Tracy Alloway
@tracyalloway.bsky.social
Co-host of the Odd Lots podcast. I like financial crisis hindsight, spurious correlation and puppies. London ➡️New York ➡️Abu Dhabi ➡️Hong Kong ➡️New York
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Lev Menand is blistering here. Must listen. Meeting the moment. Incredible stuff from @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social on Odd Lots.
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Lev Menand on Trump’s Attempt to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook — Odd Lots
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August 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Lev Menand is blistering here. Must listen. Meeting the moment. Incredible stuff from @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social on Odd Lots.
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I was either going to write about the BLS firing or the Odd Lots profile, so I picked joy. Here's a piece on how Odd Lots (thank you @weisenthal.bsky.social
and @tracyalloway.bsky.social ) is one of the best institutionalist readings of the global economy going: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...
and @tracyalloway.bsky.social ) is one of the best institutionalist readings of the global economy going: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...
In praise of Odd Lots
Or, what else I love about the show profiled in the NYTimes on Sunday
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August 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I was either going to write about the BLS firing or the Odd Lots profile, so I picked joy. Here's a piece on how Odd Lots (thank you @weisenthal.bsky.social
and @tracyalloway.bsky.social ) is one of the best institutionalist readings of the global economy going: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...
and @tracyalloway.bsky.social ) is one of the best institutionalist readings of the global economy going: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...
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It's not every day that @tracyalloway.bsky.social mentions you in her Odd Lots newsletter. I have officially peaked!
cc: my all-star co-authors @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social and Jack Chylak.
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Thanks @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com for featuring our work.
cc: my all-star co-authors @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social and Jack Chylak.
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Thanks @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com for featuring our work.
July 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's not every day that @tracyalloway.bsky.social mentions you in her Odd Lots newsletter. I have officially peaked!
cc: my all-star co-authors @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social and Jack Chylak.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Thanks @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com for featuring our work.
cc: my all-star co-authors @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social and Jack Chylak.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Thanks @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @bloomberg.com for featuring our work.
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ODD LOTS @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @weisenthal.bsky.social on the data information loss. If you don't know everything is fine. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
June 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
ODD LOTS @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @weisenthal.bsky.social on the data information loss. If you don't know everything is fine. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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I recently went to a fun little conference where most in attendance were central bankers & financial journalists; plus Chris Desan, P. Mehrling, B. Eichengreen and me (?!!). Here’s one of the panels in podcast form thanks to @weisenthal.bsky.social @tracyalloway.bsky.social
@bhgreeley.bsky.social
@bhgreeley.bsky.social
Check out the latest Odd Lots, featuring @rlspang.bsky.social, Stefan Ingves & yours truly, a recorded panel of a great conference on “how to write the biography of a currency” hosted by Harold James & @bhgreeley.bsky.social at Princeton in early May open.spotify.com/episode/3Bzs...
How Do We Define a Currency?
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May 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I recently went to a fun little conference where most in attendance were central bankers & financial journalists; plus Chris Desan, P. Mehrling, B. Eichengreen and me (?!!). Here’s one of the panels in podcast form thanks to @weisenthal.bsky.social @tracyalloway.bsky.social
@bhgreeley.bsky.social
@bhgreeley.bsky.social
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We have reached Odd Lots singularity - hearing @tracyalloway.bsky.social talking about Bollywood while I’m mowing my suburban Atlanta lawn.
Yes, you should absolutely watch Mississippi Masala. And the real Bollywood superstar will always be Amitabh Bachchan.
Yes, you should absolutely watch Mississippi Masala. And the real Bollywood superstar will always be Amitabh Bachchan.
May 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We have reached Odd Lots singularity - hearing @tracyalloway.bsky.social talking about Bollywood while I’m mowing my suburban Atlanta lawn.
Yes, you should absolutely watch Mississippi Masala. And the real Bollywood superstar will always be Amitabh Bachchan.
Yes, you should absolutely watch Mississippi Masala. And the real Bollywood superstar will always be Amitabh Bachchan.
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NEW ODD LOTS:
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to longtime investment banker Scott Bok on how dealmakers, such as him, spread the gospel of global capitalism and shareholder value all around the world.
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@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to longtime investment banker Scott Bok on how dealmakers, such as him, spread the gospel of global capitalism and shareholder value all around the world.
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Scott Bok on How Bankers Spread the Gospel of Capitalism
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/19/2025 · 53m
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May 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
NEW ODD LOTS:
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to longtime investment banker Scott Bok on how dealmakers, such as him, spread the gospel of global capitalism and shareholder value all around the world.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to longtime investment banker Scott Bok on how dealmakers, such as him, spread the gospel of global capitalism and shareholder value all around the world.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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NEW ODD LOTS: @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke to the CEO of clothing company MM Lafleur, about how the apparel industry works, and the existential threat from the tariffs on her business. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A US Clothing Brand On the Existential Threat From the Tariffs
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/09/2025 · 40m
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May 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
NEW ODD LOTS: @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke to the CEO of clothing company MM Lafleur, about how the apparel industry works, and the existential threat from the tariffs on her business. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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NEW ODD LOTS:
It's the GOAT Philip Diehl.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the former mint director about the booming business of gold coins
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It's the GOAT Philip Diehl.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the former mint director about the booming business of gold coins
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Philip Diehl on the Booming Business of Gold Coins
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/12/2025 · 42m
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May 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
NEW ODD LOTS:
It's the GOAT Philip Diehl.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the former mint director about the booming business of gold coins
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
It's the GOAT Philip Diehl.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the former mint director about the booming business of gold coins
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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NEW ODD LOTS:
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke with Brad Setser about the big surge in the Taiwanese dollar podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke with Brad Setser about the big surge in the Taiwanese dollar podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Brad Setser on the Big Surge in the Taiwanese Dollar
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 05/06/2025 · 29m
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May 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW ODD LOTS:
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke with Brad Setser about the big surge in the Taiwanese dollar podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I spoke with Brad Setser about the big surge in the Taiwanese dollar podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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THE ACTUALLY EXISTING WAR ON CHRISTMAS
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.
Sub here:
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@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.
Sub here:
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April 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
THE ACTUALLY EXISTING WAR ON CHRISTMAS
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.
Sub here:
www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.
Sub here:
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Guys. I cannot recommend this episode enough if you’re remotely interested in what’s happening to the global economy right now, and get just a heroic dose of economics knowledge dropped on you by one of the best. h/t to @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social for another banger.
April 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Guys. I cannot recommend this episode enough if you’re remotely interested in what’s happening to the global economy right now, and get just a heroic dose of economics knowledge dropped on you by one of the best. h/t to @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social for another banger.
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MUST-READ
@tracyalloway.bsky.social does an autopsy of last week's basis trade blowout, and finds the causes more ominous than mere overleverage or illiquidity in the system.
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@tracyalloway.bsky.social does an autopsy of last week's basis trade blowout, and finds the causes more ominous than mere overleverage or illiquidity in the system.
Sub to the Odd Lots newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
April 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
MUST-READ
@tracyalloway.bsky.social does an autopsy of last week's basis trade blowout, and finds the causes more ominous than mere overleverage or illiquidity in the system.
Sub to the Odd Lots newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social does an autopsy of last week's basis trade blowout, and finds the causes more ominous than mere overleverage or illiquidity in the system.
Sub to the Odd Lots newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
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This was fun. @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Vanity Fair about the week in news www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
No! Sleep! For Bloomberg! How the Media Giant’s Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway Survived a Manic Week
The stalwart financial reporters and podcasters rode Donald Trump’s tariff roller coaster with the help of a lot of tweeting and, sure, a little nicotine.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This was fun. @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Vanity Fair about the week in news www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
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NEW ODD LOTS:
It's the return of Jim Chanos.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the legendary short-seller about the craziness of this week, plus some Elon, $NVDA, Medicare Fraud, private equity, and more.
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It's the return of Jim Chanos.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the legendary short-seller about the craziness of this week, plus some Elon, $NVDA, Medicare Fraud, private equity, and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Jim Chanos on Who's Getting Caught Swimming Naked
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/12/2025 · 40m
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April 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
NEW ODD LOTS:
It's the return of Jim Chanos.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the legendary short-seller about the craziness of this week, plus some Elon, $NVDA, Medicare Fraud, private equity, and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
It's the return of Jim Chanos.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to the legendary short-seller about the craziness of this week, plus some Elon, $NVDA, Medicare Fraud, private equity, and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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NEW ODD LOTS:
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Rob Kaplan, former Dallas Fed President, and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs about how the Fed will think about the tariffs
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@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Rob Kaplan, former Dallas Fed President, and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs about how the Fed will think about the tariffs
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Rob Kaplan on How the Fed Will Think about the Tariffs
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/10/2025 · 32m
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April 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
NEW ODD LOTS:
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Rob Kaplan, former Dallas Fed President, and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs about how the Fed will think about the tariffs
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talked to Rob Kaplan, former Dallas Fed President, and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs about how the Fed will think about the tariffs
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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@tracyalloway.bsky.social on the bird site:
April 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
@tracyalloway.bsky.social on the bird site:
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SPECIAL ODD LOTS:
The brewing risk to the Fed that Wall Street isn't talking about.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I chat with Lev Menand about Trump's firing of the two Democratic commissioners on the FTC, and what it means for the Fed if left to stand. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The brewing risk to the Fed that Wall Street isn't talking about.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I chat with Lev Menand about Trump's firing of the two Democratic commissioners on the FTC, and what it means for the Fed if left to stand. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Growing Risk to Fed Independence That Wall St Isn't Watching
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/01/2025 · 32m
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April 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
SPECIAL ODD LOTS:
The brewing risk to the Fed that Wall Street isn't talking about.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I chat with Lev Menand about Trump's firing of the two Democratic commissioners on the FTC, and what it means for the Fed if left to stand. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The brewing risk to the Fed that Wall Street isn't talking about.
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I chat with Lev Menand about Trump's firing of the two Democratic commissioners on the FTC, and what it means for the Fed if left to stand. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Behold, @tracyalloway.bsky.social read through the comments in the Dallas Fed survey of oil & gas executives, and it's *bad*
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MUST READ IN THE NEWSLETTER:
Oil and gas executives just gave scathing comments on this administration and the state of the industry>
Read the full thing here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Oil and gas executives just gave scathing comments on this administration and the state of the industry>
Read the full thing here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
March 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Behold, @tracyalloway.bsky.social read through the comments in the Dallas Fed survey of oil & gas executives, and it's *bad*
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bsky.app/profile/weis...
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MUST READ IN THE NEWSLETTER:
Oil and gas executives just gave scathing comments on this administration and the state of the industry>
Read the full thing here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Oil and gas executives just gave scathing comments on this administration and the state of the industry>
Read the full thing here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
March 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
MUST READ IN THE NEWSLETTER:
Oil and gas executives just gave scathing comments on this administration and the state of the industry>
Read the full thing here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Oil and gas executives just gave scathing comments on this administration and the state of the industry>
Read the full thing here from @tracyalloway.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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THE BIG RESET
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I gather the ways that big things have shifted in the last few weeks.
Read the whole thing in today's Odd Lots newsletter www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I gather the ways that big things have shifted in the last few weeks.
Read the whole thing in today's Odd Lots newsletter www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
March 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
THE BIG RESET
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I gather the ways that big things have shifted in the last few weeks.
Read the whole thing in today's Odd Lots newsletter www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I gather the ways that big things have shifted in the last few weeks.
Read the whole thing in today's Odd Lots newsletter www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
VIX curve now inverted
March 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
VIX curve now inverted
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Odd Lots took on the NIH funding debacle. A good example of where what the Trump administration is doing is bonkers and terrible, while it is also true that the current paradigm is flawed.
cc: @tracyalloway.bsky.social
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cc: @tracyalloway.bsky.social
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Trump’s NIH Cuts Send Shockwaves Through the Science World
How does research funding actually work?
www.bloomberg.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Odd Lots took on the NIH funding debacle. A good example of where what the Trump administration is doing is bonkers and terrible, while it is also true that the current paradigm is flawed.
cc: @tracyalloway.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
cc: @tracyalloway.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
THIS WEEK - ODD LOTS LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC
@weisenthal.bsky.social & I are bringing the show to DC, with live recordings of the podcast (&much more) at the Miracle theater.
Doors open at 7pm Wed, March 12th.
Popcorn provided 🍿🍿
Get your tickets here:
events.bloomberglive.com/oddlotsliveDC
@weisenthal.bsky.social & I are bringing the show to DC, with live recordings of the podcast (&much more) at the Miracle theater.
Doors open at 7pm Wed, March 12th.
Popcorn provided 🍿🍿
Get your tickets here:
events.bloomberglive.com/oddlotsliveDC
Odd Lots Live
Odd Lots is coming to DC! On March 12, Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal will be hosting a live taping of the Odd Lots podcast. It's our first in the nation's capital, and so we'll be talking about the...
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March 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
THIS WEEK - ODD LOTS LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC
@weisenthal.bsky.social & I are bringing the show to DC, with live recordings of the podcast (&much more) at the Miracle theater.
Doors open at 7pm Wed, March 12th.
Popcorn provided 🍿🍿
Get your tickets here:
events.bloomberglive.com/oddlotsliveDC
@weisenthal.bsky.social & I are bringing the show to DC, with live recordings of the podcast (&much more) at the Miracle theater.
Doors open at 7pm Wed, March 12th.
Popcorn provided 🍿🍿
Get your tickets here:
events.bloomberglive.com/oddlotsliveDC