I never gave this sheila Gillian Tett (FT) a chance because I thought what am I going to learn about money and politics from a 57 yo sheila with a PhD in Anthropology but I was wrong. She’s great.
This month, many investors feel dazed and confused. No wonder: as the US government flirts with another shutdown and President Donald Trump intensifies his trade war, indices of economic uncertainty have skyrocketed above even the 2020 pandemic or the global financial crisis of 2008.
But the uncertainty could get worse. For amid all the tariff shocks, there is another question hovering: could Trump’s assault on free trade lead to attacks on free capital flows too? Might tariffs on goods be a prelude to tariffs on money?
I guess I was the drongo and she was class.
According to Google AI: “In Australian slang, “drongo” means a stupid or slow-witted person, often used as a mild insult, and is thought to have originated from an unsuccessful racehorse of the same name.”
I’m imprisoned in my outdated notions of gender. I’m the victim here. Please help me. I want to be a better man. I want to be a city slicker with genuine book learning not just another bigot from the bush.
