Me and the Money Printer

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Postcards: Please, Just Go to Sleep...

Postcards: Please, Just Go to Sleep...

The five-year-old is off to bed... so let's prepare for the week ahead, including the Fed's meeting in Jackson Hole and the big BRICS meeting in South Africa.

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Dear Fellow Expat:

My daughter is driving me insane…

She has been singing “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John since Thursday.

But only the chorus… on repeat.

And when she isn’t singing that song…

She’s singing Steve Winwood’s 1986 hit “Higher Love” – but only the words: “Bring me a higher love…” repeatedly...

Occasionally, she’ll swap the words…

And just sing across the house…

“Bring me… a fire truck.

Bring me a fire truck… Whoa oh…

Bring me a fire truck…

Bring me a fire truck…”

We’ve also watched the movies Sing and Sing 2 at least thrice this weekend.

We’re an hour or so from bed.

Plenty of time to listen to I’m Still Standing, again… at least seven more times. Let’s just get to the week ahead…

We’ll discuss what events to follow… and put those events into Republic Speak.

The Week Ahead with Negative Momentum

Monday Events: Zoom Communications (ZM) will report earnings.

Republic Speak: Who is still paying for Zoom? Who is having meetings beyond 40 minutes that re…

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