Robin Wigglesworth
@RobinWigg
Editor of @FTAlphaville and co-host of The Story of Money. Norwegian despite the Harry Potter-esque name. Author of A FABULOUS DEBT and TRILLIONS.
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"My daddy bought me a government bond... Did yours?"
The latest Story of Money episode tackles another chapter of my book A Fabulous Debt — the fascinating Liberty Loan programme of World War 1.
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This was such a pleasure. We talk about bonds and my new book of course, but it’s a far more far-ranging and personal conversation than the interviews I usually do.
In Norway, anyone can look up your tax return. @RobinWigg's wife's friends did exactly that when she started dating him.
The @FT's bond market guru on money, Norway, and what @POTUS has to do with dark matter.
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Everywhere I go I see bonds these days. 👌
The autumn wind is blowing in and it's taking interest rates higher as the Federal Reserve boosted the overnight lending rate by a quarter point last week, as expected. Investors may be getting used to higher for longer interest rates and inflation as the stock market has been running in place for more than one month. It’s the bond market that everyone is focused on, and it’s the focus of Robin Wigglesworth’s new book, “A Fabulous Debt”. He joins The Express with the history of bonds and why they are so pivotal in the geopolitical tensions that define 2026. Plus, Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire’s Chairman, but his legend continues.
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Highly recommend this piece by Toby Nangle (on duration supply from the hyper scalers)
On The Express with @calebsilver this week, @RobinWigg of @FTAlphaville on the ancient history of the modern bond market, based on his terrific new book “A Fabulous Debt”. Full interview with Robin on all pod platforms now. 🎙️💪💥
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Did you know that the New York Stock Exchange was actually a bond market to begin with?
Just imagine, it used to be cool.
Anyway, that story (and maaany more) is in my new book A Fabulous Debt, a history of the bond market, which is coming out any day now.
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Pick a stock, just not any stock
Show me a prettier view. I’ll wait.
Who the hell is this @RobinWigg guy and his book outshining mine??
Just kidding Robin, love ya and congrats.
Everyone please buy Robin's new book, A Fabulous Debt, out on 29 September! I'm definitely getting one
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🎧 With US debt at $40 trillion and yields near two-decade highs, government bonds are causing economic jitters.
@RobinWigg joined Peter Thal Larsen to discuss how state borrowing built the modern world — with many bumps along the way.
Full episode 👉
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“Unusually for Musk, he makes a reasonable point but has lowballed the numbers.”
‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’
Octopus still won’t give investors their money back
Just make us the MPC already.
A Fabulous Debt is out soon, but a reminder that I have a little extra gift chapter for the champs that preorder. Details below.
Happy to say that I have a small but hopefully fun incentive for people that pre-order my new book A Fabulous Debt (a history of the bond market) before it goes on sale — a bonus chapter on the oldest bonds ever traded.
Literal Ur bonds!
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Startup Nscale’s CEO pay nearly matched the FTSE 100 record, because of course it did
How America’s extraordinary attitude to investing — where it is about as much as an expression of personal identity as a means of making money — can be traced back to the titanic Liberty Loan programme of WW1.
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Britons say they’re taking less annual leave. The ONS doesn’t believe them
