" demands for EU trade deal, reports @albertonardelli.bsky.social
"EU officials view the requests as maximalist and the concessions as significant... "
Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"EU officials view the requests as maximalist and the concessions as significant... "
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🔶 Gold price tops $4,000 for first time 🔶
The precious metal has soared more than 50% this year, driven by central banks buying bullion to diversify away from the dollar, as well as by investors who see gold as a hedge against inflation and widespread uncertainty
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The precious metal has soared more than 50% this year, driven by central banks buying bullion to diversify away from the dollar, as well as by investors who see gold as a hedge against inflation and widespread uncertainty
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October 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🔶 Gold price tops $4,000 for first time 🔶
The precious metal has soared more than 50% this year, driven by central banks buying bullion to diversify away from the dollar, as well as by investors who see gold as a hedge against inflation and widespread uncertainty
FT www.ft.com/content/ed7f...
The precious metal has soared more than 50% this year, driven by central banks buying bullion to diversify away from the dollar, as well as by investors who see gold as a hedge against inflation and widespread uncertainty
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🇺🇸 AMD soars on OpenAI deal
Chipmaker AMD surged after signing a deal with OpenAI for infrastructure that could generate billions of dollars in new revenue
Deal comes just a fortnight after AMD’s rival, Nvidia, announced plans to invest $100bn in OpenAI
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Chipmaker AMD surged after signing a deal with OpenAI for infrastructure that could generate billions of dollars in new revenue
Deal comes just a fortnight after AMD’s rival, Nvidia, announced plans to invest $100bn in OpenAI
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October 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🇺🇸 AMD soars on OpenAI deal
Chipmaker AMD surged after signing a deal with OpenAI for infrastructure that could generate billions of dollars in new revenue
Deal comes just a fortnight after AMD’s rival, Nvidia, announced plans to invest $100bn in OpenAI
FT www.ft.com/content/bfaf...
Chipmaker AMD surged after signing a deal with OpenAI for infrastructure that could generate billions of dollars in new revenue
Deal comes just a fortnight after AMD’s rival, Nvidia, announced plans to invest $100bn in OpenAI
FT www.ft.com/content/bfaf...
🇺🇸 Trust in US media hits historic lows, across the political spectrum
◉ Just 8% of Republicans say they trust the media
◉ Only 27% of Independents agree
◉ Even among Democrats, trust has slipped to a narrow majority (51%)
#MediaTrust #Gallup #USPolitics
◉ Just 8% of Republicans say they trust the media
◉ Only 27% of Independents agree
◉ Even among Democrats, trust has slipped to a narrow majority (51%)
#MediaTrust #Gallup #USPolitics
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🇺🇸 Trust in US media hits historic lows, across the political spectrum
◉ Just 8% of Republicans say they trust the media
◉ Only 27% of Independents agree
◉ Even among Democrats, trust has slipped to a narrow majority (51%)
#MediaTrust #Gallup #USPolitics
◉ Just 8% of Republicans say they trust the media
◉ Only 27% of Independents agree
◉ Even among Democrats, trust has slipped to a narrow majority (51%)
#MediaTrust #Gallup #USPolitics
🇺🇸 US private sector sheds 32,000 jobs, according to ADP, confounding expectations for a gain of 50,000
It’s the sharpest drop since March 2023
With Friday’s nonfarm payrolls postponed, this is the clearest signal we’ve got on the state of the US labour market
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It’s the sharpest drop since March 2023
With Friday’s nonfarm payrolls postponed, this is the clearest signal we’ve got on the state of the US labour market
FT www.ft.com/content/c86e...
October 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🇺🇸 US private sector sheds 32,000 jobs, according to ADP, confounding expectations for a gain of 50,000
It’s the sharpest drop since March 2023
With Friday’s nonfarm payrolls postponed, this is the clearest signal we’ve got on the state of the US labour market
FT www.ft.com/content/c86e...
It’s the sharpest drop since March 2023
With Friday’s nonfarm payrolls postponed, this is the clearest signal we’ve got on the state of the US labour market
FT www.ft.com/content/c86e...
Misleading X video post: 6 million views
Fact-checked rebuttal from West Midlands Police: 574,000 views
Fact-checked rebuttal from West Midlands Police: 574,000 views
September 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Misleading X video post: 6 million views
Fact-checked rebuttal from West Midlands Police: 574,000 views
Fact-checked rebuttal from West Midlands Police: 574,000 views
Here's the answer @proptermalone.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Here's the answer @proptermalone.bsky.social